What is emissions of air pollutants in Curacao?

Emissions of air pollutants in Curacao was 138,316 tonnes in 2022, according to Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest emissions of air pollutants recorded in Curacao?

The highest recorded value was 289,974 tonnes in 1971.

What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants recorded in Curacao?

The lowest recorded value was 0.8038 tonnes in 1750.

How does Curacao rank for emissions of air pollutants?

Curacao ranks 81st out of 220 countries with data for 2022.

Is emissions of air pollutants rising or falling in Curacao?

Over the last ten years it is down 25.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Curacao data come from?

The figures come from Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Emissions of air pollutants. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Emissions of air pollutants in Curacao

Name: Emissions of air pollutants in Curacao
Creator: Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Curacao: Emissions of air pollutants was 138,316 tonnes in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)

138,316 tonnes

Change on year

down 2.0%

World rank

81st

of 220 countries

All-time high

289,974 tonnes

in 1971

All-time low

0.8038 tonnes

in 1750

Years of data

273

1750–2022

Emissions of air pollutants in Curacao, 1750–2022

Source: Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.

Analysis

Curacao recorded 138,316 tonnes for emissions of air pollutants in 2022.

The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 25.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, emissions of air pollutants in Curacao peaked at 289,974 tonnes in 1971 and was at its lowest, 0.8038 tonnes, in 1750.

Curacao ranks 81st of 220 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1750s	0.8287 tonnes	0.8038 tonnes	0.8535 tonnes	10
1760s	0.8851 tonnes	0.8589 tonnes	0.911 tonnes	10
1770s	0.9439 tonnes	0.9167 tonnes	0.9709 tonnes	10
1780s	1.01 tonnes	0.9768 tonnes	1.03 tonnes	10
1790s	1.07 tonnes	1.04 tonnes	1.1 tonnes	10
1800s	1.13 tonnes	1.1 tonnes	1.16 tonnes	10
1810s	1.17 tonnes	1.17 tonnes	1.18 tonnes	10
1820s	1.18 tonnes	1.18 tonnes	1.19 tonnes	10
1830s	1.19 tonnes	1.19 tonnes	1.19 tonnes	10
1840s	1.19 tonnes	1.19 tonnes	1.19 tonnes	10
1850s	1.24 tonnes	1.17 tonnes	1.41 tonnes	10
1860s	1.54 tonnes	1.46 tonnes	1.58 tonnes	10
1870s	1.64 tonnes	1.56 tonnes	1.7 tonnes	10
1880s	1.74 tonnes	1.71 tonnes	1.77 tonnes	10
1890s	1.83 tonnes	1.79 tonnes	1.88 tonnes	10
1900s	2.93 tonnes	1.83 tonnes	4.01 tonnes	10
1910s	5 tonnes	4.25 tonnes	5.59 tonnes	10
1920s	6.74 tonnes	5.7 tonnes	7.86 tonnes	10
1930s	10.17 tonnes	8.16 tonnes	12.1 tonnes	10
1940s	14.72 tonnes	12.52 tonnes	16.97 tonnes	10
1950s	15,129 tonnes	2,742 tonnes	25,742 tonnes	10
1960s	23,948 tonnes	19,634 tonnes	33,574 tonnes	10
1970s	243,897 tonnes	38,389 tonnes	289,974 tonnes	10
1980s	215,215 tonnes	177,803 tonnes	263,340 tonnes	10
1990s	193,954 tonnes	182,083 tonnes	215,269 tonnes	10
2000s	209,400 tonnes	199,083 tonnes	223,208 tonnes	10
2010s	180,403 tonnes	165,360 tonnes	194,582 tonnes	10
2020s	138,075 tonnes	134,744 tonnes	141,164 tonnes	3

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More environment data for Curacao

Aquaculture production 1 metric tons (2024)
Capture fisheries production 2,450 metric tons (2024)
Total fisheries production 2,451 metric tons (2024)
Forest area 70 hectares (2025)
Share of global forest area 0.0% (2025)
Annual change in forest area 0 hectares (2025)
Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area 0.0% (2025)
Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita 0.0% (2025)
Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods 0 hectares (2025)
Coal rents 0.0% (2021)

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Frequently asked questions

What is emissions of air pollutants in Curacao?: Emissions of air pollutants in Curacao was 138,316 tonnes in 2022, according to Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest emissions of air pollutants recorded in Curacao?: The highest recorded value was 289,974 tonnes in 1971.
What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants recorded in Curacao?: The lowest recorded value was 0.8038 tonnes in 1750.
How does Curacao rank for emissions of air pollutants?: Curacao ranks 81st out of 220 countries with data for 2022.
Is emissions of air pollutants rising or falling in Curacao?: Over the last ten years it is down 25.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Curacao data come from?: The figures come from Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Emissions of air pollutants. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Emissions of air pollutants
Unit: tonnes
Source: Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 220 places, 60,060 data points, 1750–2022
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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