Total electricity output in Curacao
Curacao: Total electricity output was 862 GWh in 2015. ▲ Rising
Total electricity output in Curacao, 1990–2015
Source: World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp). Measured in GWh.
Analysis
In 2015, total electricity output in Curacao stood at 862 GWh.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 30.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total electricity output in Curacao peaked at 1,325 GWh in 2011 and was at its lowest, 790 GWh, in 1990.
That places Curacao 164th out of 230 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Total electricity output in Curacao, year by year
| Year | GWh | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 790 GWh | — |
| 1991 | 801 GWh | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 853 GWh | +6.5% |
| 1993 | 909 GWh | +6.6% |
| 1994 | 971 GWh | +6.8% |
| 1995 | 1,009 GWh | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 1,020 GWh | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 1,045 GWh | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 1,111 GWh | +6.3% |
| 1999 | 1,113 GWh | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 1,121 GWh | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 1,095 GWh | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 1,147 GWh | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 1,181 GWh | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 1,210 GWh | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 1,248 GWh | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 1,218 GWh | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 1,256 GWh | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 1,242 GWh | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 1,298 GWh | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 1,323 GWh | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 1,325 GWh | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 917 GWh | -30.8% |
| 2013 | 904 GWh | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 891 GWh | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 862 GWh | -3.3% |
Curacao compared with similar countries
- Curacao's 862 GWh is below the median for high income countries, which is 16,808 GWh, 5% of the median. (82 countries reporting)
- Curacao's 862 GWh is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4,579 GWh, 19% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total electricity output in Curacao changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | -30.8% | 1,325 GWh | 917 GWh |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 962.2 GWh | 790 GWh | 1,113 GWh | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,202 GWh | 1,095 GWh | 1,298 GWh | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,037 GWh | 862 GWh | 1,325 GWh | 6 |
Countries ranked near Curacao
- 161 Aruba 931.6 GWh compare
- 162 French Guiana 923 GWh compare
- 163 Fiji 914.39 GWh compare
- 165 United States Virgin Islands 796.9 GWh compare
- 166 French Polynesia 717.51 GWh compare
- 167 Bermuda 674.3 GWh compare
More reference data data for Curacao
- Consumer price index 115.53 2010 = 100 (2019)
- Wealth share of the richest 1% 27.6% (2024)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per unit of GDP 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita 0 metric tons per person (2024)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 78.0% (2024)
- Share of men and women expected to survive to the age of 65 90.8% (2024)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture 1 metric tons (2024)
- Land area in hectares, per capita 0.2871 hectares per person (2023)
- Land area in hectares, per square kilometre 100 hectares per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total electricity output in Curacao?
- Total electricity output in Curacao was 862 GWh in 2015, according to World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp).
- What is the highest total electricity output recorded in Curacao?
- The highest recorded value was 1,325 GWh in 2011.
- What is the lowest total electricity output recorded in Curacao?
- The lowest recorded value was 790 GWh in 1990.
- How does Curacao rank for total electricity output?
- Curacao ranks 164th out of 230 countries with data for 2015.
- Is total electricity output rising or falling in Curacao?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Curacao data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), published as part of Total electricity output (GWh). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total electricity output (GWh): Total number of GWh generated by all power plants