Electricity production from oil sources (% of total) in Curacao
Curacao: Electricity production from oil sources (% of total) was 78.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Electricity production from oil sources in Curacao, 1990–2024
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2024, electricity production from oil sources in Curacao stood at 78.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from oil sources in Curacao peaked at 100.0% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 70.8%, in 2018.
That places Curacao 44th out of 210 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Electricity production from oil sources (% of total) in Curacao, 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 | 83.7% | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 84.2% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 83.3% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 78.9% | -5.2% |
| 2018 | 70.8% | -10.3% |
| 2019 | 73.9% | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 74.5% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 75.1% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 76.6% | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 80.0% | +4.5% |
| 2024 | 78.0% | -2.5% |
Curacao compared with similar countries
- Curacao's 78.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.2%, 63.9× the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Curacao's 78.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 42.1%, 1.9× the median. (42 countries reporting)
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 | 84.5% | 70.8% | 95.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.8% | 74.5% | 80.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Curacao
More energy & mining data for Curacao
- 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% (2024)
- Electric power consumption 5,610 kWh per capita (2024)
- 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)
- Alternative and nuclear energy 3.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from oil sources in Curacao?
- Electricity production from oil sources in Curacao was 78.0% in 2024, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from oil sources recorded in Curacao?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1990.
- What is the lowest electricity production from oil sources recorded in Curacao?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.8% in 2018.
- How does Curacao rank for electricity production from oil sources?
- Curacao ranks 44th out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity production from oil sources rising or falling in Curacao?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Curacao 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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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.