Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Curaçao

Curaçao: Lakes and rivers permanent water area was 2.99 kmsq in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
2.99 kmsq
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
170th
of 219 countries
All-time high
3.41 kmsq
in 2001
All-time low
2.78 kmsq
in 2000
Years of data
23
2000–2022

Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Curaçao, 2000–2022

01232000201120222000: 2.8 kmsq2001: 3.4 kmsq2002: 3.4 kmsq2003: 3.4 kmsq2004: 3.3 kmsq2005: 3.4 kmsq2006: 3.4 kmsq2007: 3.4 kmsq2008: 3.4 kmsq2009: 3.3 kmsq2010: 3.2 kmsq2011: 3.2 kmsq2012: 3.2 kmsq2013: 3.1 kmsq2014: 3.1 kmsq2015: 3.1 kmsq2016: 3 kmsq2017: 3 kmsq2018: 3 kmsq2019: 3 kmsq2020: 3 kmsq2021: 3 kmsq2022: 3 kmsq

Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in kmsq.

Analysis

In 2022, lakes and rivers permanent water area in Curaçao stood at 2.99 kmsq.

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 3.41 kmsq in 2001 and was at its lowest, 2.78 kmsq, in 2000.

That places Curaçao 170th out of 219 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 3.31 kmsq 2.78 kmsq 3.41 kmsq 10
2010s 3.09 kmsq 2.99 kmsq 3.24 kmsq 10
2020s 3.01 kmsq 2.99 kmsq 3.04 kmsq 3

Countries ranked near Curaçao

  1. 167 Cayman Islands 3.66 kmsq compare
  2. 168 Sint Maarten 3.56 kmsq compare
  3. 169 Bahrain 3.54 kmsq compare
  4. 171 Luxembourg 2.81 kmsq compare
  5. 172 Antigua and Barbuda 2.63 kmsq compare
  6. 173 Samoa 2.59 kmsq compare

See the full ranking of 277 places →

More environment data for Curaçao

All data for Curaçao →

Frequently asked questions

What is lakes and rivers permanent water area in Curaçao?
Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Curaçao was 2.99 kmsq 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 3.41 kmsq in 2001.
What is the lowest lakes and rivers permanent water area recorded in Curaçao?
The lowest recorded value was 2.78 kmsq in 2000.
How does Curaçao rank for lakes and rivers permanent water area?
Curaçao ranks 170th out of 219 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 (square kilometres). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 23 observations, free to reuse under UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Curaçao. Statizoid, drawing on United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Retrieved 21 August 2026, from https://environment.statizoid.com/stat/lakes-and-rivers-permanent-water-area-square-kilometres/curacao-2/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://environment.statizoid.com/stat/lakes-and-rivers-permanent-water-area-square-kilometres/curacao-2/">Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Curaçao</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Lakes and rivers permanent water area (square kilometres)
Unit
kmsq
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
277 places, 6,369 data points, 2000–2022
Last refreshed