Change air pollutant emissions in Curacao
Curacao: Change air pollutant emissions was 31,812 in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
31,812
Change on year
up 3.8%
World rank
163rd
of 220 countries
All-time high
91,492
in 1978
All-time low
585.13
in 1750
Years of data
273
1750–2022
Change air pollutant emissions in Curacao, 1750–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for change air pollutant emissions in Curacao is 31,812, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.8% on the previous year and down 25.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change air pollutant emissions in Curacao peaked at 91,492 in 1978 and was at its lowest, 585.13, in 1750.
Curacao ranks 163rd of 220 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Change air pollutant emissions in Curacao, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1750 | 585.13 | — |
| 1751 | 589.21 | +0.7% |
| 1752 | 593.26 | +0.7% |
| 1753 | 597.31 | +0.7% |
| 1754 | 601.35 | +0.7% |
| 1755 | 605.37 | +0.7% |
| 1756 | 609.38 | +0.7% |
| 1757 | 613.38 | +0.7% |
| 1758 | 617.37 | +0.7% |
| 1759 | 621.34 | +0.6% |
| 1760 | 625.31 | +0.6% |
| 1761 | 629.57 | +0.7% |
| 1762 | 633.83 | +0.7% |
| 1763 | 638.06 | +0.7% |
| 1764 | 642.29 | +0.7% |
| 1765 | 646.5 | +0.7% |
| 1766 | 650.69 | +0.6% |
| 1767 | 654.87 | +0.6% |
| 1768 | 659.04 | +0.6% |
| 1769 | 663.19 | +0.6% |
| 1770 | 667.33 | +0.6% |
| 1771 | 671.78 | +0.7% |
| 1772 | 676.22 | +0.7% |
| 1773 | 680.64 | +0.7% |
| 1774 | 685.04 | +0.6% |
| 1775 | 689.42 | +0.6% |
| 1776 | 693.79 | +0.6% |
| 1777 | 698.14 | +0.6% |
| 1778 | 702.48 | +0.6% |
| 1779 | 706.79 | +0.6% |
| 1780 | 711.1 | +0.6% |
| 1781 | 715.72 | +0.6% |
| 1782 | 720.32 | +0.6% |
| 1783 | 724.9 | +0.6% |
| 1784 | 729.46 | +0.6% |
| 1785 | 734 | +0.6% |
| 1786 | 738.53 | +0.6% |
| 1787 | 743.03 | +0.6% |
| 1788 | 747.51 | +0.6% |
| 1789 | 751.98 | +0.6% |
| 1790 | 756.42 | +0.6% |
| 1791 | 761.19 | +0.6% |
| 1792 | 765.93 | +0.6% |
| 1793 | 770.66 | +0.6% |
| 1794 | 775.36 | +0.6% |
| 1795 | 780.03 | +0.6% |
| 1796 | 784.69 | +0.6% |
| 1797 | 789.32 | +0.6% |
| 1798 | 793.92 | +0.6% |
| 1799 | 798.5 | +0.6% |
| 1800 | 803.06 | +0.6% |
| 1801 | 807.95 | +0.6% |
| 1802 | 812.81 | +0.6% |
| 1803 | 817.64 | +0.6% |
| 1804 | 822.44 | +0.6% |
| 1805 | 827.22 | +0.6% |
| 1806 | 831.97 | +0.6% |
| 1807 | 836.69 | +0.6% |
| 1808 | 841.38 | +0.6% |
| 1809 | 846.05 | +0.6% |
| 1810 | 850.69 | +0.5% |
| 1811 | 851.52 | +0.1% |
| 1812 | 852.35 | +0.1% |
| 1813 | 853.15 | +0.1% |
| 1814 | 853.95 | +0.1% |
| 1815 | 854.73 | +0.1% |
| 1816 | 855.5 | +0.1% |
| 1817 | 856.26 | +0.1% |
| 1818 | 857 | +0.1% |
| 1819 | 857.73 | +0.1% |
| 1820 | 858.45 | +0.1% |
| 1821 | 859.04 | +0.1% |
| 1822 | 859.63 | +0.1% |
| 1823 | 860.2 | +0.1% |
| 1824 | 860.75 | +0.1% |
| 1825 | 861.28 | +0.1% |
| 1826 | 861.81 | +0.1% |
| 1827 | 862.32 | +0.1% |
| 1828 | 862.81 | +0.1% |
| 1829 | 863.29 | +0.1% |
| 1830 | 863.75 | +0.1% |
| 1831 | 864.07 | +0.0% |
| 1832 | 864.37 | +0.0% |
| 1833 | 864.65 | +0.0% |
| 1834 | 864.92 | +0.0% |
| 1835 | 865.17 | +0.0% |
| 1836 | 865.4 | +0.0% |
| 1837 | 865.61 | +0.0% |
| 1838 | 865.81 | +0.0% |
| 1839 | 865.99 | +0.0% |
| 1840 | 866.16 | +0.0% |
| 1841 | 866.14 | -0.0% |
| 1842 | 866.11 | -0.0% |
| 1843 | 866.06 | -0.0% |
| 1844 | 865.99 | -0.0% |
| 1845 | 865.9 | -0.0% |
| 1846 | 865.8 | -0.0% |
| 1847 | 865.67 | -0.0% |
| 1848 | 865.52 | -0.0% |
| 1849 | 865.36 | -0.0% |
| 1850 | 865.17 | -0.0% |
| 1851 | 854.14 | -1.3% |
| 1852 | 848.24 | -0.7% |
| 1853 | 858.71 | +1.2% |
| 1854 | 868.98 | +1.2% |
| 1855 | 879.03 | +1.2% |
| 1856 | 914.21 | +4.0% |
| 1857 | 950.46 | +4.0% |
| 1858 | 987.82 | +3.9% |
| 1859 | 1,026 | +3.9% |
| 1860 | 1,066 | +3.9% |
| 1861 | 1,085 | +1.7% |
| 1862 | 1,102 | +1.6% |
| 1863 | 1,120 | +1.6% |
| 1864 | 1,138 | +1.6% |
| 1865 | 1,140 | +0.2% |
| 1866 | 1,142 | +0.2% |
| 1867 | 1,145 | +0.2% |
| 1868 | 1,147 | +0.2% |
| 1869 | 1,143 | -0.4% |
| 1870 | 1,138 | -0.4% |
| 1871 | 1,154 | +1.4% |
| 1872 | 1,167 | +1.1% |
| 1873 | 1,180 | +1.1% |
| 1874 | 1,193 | +1.1% |
| 1875 | 1,203 | +0.9% |
| 1876 | 1,214 | +0.9% |
| 1877 | 1,224 | +0.8% |
| 1878 | 1,231 | +0.6% |
| 1879 | 1,239 | +0.6% |
| 1880 | 1,246 | +0.6% |
| 1881 | 1,245 | -0.1% |
| 1882 | 1,273 | +2.2% |
| 1883 | 1,286 | +1.1% |
| 1884 | 1,284 | -0.1% |
| 1885 | 1,276 | -0.6% |
| 1886 | 1,268 | -0.6% |
| 1887 | 1,268 | +0.0% |
| 1888 | 1,265 | -0.3% |
| 1889 | 1,267 | +0.2% |
| 1890 | 1,307 | +3.1% |
| 1891 | 1,306 | -0.1% |
| 1892 | 1,313 | +0.5% |
| 1893 | 1,324 | +0.8% |
| 1894 | 1,332 | +0.6% |
| 1895 | 1,338 | +0.5% |
| 1896 | 1,344 | +0.5% |
| 1897 | 1,350 | +0.4% |
| 1898 | 1,358 | +0.6% |
| 1899 | 1,367 | +0.7% |
| 1900 | 1,332 | -2.6% |
| 1901 | 1,329 | -0.2% |
| 1902 | 1,328 | -0.1% |
| 1903 | 1,324 | -0.3% |
| 1904 | 1,322 | -0.1% |
| 1905 | 1,320 | -0.2% |
| 1906 | 1,317 | -0.2% |
| 1907 | 1,314 | -0.2% |
| 1908 | 1,310 | -0.3% |
| 1909 | 1,306 | -0.3% |
| 1910 | 1,301 | -0.3% |
| 1911 | 1,290 | -0.9% |
| 1912 | 1,276 | -1.0% |
| 1913 | 1,264 | -0.9% |
| 1914 | 1,242 | -1.8% |
| 1915 | 1,218 | -1.9% |
| 1916 | 1,195 | -1.8% |
| 1917 | 1,172 | -2.0% |
| 1918 | 1,150 | -1.9% |
| 1919 | 1,127 | -2.0% |
| 1920 | 1,106 | -1.9% |
| 1921 | 1,101 | -0.4% |
| 1922 | 1,114 | +1.2% |
| 1923 | 1,117 | +0.3% |
| 1924 | 1,116 | -0.1% |
| 1925 | 1,115 | -0.1% |
| 1926 | 1,126 | +1.0% |
| 1927 | 1,131 | +0.4% |
| 1928 | 1,140 | +0.8% |
| 1929 | 1,147 | +0.6% |
| 1930 | 1,158 | +1.0% |
| 1931 | 1,202 | +3.7% |
| 1932 | 1,234 | +2.7% |
| 1933 | 1,263 | +2.4% |
| 1934 | 1,285 | +1.7% |
| 1935 | 1,304 | +1.5% |
| 1936 | 1,324 | +1.5% |
| 1937 | 1,336 | +0.9% |
| 1938 | 1,357 | +1.6% |
| 1939 | 1,384 | +2.0% |
| 1940 | 1,402 | +1.3% |
| 1941 | 1,434 | +2.3% |
| 1942 | 1,471 | +2.6% |
| 1943 | 1,471 | -0.0% |
| 1944 | 1,485 | +1.0% |
| 1945 | 1,494 | +0.6% |
| 1946 | 1,529 | +2.4% |
| 1947 | 1,558 | +1.9% |
| 1948 | 1,578 | +1.3% |
| 1949 | 1,596 | +1.2% |
| 1950 | 2,130 | +33.4% |
| 1951 | 2,722 | +27.8% |
| 1952 | 4,226 | +55.3% |
| 1953 | 5,705 | +35.0% |
| 1954 | 11,981 | +110.0% |
| 1955 | 11,908 | -0.6% |
| 1956 | 17,137 | +43.9% |
| 1957 | 13,605 | -20.6% |
| 1958 | 13,303 | -2.2% |
| 1959 | 18,337 | +37.8% |
| 1960 | 17,232 | -6.0% |
| 1961 | 19,281 | +11.9% |
| 1962 | 22,570 | +17.1% |
| 1963 | 23,060 | +2.2% |
| 1964 | 23,803 | +3.2% |
| 1965 | 22,616 | -5.0% |
| 1966 | 22,293 | -1.4% |
| 1967 | 28,787 | +29.1% |
| 1968 | 28,072 | -2.5% |
| 1969 | 38,446 | +37.0% |
| 1970 | 44,873 | +16.7% |
| 1971 | 54,148 | +20.7% |
| 1972 | 53,099 | -1.9% |
| 1973 | 55,579 | +4.7% |
| 1974 | 55,101 | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 57,537 | +4.4% |
| 1976 | 62,240 | +8.2% |
| 1977 | 61,474 | -1.2% |
| 1978 | 91,492 | +48.8% |
| 1979 | 83,135 | -9.1% |
| 1980 | 82,741 | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 78,233 | -5.4% |
| 1982 | 60,360 | -22.8% |
| 1983 | 52,403 | -13.2% |
| 1984 | 58,301 | +11.3% |
| 1985 | 56,050 | -3.9% |
| 1986 | 52,184 | -6.9% |
| 1987 | 52,252 | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 52,310 | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 46,848 | -10.4% |
| 1990 | 46,704 | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 48,684 | +4.2% |
| 1992 | 50,271 | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 32,757 | -34.8% |
| 1994 | 42,758 | +30.5% |
| 1995 | 44,587 | +4.3% |
| 1996 | 46,286 | +3.8% |
| 1997 | 47,576 | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 49,025 | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 50,528 | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 52,025 | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 51,307 | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 50,902 | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 50,538 | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 50,473 | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 50,191 | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 49,770 | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 49,938 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 50,026 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 48,949 | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 47,998 | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 46,980 | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 42,754 | -9.0% |
| 2013 | 39,043 | -8.7% |
| 2014 | 38,643 | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 37,972 | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 37,917 | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 37,366 | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 36,526 | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 34,974 | -4.2% |
| 2020 | 26,873 | -23.2% |
| 2021 | 30,657 | +14.1% |
| 2022 | 31,812 | +3.8% |
Curacao compared with similar countries
- Curacao's 31,812 is below the median for high income countries, which is 150,374, 21% of the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Curacao's 31,812 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 120,820, 26% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Change air pollutant emissions 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | +110.0% | 5,705 | 11,981 |
| 1952 | +55.3% | 2,722 | 4,226 |
| 1978 | +48.8% | 61,474 | 91,492 |
| 1956 | +43.9% | 11,908 | 17,137 |
| 1959 | +37.8% | 13,303 | 18,337 |
| 1969 | +37.0% | 28,072 | 38,446 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 603.31 | 585.13 | 621.34 | 10 |
| 1760s | 644.33 | 625.31 | 663.19 | 10 |
| 1770s | 687.16 | 667.33 | 706.79 | 10 |
| 1780s | 731.65 | 711.1 | 751.98 | 10 |
| 1790s | 777.6 | 756.42 | 798.5 | 10 |
| 1800s | 824.72 | 803.06 | 846.05 | 10 |
| 1810s | 854.29 | 850.69 | 857.73 | 10 |
| 1820s | 860.96 | 858.45 | 863.29 | 10 |
| 1830s | 864.97 | 863.75 | 865.99 | 10 |
| 1840s | 865.87 | 865.36 | 866.16 | 10 |
| 1850s | 905.31 | 848.24 | 1,026 | 10 |
| 1860s | 1,123 | 1,066 | 1,147 | 10 |
| 1870s | 1,194 | 1,138 | 1,239 | 10 |
| 1880s | 1,268 | 1,245 | 1,286 | 10 |
| 1890s | 1,334 | 1,306 | 1,367 | 10 |
| 1900s | 1,320 | 1,306 | 1,332 | 10 |
| 1910s | 1,224 | 1,127 | 1,301 | 10 |
| 1920s | 1,121 | 1,101 | 1,147 | 10 |
| 1930s | 1,285 | 1,158 | 1,384 | 10 |
| 1940s | 1,502 | 1,402 | 1,596 | 10 |
| 1950s | 10,105 | 2,130 | 18,337 | 10 |
| 1960s | 24,616 | 17,232 | 38,446 | 10 |
| 1970s | 61,868 | 44,873 | 91,492 | 10 |
| 1980s | 59,168 | 46,848 | 82,741 | 10 |
| 1990s | 45,918 | 32,757 | 50,528 | 10 |
| 2000s | 50,412 | 48,949 | 52,025 | 10 |
| 2010s | 40,017 | 34,974 | 47,998 | 10 |
| 2020s | 29,781 | 26,873 | 31,812 | 3 |
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More climate change data for Curacao
- Share co2 vs population 0.0012 (2100)
- Urban population 91.5% (2025)
- Urban population, per capita 0.9147 units per person (2025)
- Co2 gdp pop growth, annual growth rate -77.57 % change on previous year (2025)
- Co2 gdp growth, annual growth rate 19.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Urban population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population, total, annual growth rate 0.1898 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population growth 0.2% (2025)
- Population, total 156,263 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change air pollutant emissions in Curacao?
- Change air pollutant emissions in Curacao was 31,812 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest change air pollutant emissions recorded in Curacao?
- The highest recorded value was 91,492 in 1978.
- What is the lowest change air pollutant emissions recorded in Curacao?
- The lowest recorded value was 585.13 in 1750.
- How does Curacao rank for change air pollutant emissions?
- Curacao ranks 163rd out of 220 countries with data for 2022.
- Is change air pollutant emissions rising or falling in Curacao?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Curacao data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Change air pollutant emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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