Share of the population using improved water sources in Curacao
Curacao: Share of the population using improved water sources was 100.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
100.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 231 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2013
All-time low
98.7%
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Share of the population using improved water sources in Curacao, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of the population using improved water sources in Curacao stood at 100.0%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population using improved water sources in Curacao peaked at 100.0% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 98.7%, in 2000.
That places Curacao 1st out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Share of the population using improved water sources in Curacao, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 98.7% | — |
| 2001 | 98.8% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 98.9% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 99.0% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 99.1% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 99.2% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 99.3% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 99.4% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 99.5% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 99.6% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 99.7% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 99.8% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 99.9% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 100.0% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Curacao compared with similar countries
- Curacao's 100.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 100.0%, 1.0× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Curacao's 100.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 98.9%, 1.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.2% | 98.7% | 99.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.9% | 99.7% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 5 |
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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)
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- Aquaculture production (metric tons), per unit of GDP 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population using improved water sources in Curacao?
- Share of the population using improved water sources in Curacao was 100.0% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population using improved water sources recorded in Curacao?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2013.
- What is the lowest share of the population using improved water sources recorded in Curacao?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.7% in 2000.
- How does Curacao rank for share of the population using improved water sources?
- Curacao ranks 1st out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population using improved water sources rising or falling in Curacao?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Curacao data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population using improved water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Proportion of people who use an improved drinking water source, regardless of collection time. An improved drinking water source is a safely designed drinking water source and includes e.g. piped water, boreholes or tubewells and packaged or delivered water.