Electricity production from oil sources in Curaçao
Curaçao: Electricity production from oil sources was 79.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Electricity production from oil sources in Curaçao, 1990–2023
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2023, electricity production from oil sources in Curaçao stood at 79.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.5% on the previous year and down 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from oil sources in Curaçao peaked at 100.0% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 71.7%, in 2018.
That places Curaçao 45th out of 210 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Electricity production from oil 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 | 86.2% | -7.3% |
| 2014 | 83.8% | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 84.7% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 84.0% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 79.8% | -5.1% |
| 2018 | 71.7% | -10.2% |
| 2019 | 75.0% | +4.6% |
| 2020 | 75.6% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 75.1% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 76.6% | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 79.3% | +3.5% |
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 | 84.9% | 71.7% | 95.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.6% | 75.1% | 79.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Curaçao
- 42 Haiti 80.2% compare
- 43 Dominica 79.7% compare
- 44 Cyprus 79.5% compare
- 46 Burkina Faso 79.1% compare
- 47 French Polynesia 76.3% compare
- 48 Palestine, State of 75.5% 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 sources in Curaçao?
- Electricity production from oil sources in Curaçao was 79.3% in 2023, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from oil sources recorded in Curaçao?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1990.
- What is the lowest electricity production from oil sources recorded in Curaçao?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.7% in 2018.
- How does Curaçao rank for electricity production from oil sources?
- Curaçao ranks 45th out of 210 countries with data for 2023.
- Is electricity production from oil sources rising or falling in Curaçao?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.1%. 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 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 sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Oil refers to crude oil and petroleum products.