emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Curacao
Curacao: emissions of air pollutants, per capita was 0.2075 tonnes per person in 2022. ▬ Flat
emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Curacao, 1960–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
Curacao recorded 0.2075 tonnes per person for emissions of air pollutants, per capita in 2022.
That represents a change of up 4.2% on the previous year and down 26.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Curacao peaked at 0.6168 tonnes per person in 1978 and was at its lowest, 0.138 tonnes per person, in 1960.
Curacao ranks 7th of 207 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Curacao, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.138 tonnes per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.1529 tonnes per person | +10.7% |
| 1962 | 0.1758 tonnes per person | +15.0% |
| 1963 | 0.1762 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 0.1788 tonnes per person | +1.4% |
| 1965 | 0.1672 tonnes per person | -6.5% |
| 1966 | 0.1631 tonnes per person | -2.4% |
| 1967 | 0.2084 tonnes per person | +27.8% |
| 1968 | 0.2001 tonnes per person | -4.0% |
| 1969 | 0.2696 tonnes per person | +34.8% |
| 1970 | 0.31 tonnes per person | +15.0% |
| 1971 | 0.3674 tonnes per person | +18.5% |
| 1972 | 0.3595 tonnes per person | -2.1% |
| 1973 | 0.3783 tonnes per person | +5.2% |
| 1974 | 0.3714 tonnes per person | -1.8% |
| 1975 | 0.3858 tonnes per person | +3.9% |
| 1976 | 0.4166 tonnes per person | +8.0% |
| 1977 | 0.4113 tonnes per person | -1.3% |
| 1978 | 0.6168 tonnes per person | +50.0% |
| 1979 | 0.5623 tonnes per person | -8.8% |
| 1980 | 0.5589 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 0.5264 tonnes per person | -5.8% |
| 1982 | 0.4021 tonnes per person | -23.6% |
| 1983 | 0.3467 tonnes per person | -13.8% |
| 1984 | 0.3837 tonnes per person | +10.7% |
| 1985 | 0.367 tonnes per person | -4.3% |
| 1986 | 0.3418 tonnes per person | -6.9% |
| 1987 | 0.345 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 0.3505 tonnes per person | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 0.3188 tonnes per person | -9.0% |
| 1990 | 0.3212 tonnes per person | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 0.3371 tonnes per person | +5.0% |
| 1992 | 0.3493 tonnes per person | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 0.227 tonnes per person | -35.0% |
| 1994 | 0.2956 tonnes per person | +30.2% |
| 1995 | 0.3072 tonnes per person | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 0.3164 tonnes per person | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 0.3237 tonnes per person | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 0.3393 tonnes per person | +4.8% |
| 1999 | 0.3624 tonnes per person | +6.8% |
| 2000 | 0.3886 tonnes per person | +7.2% |
| 2001 | 0.3976 tonnes per person | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 0.394 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.3832 tonnes per person | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 0.3761 tonnes per person | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 0.3646 tonnes per person | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 0.3524 tonnes per person | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 0.3467 tonnes per person | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 0.3429 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.3334 tonnes per person | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 0.3228 tonnes per person | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 0.3115 tonnes per person | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 0.2811 tonnes per person | -9.7% |
| 2013 | 0.2538 tonnes per person | -9.7% |
| 2014 | 0.2479 tonnes per person | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 0.2404 tonnes per person | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2375 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.2333 tonnes per person | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 0.2292 tonnes per person | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.2221 tonnes per person | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 0.1728 tonnes per person | -22.2% |
| 2021 | 0.1991 tonnes per person | +15.2% |
| 2022 | 0.2075 tonnes per person | +4.2% |
Curacao compared with similar countries
- Curacao's 0.2075 tonnes per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0387 tonnes per person, 5.4× the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Curacao's 0.2075 tonnes per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0396 tonnes per person, 5.2× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where emissions of air pollutants, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | +50.0% | 0.4113 tonnes per person | 0.6168 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.183 tonnes per person | 0.138 tonnes per person | 0.2696 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4179 tonnes per person | 0.31 tonnes per person | 0.6168 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3941 tonnes per person | 0.3188 tonnes per person | 0.5589 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3179 tonnes per person | 0.227 tonnes per person | 0.3624 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3679 tonnes per person | 0.3334 tonnes per person | 0.3976 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.258 tonnes per person | 0.2221 tonnes per person | 0.3228 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1932 tonnes per person | 0.1728 tonnes per person | 0.2075 tonnes per person | 3 |
Countries ranked near Curacao
More climate change data for Curacao
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Urban population 142,938 (2025)
- 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)
- Urban population, annual growth rate 0.2342 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Urban population 91.5% (2025)
- Urban population growth 0.2% (2025)
- Urban population, per capita 0.9147 units per person (2025)
- Population growth 0.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Curacao?
- Emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Curacao was 0.2075 tonnes per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest emissions of air pollutants, per capita recorded in Curacao?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6168 tonnes per person in 1978.
- What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants, per capita recorded in Curacao?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.138 tonnes per person in 1960.
- How does Curacao rank for emissions of air pollutants, per capita?
- Curacao ranks 7th out of 207 countries with data for 2022.
- Is emissions of air pollutants, per capita rising or falling in Curacao?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Curacao data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of emissions of air pollutants, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
emissions of air pollutants divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
emissions of air pollutants ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- emissions of air pollutants Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
emissions of air pollutants divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.