Share of population not using improved sanitation facilities in Curacao
Curacao: Share of population not using improved sanitation facilities was 0.8% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Share of population not using improved sanitation facilities in Curacao, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2017, share of population not using improved sanitation facilities in Curacao stood at 0.8%. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of down 32.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population not using improved sanitation facilities in Curacao peaked at 1.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2013.
That places Curacao 134th out of 232 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Share of population not using improved sanitation facilities in Curacao, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.7% | — |
| 2001 | 1.6% | -3.9% |
| 2002 | 1.6% | -4.1% |
| 2003 | 1.5% | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 1.4% | -4.4% |
| 2005 | 1.4% | -4.6% |
| 2006 | 1.3% | -4.9% |
| 2007 | 1.2% | -5.1% |
| 2008 | 1.2% | -5.4% |
| 2009 | 1.1% | -5.7% |
| 2010 | 1.0% | -6.0% |
| 2011 | 1.0% | -6.4% |
| 2012 | 0.9% | -6.9% |
| 2013 | 0.8% | -7.4% |
| 2014 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
Curacao compared with similar countries
- Curacao's 0.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.1%, 14.2× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Curacao's 0.8% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.9%, 43% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.4% | 1.1% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 1.0% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Curacao
More reference data data for Curacao
- Consumer price index 115.53 2010 = 100 (2019)
- Urban vs rural majority, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Urban vs rural majority, annual growth rate 0.0444 % change on previous year (2025)
- Landline phone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- How have things changed?, per unit of GDP 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP (2024)
- How have things changed?, per capita 0.0157 metric tons per person (2024)
- Landline phone subscriptions, gaps filled 45,974 (2023)
- Landline phone subscriptions, annual growth rate -9.1 % change on previous year (2023)
- Wealth share of the richest 1% 27.6% (2024)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population not using improved sanitation facilities in Curacao?
- Share of population not using improved sanitation facilities in Curacao was 0.8% in 2017, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population not using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Curacao?
- The highest recorded value was 1.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of population not using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Curacao?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2013.
- How does Curacao rank for share of population not using improved sanitation facilities?
- Curacao ranks 134th out of 232 countries with data for 2017.
- Is share of population not using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Curacao?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Curacao data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population not using improved sanitation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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If no improved sanitation facility is available, people might practice open defecation or use unimproved sanitation facilities.