Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Curacao
Curacao: Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas was 30.2% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Curacao, 2000–2025
Source: BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Curacao recorded 30.2% for protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 30.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Curacao peaked at 30.2% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 5.2%, in 2000.
Curacao ranks 127th of 190 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.
Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Curacao, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.2% | — |
| 2001 | 5.2% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 5.2% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 5.2% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 5.2% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 5.2% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 5.2% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 5.2% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 5.2% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 5.2% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 5.2% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 5.2% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 5.2% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 23.3% | +343.0% |
| 2014 | 23.3% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 23.3% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 23.3% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 23.3% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 30.2% | +30.0% |
| 2019 | 30.2% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 30.2% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 30.2% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 30.2% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 30.2% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 30.2% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 30.2% | +0.0% |
Curacao compared with similar countries
- Curacao's 30.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 49.1%, 62% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Curacao's 30.2% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 40.3%, 75% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.2% | 5.2% | 5.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.3% | 5.2% | 30.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.2% | 30.2% | 30.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Curacao
- 124 Cayman Islands 31.5% compare
- 125 Saudi Arabia 30.7% compare
- 126 Madagascar 30.3% compare
- 128 Grenada 30.2% compare
- 129 Bahamas 30.2% compare
- 130 Antigua and Barbuda 29.9% compare
More environment data for Curacao
- Capture fisheries production (metric tons), per capita 0.0157 metric tons per person (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value 1,704 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 119 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export value 123 1000 USD (2024)
- Aquaculture production (metric tons), per unit of GDP 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Aquaculture production (metric tons), per capita 0 metric tons per person (2024)
- Capture fisheries production (metric tons), annual growth rate 8.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Capture fisheries production (metric tons), per unit of GDP 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 1,600 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 570 1000 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Curacao?
- Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Curacao was 30.2% in 2025, according to BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas recorded in Curacao?
- The highest recorded value was 30.2% in 2018.
- What is the lowest protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas recorded in Curacao?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.2% in 2000.
- How does Curacao rank for protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas?
- Curacao ranks 127th out of 190 countries with data for 2025.
- Is protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas rising or falling in Curacao?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Curacao data come from?
- The figures come from BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average proportion of Marine Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by protected areas (%).