Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP PPP in Curaçao
Curaçao: Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP PPP was 0.3067 kg per constant US$ in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.3067 kg per constant US$
Change on year
down 6.9%
World rank
18th
of 159 countries
All-time high
1.03 kg per constant US$
in 2007
All-time low
0.3067 kg per constant US$
in 2023
Years of data
24
2000–2023
Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP PPP in Curaçao, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in kg per constant US$.
Analysis
Curaçao recorded 0.3067 kg per constant US$ for carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gdp ppp in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 6.9% on the previous year and down 62.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gdp ppp in Curaçao peaked at 1.03 kg per constant US$ in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.3067 kg per constant US$, in 2023.
That places Curaçao 18th out of 159 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP PPP in Curaçao, year by year
| Year | kg per constant US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.9734 kg per constant US$ | — |
| 2001 | 0.9802 kg per constant US$ | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.9217 kg per constant US$ | -6.0% |
| 2003 | 0.9212 kg per constant US$ | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.9628 kg per constant US$ | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 1.01 kg per constant US$ | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 0.9643 kg per constant US$ | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 1.03 kg per constant US$ | +7.3% |
| 2008 | 0.9959 kg per constant US$ | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 0.936 kg per constant US$ | -6.0% |
| 2010 | 0.6113 kg per constant US$ | -34.7% |
| 2011 | 0.8555 kg per constant US$ | +40.0% |
| 2012 | 0.8971 kg per constant US$ | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 0.8128 kg per constant US$ | -9.4% |
| 2014 | 0.9313 kg per constant US$ | +14.6% |
| 2015 | 0.9415 kg per constant US$ | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.792 kg per constant US$ | -15.9% |
| 2017 | 0.6048 kg per constant US$ | -23.6% |
| 2018 | 0.4569 kg per constant US$ | -24.5% |
| 2019 | 0.3125 kg per constant US$ | -31.6% |
| 2020 | 0.3152 kg per constant US$ | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.3365 kg per constant US$ | +6.7% |
| 2022 | 0.3293 kg per constant US$ | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 0.3067 kg per constant US$ | -6.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9702 kg per constant US$ | 0.9212 kg per constant US$ | 1.03 kg per constant US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7216 kg per constant US$ | 0.3125 kg per constant US$ | 0.9415 kg per constant US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3219 kg per constant US$ | 0.3067 kg per constant US$ | 0.3365 kg per constant US$ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Curaçao
- 15 Trinidad and Tobago 0.3202 kg per constant US$ compare
- 16 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 0.3191 kg per constant US$ compare
- 17 Iraq 0.3107 kg per constant US$ compare
- 18 Curaçao 0.3067 kg per constant US$ compare
- 20 Kosovo 0.3061 kg per constant US$ compare
- 21 Qatar 0.3061 kg per constant US$ compare
More climate change data for Curaçao
- Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass 255.85 million t (2025)
- Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) 0 kt (2025)
- Net Forest conversion — Area 0 1000 ha (2025)
- Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) 0 kt (2025)
- Carbon stock change in forests — Area 0.07 1000 ha (2025)
- Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) 0 kt (2025)
- Forestland — Area 0.07 1000 ha (2025)
- Domestic Wastewater — Emissions (CO2eq) 6.63 kt (2023)
- Domestic Wastewater — Emissions 0.2369 kt (2023)
- Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) 30.45 kt (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gdp ppp in Curaçao?
- Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gdp ppp in Curaçao was 0.3067 kg per constant US$ in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gdp ppp recorded in Curaçao?
- The highest recorded value was 1.03 kg per constant US$ in 2007.
- What is the lowest carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gdp ppp recorded in Curaçao?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3067 kg per constant US$ in 2023.
- How does Curaçao rank for carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gdp ppp?
- Curaçao ranks 18th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gdp ppp rising or falling in Curaçao?
- Over the last ten years it is down 62.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Curaçao data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP PPP (kilogrammes of CO2 per constant 2021 United States dollars). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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