Share of electricity production by source in Curacao
Curacao: Share of electricity production by source was 75.1% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Share of electricity production by source in Curacao, 1990–2022
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, IEA, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2022, share of electricity production by source in Curacao stood at 75.1%.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and down 19.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity production by source in Curacao peaked at 100.0% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 70.8%, in 2018.
That places Curacao 97th out of 208 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Share of electricity production by source 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 | 86.0% | -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% |
Curacao compared with similar countries
- Curacao's 75.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 62.1%, 1.2× the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Curacao's 75.1% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 80.6%, 93% of 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 | 84.3% | 70.8% | 95.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.1% | 73.4% | 75.1% | 3 |
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 share of electricity production by source in Curacao?
- Share of electricity production by source in Curacao was 75.1% in 2022, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, IEA, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of electricity production by source recorded in Curacao?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1990.
- What is the lowest share of electricity production by source recorded in Curacao?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.8% in 2018.
- How does Curacao rank for share of electricity production by source?
- Curacao ranks 97th out of 208 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of electricity production by source rising or falling in Curacao?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.4%. 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, IEA, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of electricity production by source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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