Tree cover loss by dominant driver, gaps filled in Curacao
Curacao: Tree cover loss by dominant driver, gaps filled was 1.58 hectares in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Tree cover loss by dominant driver, gaps filled in Curacao, 2001–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares.
Analysis
In 2024, tree cover loss by dominant driver, gaps filled in Curacao stood at 1.58 hectares.
The figure is down 50.0% on the previous year and up 320.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tree cover loss by dominant driver, gaps filled in Curacao peaked at 4.14 hectares in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.1505 hectares, in 2001.
Curacao ranks 157th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Tree cover loss by dominant driver, gaps filled in Curacao, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.1505 hectares | — |
| 2002 | 0.3011 hectares | +100.0% |
| 2003 | 0.6774 hectares | +125.0% |
| 2004 | 0.3008 hectares | -55.6% |
| 2005 | 0.602 hectares | +100.1% |
| 2006 | 2.11 hectares | +249.9% |
| 2007 | 3.31 hectares | +57.1% |
| 2008 | 4.14 hectares | +25.0% |
| 2009 | 2.33 hectares | -43.6% |
| 2010 | 1.28 hectares | -45.2% |
| 2011 | 0.2258 hectares | -82.3% |
| 2012 | 0.301 hectares | +33.3% |
| 2013 | 0.4515 hectares | +50.0% |
| 2014 | 0.3762 hectares | -16.7% |
| 2015 | 0.301 hectares | -20.0% |
| 2016 | 0.6771 hectares | +124.9% |
| 2021 | 2.78 hectares | +311.2% |
| 2022 | 1.58 hectares | -43.2% |
| 2023 | 3.16 hectares | +99.9% |
| 2024 | 1.58 hectares | -50.0% |
Curacao compared with similar countries
- Curacao's 1.58 hectares is below the median for high income countries, which is 97.53 hectares, 2% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Curacao's 1.58 hectares is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 105.54 hectares, 1% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.55 hectares | 0.1505 hectares | 4.14 hectares | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.5158 hectares | 0.2258 hectares | 1.28 hectares | 7 |
| 2020s | 2.28 hectares | 1.58 hectares | 3.16 hectares | 4 |
Countries ranked near Curacao
- 154 Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba 2.28 hectares compare
- 155 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2.25 hectares compare
- 156 Palau 2.06 hectares compare
- 158 Barbados 1.5 hectares compare
- 159 Kyrgyzstan 1.13 hectares compare
- 160 Liechtenstein 1.11 hectares compare
More reference data data for Curacao
- Consumer price index 115.53 2010 = 100 (2019)
- Landline phone subscriptions, per capita 0.2973 units per person (2023)
- Landline phone subscriptions, gaps filled 45,974 (2023)
- Landline phone subscriptions, annual growth rate -9.1 % change on previous year (2023)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture 1 metric tons (2024)
- Landline phone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 78.0% (2024)
- Wealth share of the richest 1% 27.6% (2024)
- How have things changed?, per capita 0.0157 metric tons per person (2024)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tree cover loss by dominant driver, gaps filled in Curacao?
- Tree cover loss by dominant driver, gaps filled in Curacao was 1.58 hectares in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest tree cover loss by dominant driver, gaps filled recorded in Curacao?
- The highest recorded value was 4.14 hectares in 2008.
- What is the lowest tree cover loss by dominant driver, gaps filled recorded in Curacao?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1505 hectares in 2001.
- How does Curacao rank for tree cover loss by dominant driver, gaps filled?
- Curacao ranks 157th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tree cover loss by dominant driver, gaps filled rising or falling in Curacao?
- Over the last ten years it is up 320.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Curacao data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Tree cover loss by dominant driver, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Tree cover loss by dominant driver with 111 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Tree cover loss by dominant driver Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Tree cover loss by dominant driver with 111 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.