Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Curaçao
Curaçao: Lakes and rivers permanent water area was 0.7% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Curaçao, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, lakes and rivers permanent water area in Curaçao stood at 0.7%.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers permanent water area in Curaçao peaked at 0.8% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2000.
That places Curaçao 79th out of 221 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Curaçao, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.6% | — |
| 2001 | 0.8% | +22.6% |
| 2002 | 0.8% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.8% | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.8% | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.8% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.8% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.8% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.8% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.7% | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 0.7% | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 0.7% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.7% | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 0.7% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.7% | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 0.7% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.7% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.7% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.7% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.7% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 0.7% | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 3 |
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More environment data for Curaçao
- Total fibre furnish — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 119 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export value 123 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 31 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 1,600 t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 1,600 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate 10.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import value, annual growth rate -17.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate 43.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value 1,704 1000 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers permanent water area in Curaçao?
- Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Curaçao was 0.7% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers permanent water area recorded in Curaçao?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2001.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers permanent water area recorded in Curaçao?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2000.
- How does Curaçao rank for lakes and rivers permanent water area?
- Curaçao ranks 79th out of 221 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers permanent water area rising or falling in Curaçao?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Curaçao data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Lakes and rivers permanent water area (% of total land area). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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