Per capita CO₂ emissions from oil in Curacao
Curacao: Per capita CO₂ emissions from oil was 12.34 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Per capita CO₂ emissions from oil in Curacao, 1950–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
Curacao recorded 12.34 tonnes per person for per capita co₂ emissions from oil in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.8% on the previous year and down 70.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions from oil in Curacao peaked at 117.28 tonnes per person in 1976 and was at its lowest, 1.68 tonnes per person, in 1998.
That places Curacao 6th out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 81.72 tonnes per person | 52.1 tonnes per person | 117.21 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 70.07 tonnes per person | 57.47 tonnes per person | 83.22 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 74.88 tonnes per person | 51.96 tonnes per person | 117.28 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 44.14 tonnes per person | 15.07 tonnes per person | 89.48 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 24.09 tonnes per person | 1.68 tonnes per person | 31.52 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 35.1 tonnes per person | 32.97 tonnes per person | 38.72 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.7 tonnes per person | 12.64 tonnes per person | 42.35 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.71 tonnes per person | 10.85 tonnes per person | 12.34 tonnes per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Curacao
- 3 Saudi Arabia 13.29 tonnes per person compare
- 4 Faroe Islands 13.09 tonnes per person compare
- 5 Palau 12.76 tonnes per person compare
- 7 Greenland 11.08 tonnes per person compare
- 8 Anguilla 10.13 tonnes per person compare
- 9 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 9.79 tonnes per person compare
More climate change data for Curacao
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Population growth 0.2% (2025)
- Population, total 156,263 (2025)
- Urban population growth 0.2% (2025)
- Urban population 142,938 (2025)
- Urban population 91.5% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 12.34 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 531.97 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 12.34 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 12.34 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita co₂ emissions from oil in Curacao?
- Per capita co₂ emissions from oil in Curacao was 12.34 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita co₂ emissions from oil recorded in Curacao?
- The highest recorded value was 117.28 tonnes per person in 1976.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions from oil recorded in Curacao?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.68 tonnes per person in 1998.
- How does Curacao rank for per capita co₂ emissions from oil?
- Curacao ranks 6th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions from oil rising or falling in Curacao?
- Over the last ten years it is down 70.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Curacao data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita CO₂ emissions from oil. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from oil, measured in tonnes per person.