Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) in Curacao
Curacao: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) was 16.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Terrestrial protected areas in Curacao, 2013–2025
Source: Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM), UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring. Measured in % of total land area.
Analysis
The most recent figure for terrestrial protected areas in Curacao is 16.5%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, terrestrial protected areas in Curacao peaked at 16.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.8%, in 2013.
That places Curacao 110th out of 213 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) in Curacao, year by year
| Year | % of total land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 7.8% | — |
| 2014 | 7.8% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 15.5% | +98.7% |
| 2016 | 15.5% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 15.5% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 15.7% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 15.7% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 15.7% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 15.7% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 15.7% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 15.7% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 16.7% | +6.4% |
| 2025 | 16.5% | -1.2% |
Curacao compared with similar countries
- Curacao's 16.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 21.5%, 77% of the median. (83 countries reporting)
- Curacao's 16.5% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 17.7%, 93% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 13.4% | 7.8% | 15.7% | 7 |
| 2020s | 16.0% | 15.7% | 16.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Curacao
- 107 Ethiopia 17.0% compare
- 108 Saint Kitts and Nevis 16.9% compare
- 109 Burkina Faso 16.8% compare
- 110 Antigua and Barbuda 16.5% compare
- 112 American Samoa 16.4% compare
- 112 Belgium 16.4% compare
- 112 Denmark 16.4% 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)
- Urban population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Urban population, per capita 0.9147 units per person (2025)
- Population, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population, total 156,263 (2025)
- Urban population, annual growth rate 0.2342 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population growth 0.2% (2025)
- Urban population growth 0.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is terrestrial protected areas in Curacao?
- Terrestrial protected areas in Curacao was 16.5% in 2025, according to Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM), UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring.
- What is the highest terrestrial protected areas recorded in Curacao?
- The highest recorded value was 16.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest terrestrial protected areas recorded in Curacao?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.8% in 2013.
- How does Curacao rank for terrestrial protected areas?
- Curacao ranks 110th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is terrestrial protected areas rising or falling in Curacao?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Curacao data come from?
- The figures come from Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM), UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring, published as part of Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Terrestrial protected areas are totally or partially protected areas of at least 1,000 hectares that are designated by national authorities as scientific reserves with limited public access, national parks, natural monuments, nature reserves or wildlife sanctuaries, protected landscapes, and areas managed mainly for sustainable use. Marine areas, unclassified areas, littoral (intertidal) areas, and sites protected under local or provincial law are excluded.