Renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Curacao
Curacao: Renewable electricity-generating capacity per person was 453.47 watts per capita in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Curacao, 2000–2024
Source: International Renewable Energy Agency and United Nations World Population Prospects – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in watts per capita.
Analysis
In 2024, renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Curacao stood at 453.47 watts per capita. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 38.7% on the previous year and up 98.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Curacao peaked at 453.47 watts per capita in 2024 and was at its lowest, 75.84 watts per capita, in 2011.
Curacao ranks 73rd of 221 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.
Renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Curacao, year by year
| Year | watts per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 82.63 watts per capita | — |
| 2001 | 83.07 watts per capita | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 82.42 watts per capita | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 81.3 watts per capita | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 80.28 watts per capita | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 79.47 watts per capita | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 78.85 watts per capita | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 78.25 watts per capita | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 77.69 watts per capita | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 77.17 watts per capita | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 76.65 watts per capita | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 75.84 watts per capita | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 187.24 watts per capita | +146.9% |
| 2013 | 203.09 watts per capita | +8.5% |
| 2014 | 228.6 watts per capita | +12.6% |
| 2015 | 240.83 watts per capita | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 245.11 watts per capita | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 346.41 watts per capita | +41.3% |
| 2018 | 325.88 watts per capita | -5.9% |
| 2019 | 312.2 watts per capita | -4.2% |
| 2020 | 326.86 watts per capita | +4.7% |
| 2021 | 326.34 watts per capita | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 326.28 watts per capita | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 326.87 watts per capita | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 453.47 watts per capita | +38.7% |
Curacao compared with similar countries
- Curacao's 453.47 watts per capita is below the median for high income countries, which is 728.93 watts per capita, 62% of the median. (77 countries reporting)
- Curacao's 453.47 watts per capita is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 207.73 watts per capita, 2.2× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Curacao changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +146.9% | 75.84 watts per capita | 187.24 watts per capita |
| 2017 | +41.3% | 245.11 watts per capita | 346.41 watts per capita |
| 2024 | +38.7% | 326.87 watts per capita | 453.47 watts per capita |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 80.11 watts per capita | 77.17 watts per capita | 83.07 watts per capita | 10 |
| 2010s | 224.19 watts per capita | 75.84 watts per capita | 346.41 watts per capita | 10 |
| 2020s | 351.96 watts per capita | 326.28 watts per capita | 453.47 watts per capita | 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% (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 renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Curacao?
- Renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Curacao was 453.47 watts per capita in 2024, according to International Renewable Energy Agency and United Nations World Population Prospects – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest renewable electricity-generating capacity per person recorded in Curacao?
- The highest recorded value was 453.47 watts per capita in 2024.
- What is the lowest renewable electricity-generating capacity per person recorded in Curacao?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.84 watts per capita in 2011.
- How does Curacao rank for renewable electricity-generating capacity per person?
- Curacao ranks 73rd out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
- Is renewable electricity-generating capacity per person rising or falling in Curacao?
- Over the last ten years it is up 98.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Curacao data come from?
- The figures come from International Renewable Energy Agency and United Nations World Population Prospects – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Renewable electricity-generating capacity per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Installed renewable electricity-generating capacity (watts per capita).