Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Curaçao
Curaçao: Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources was 75.1% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Curaçao, 1990–2022
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Curaçao is 75.1%, measured in 2022.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and down 19.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Curaçao peaked at 100.0% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 70.8%, in 2018.
Curaçao ranks 99th of 210 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Curaçao, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 100.0% | — |
| 1991 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 99.1% | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 99.2% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 99.3% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 99.3% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 99.3% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 93.5% | -5.8% |
| 2002 | 93.8% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 94.0% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 94.1% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 94.3% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 94.2% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 94.3% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 94.9% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 95.1% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 95.2% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 95.2% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 93.1% | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 86.0% | -7.6% |
| 2014 | 83.3% | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 83.9% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 83.1% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 78.8% | -5.2% |
| 2018 | 70.8% | -10.2% |
| 2019 | 73.5% | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 73.9% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 73.4% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 75.1% | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 99.5% | 99.1% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 94.8% | 93.5% | 99.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.3% | 70.8% | 95.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.1% | 73.4% | 75.1% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Curaçao
- 96 Côte d'Ivoire 75.9% compare
- 97 Palestine, State of 75.5% compare
- 98 Nigeria 75.5% compare
- 100 Vanuatu 74.8% compare
- 101 Poland 71.2% compare
- 102 Tanzania, United Republic of 69.6% compare
More energy & mining data for Curaçao
- Primary energy from nuclear, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Primary energy from nuclear, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 10.9% (2023)
- Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions 55,315 tonnes (2022)
- Sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita 0.3608 units per person (2022)
- Sulphur dioxide and coal, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre 124.58 units per square kilometre (2022)
- Sulphur dioxide and coal, annual growth rate 15.29 % change on previous year (2022)
- Mineral rents 0.0% (2021)
- Total natural resources rents 0.0% (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Curaçao?
- Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Curaçao was 75.1% in 2022, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources recorded in Curaçao?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1990.
- What is the lowest electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources recorded in Curaçao?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.8% in 2018.
- How does Curaçao rank for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources?
- Curaçao ranks 99th out of 210 countries with data for 2022.
- Is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources rising or falling in Curaçao?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Curaçao data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as part of Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Oil refers to crude oil and petroleum products. Gas refers to natural gas but excludes natural gas liquids. Coal refers to all coal and brown coal, both primary (including hard coal and lignite-brown coal) and derived fuels (including patent fuel, coke oven coke, gas coke, coke oven gas, and blast furnace gas). Peat is also included in this category.