Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP PPP (kilogrammes of CO2) in Curacao
Curacao: Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP PPP (kilogrammes of CO2) was 0.3067 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP PPP in Curacao, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gdp ppp in Curacao is 0.3067, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of 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 Curacao peaked at 1.03 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.3067, in 2023.
Curacao ranks 18th of 160 countries on this measure, 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 (kilogrammes of CO2) in Curacao, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.9734 | — |
| 2001 | 0.9802 | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.9217 | -6.0% |
| 2003 | 0.9212 | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.9628 | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 1.01 | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 0.9643 | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 1.03 | +7.3% |
| 2008 | 0.9959 | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 0.936 | -6.0% |
| 2010 | 0.6113 | -34.7% |
| 2011 | 0.8555 | +40.0% |
| 2012 | 0.8971 | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 0.8128 | -9.4% |
| 2014 | 0.9313 | +14.6% |
| 2015 | 0.9415 | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.792 | -15.9% |
| 2017 | 0.6048 | -23.6% |
| 2018 | 0.4569 | -24.5% |
| 2019 | 0.3125 | -31.6% |
| 2020 | 0.3152 | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.3365 | +6.7% |
| 2022 | 0.3293 | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 0.3067 | -6.9% |
Curacao compared with similar countries
- Curacao's 0.3067 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.1041, 2.9× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Curacao's 0.3067 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1099, 2.8× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9702 | 0.9212 | 1.03 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7216 | 0.3125 | 0.9415 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3219 | 0.3067 | 0.3365 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Curacao
More climate change data for Curacao
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Urban population, annual growth rate 0.2342 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population, total, annual growth rate 0.1898 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Urban population, per capita 0.9147 units per person (2025)
- Urban population growth 0.2% (2025)
- Urban population 142,938 (2025)
- Population growth 0.2% (2025)
- Population, total 156,263 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gdp ppp in Curacao?
- Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gdp ppp in Curacao was 0.3067 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 Curacao?
- The highest recorded value was 1.03 in 2007.
- What is the lowest carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gdp ppp recorded in Curacao?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3067 in 2023.
- How does Curacao rank for carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gdp ppp?
- Curacao ranks 18th out of 160 countries with data for 2023.
- Is carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gdp ppp rising or falling in Curacao?
- Over the last ten years it is down 62.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Curacao 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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