emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Curacao
Curacao: emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre was 71.65 tonnes per square kilometre in 2022. ▼ Falling
emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Curacao, 2011–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per square kilometre.
Analysis
Curacao recorded 71.65 tonnes per square kilometre for emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in 2022.
The figure is up 3.8% on the previous year and down 25.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Curacao peaked at 105.81 tonnes per square kilometre in 2011 and was at its lowest, 60.52 tonnes per square kilometre, in 2020.
That places Curacao 9th out of 207 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Curacao, year by year
| Year | tonnes per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 105.81 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 2012 | 96.29 tonnes per square kilometre | -9.0% |
| 2013 | 87.94 tonnes per square kilometre | -8.7% |
| 2014 | 87.03 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 85.52 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 85.4 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 84.16 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 82.27 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 78.77 tonnes per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2020 | 60.52 tonnes per square kilometre | -23.2% |
| 2021 | 69.05 tonnes per square kilometre | +14.1% |
| 2022 | 71.65 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.8% |
Curacao compared with similar countries
- Curacao's 71.65 tonnes per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 3.78 tonnes per square kilometre, 19.0× the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Curacao's 71.65 tonnes per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.54 tonnes per square kilometre, 28.2× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 88.13 tonnes per square kilometre | 78.77 tonnes per square kilometre | 105.81 tonnes per square kilometre | 9 |
| 2020s | 67.07 tonnes per square kilometre | 60.52 tonnes per square kilometre | 71.65 tonnes per square kilometre | 3 |
Countries ranked near Curacao
- 6 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 168.56 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 7 Macao 140.4 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 8 Hong Kong 113.54 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 10 Aruba 48.07 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 11 Haiti 39.11 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 12 Malta 38.06 tonnes per square kilometre compare
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 square kilometre in Curacao?
- Emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Curacao was 71.65 tonnes per square kilometre in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre recorded in Curacao?
- The highest recorded value was 105.81 tonnes per square kilometre in 2011.
- What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre recorded in Curacao?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.52 tonnes per square kilometre in 2020.
- How does Curacao rank for emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre?
- Curacao ranks 9th out of 207 countries with data for 2022.
- Is emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre rising or falling in Curacao?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Curacao data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
emissions of air pollutants divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
emissions of air pollutants ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- emissions of air pollutants Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.