Terrestrial protected areas in Curacao
Curacao: Terrestrial protected areas was 16.5 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
16.5
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
110th
of 213 countries
All-time high
16.7
in 2024
All-time low
7.8
in 2013
Years of data
13
2013–2025
Terrestrial protected areas in Curacao, 2013–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Curacao recorded 16.5 for terrestrial protected areas in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, terrestrial protected areas in Curacao peaked at 16.7 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.8, in 2013.
That places Curacao 110th out of 213 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Terrestrial protected areas in Curacao, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 7.8 | — |
| 2014 | 7.8 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 15.5 | +98.7% |
| 2016 | 15.5 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 15.5 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 15.7 | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 15.7 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 15.7 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 15.7 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 15.7 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 15.7 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 16.7 | +6.4% |
| 2025 | 16.5 | -1.2% |
Curacao compared with similar countries
- Curacao's 16.5 is below the median for high income countries, which is 21.5, 77% of the median. (83 countries reporting)
- Curacao's 16.5 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 17.7, 93% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 13.36 | 7.8 | 15.7 | 7 |
| 2020s | 16 | 15.7 | 16.7 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Curacao
- 107 Ethiopia 17 compare
- 108 Saint Kitts and Nevis 16.9 compare
- 109 Burkina Faso 16.8 compare
- 110 Antigua and Barbuda 16.5 compare
- 112 American Samoa 16.4 compare
- 112 Belgium 16.4 compare
- 112 Denmark 16.4 compare
More reference data data for Curacao
- Urban vs rural majority, annual growth rate 0.0444 % change on previous year (2025)
- Consumer price index 115.53 (2019)
- Urban vs rural majority, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Landline phone subscriptions, gaps filled 45,974 (2023)
- Contribution temp rise degrees, per capita 0 units per person (2024)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Asylum seekers and refugees 0 (2024)
- How have things changed?, annual growth rate 8.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- How have things changed?, per unit of GDP 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Landline phone subscriptions, per capita 0.2973 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is terrestrial protected areas in Curacao?
- Terrestrial protected areas in Curacao was 16.5 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest terrestrial protected areas recorded in Curacao?
- The highest recorded value was 16.7 in 2024.
- What is the lowest terrestrial protected areas recorded in Curacao?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.8 in 2013.
- How does Curacao rank for terrestrial protected areas?
- Curacao ranks 110th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is terrestrial protected areas rising or falling in Curacao?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Curacao data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Terrestrial protected areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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