Tree cover loss by dominant driver in Curacao
Curacao: Tree cover loss by dominant driver was 1.58 hectares in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Tree cover loss by dominant driver in Curacao, 2001–2024
Source: Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tree cover loss by dominant driver in Curacao is 1.58 hectares, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 50.0% on the previous year and up 250.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tree cover loss by dominant driver in Curacao peaked at 4.14 hectares in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.1505 hectares, in 2001.
That places Curacao 157th out of 186 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.55 hectares | 0.1505 hectares | 4.14 hectares | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.5391 hectares | 0.2258 hectares | 1.28 hectares | 6 |
| 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
More reference data data for Curacao
- Consumer price index 115.53 2010 = 100 (2019)
- Wealth share of the richest 1% 27.6% (2024)
- Share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 78.0% (2024)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture 1 metric tons (2024)
- Share of men and women expected to survive to the age of 65 90.8% (2024)
- Land area in hectares 44,400 hectares (2023)
- Average age of mothers at childbirth 29.97 years (2023)
- Land area in square kilometres 444 sq. km (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 1.07 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.07 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tree cover loss by dominant driver in Curacao?
- Tree cover loss by dominant driver in Curacao was 1.58 hectares in 2024, according to Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tree cover loss by dominant driver recorded in Curacao?
- The highest recorded value was 4.14 hectares in 2008.
- What is the lowest tree cover loss by dominant driver recorded in Curacao?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1505 hectares in 2001.
- How does Curacao rank for tree cover loss by dominant driver?
- Curacao ranks 157th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tree cover loss by dominant driver rising or falling in Curacao?
- Over the last ten years it is up 250.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Curacao data come from?
- The figures come from Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Tree cover loss by dominant driver. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Tree cover loss due to the expansion and intensification of roads, settlements, urban areas, or other built infrastructure.