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Curaçao

Location

  • Geographical region: Latin America and the Caribbean, Americas
  • SDG region: SDG Latin America and the Caribbean
  • Small Island Developing States

Land

  • Total area: --- km2
  • Land area: 444 km2 (2022)
  • Land use by sector: 0% agriculture, 0% forest and 100% other (2022)

People

  • Total population: 147,862 people (2023)
  • Population density: 338 people per km2 (2022)  
  • Urbanisation: 89% lives in urban areas and 11% lives in rural areas (2023)  

Economy

  • Total GDP: 4,271,243,386 USD per year (2023)
  • GDP per capita: 28,887 USD per year (2023)
  • Value added by sector: 0% from agriculture, 73% from services and 12% from industry (2023)
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SDG 6 snapshot in Curaçao

  • Drinking water

    --- % of the population in Curaçao uses a safely managed drinking water service (SDG indicator 6.1.1, 2022)

  • Sanitation

    --- % of the population in Curaçao uses a safely managed sanitation service (SDG indicator 6.2.1a, 2022)

  • Hygiene

    --- % of the population in Curaçao has a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home (SDG indicator 6.2.1b, 2022)

  • Wastewater

    --- % of domestic wastewater in Curaçao is safely treated (SDG indicator 6.3.1, 2022)

  • Water quality

    --- % of monitored water bodies in Curaçao has good ambient water quality (SDG indicator 6.3.2, 2023)

  • Efficiency

    --- $/m<sup>3</sup> is the value added from the use of water by people and the economy in Curaçao (SDG indicator 6.4.1, 2021)

  • Water stress

    --- % of the renewable water resources in Curaçao is being withdrawn, after taking into account environmental flow requirements (SDG indicator 6.4.2, 2021)

  • Water management

    --- % is the degree of implementation of integrated water resources management in Curaçao (SDG indicator 6.5.1, 2023) 

  • Transboundary

    --- % of transboundary basin area has an operational arrangement for water cooperation (SDG indicator 6.5.2, 2023)

  • Ecosystems

    --- % of the water basins in Curaçao is experiencing rapid changes in the area covered by surface waters (SDG 6 indicator 6.6.1, 2020)

  • Cooperation

    n/a is the amount of water- and sanitation-related official development assistance received by Curaçao in 2022 (SDG indicator 6.a.1)

  • Participation

    --- is the number of sub-sectors (out of 6) with a high level of participation by communities in Curaçao (SDG indicator 6.b.1, 2021)

Drinking water

6.1.1 Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water services in Curaçao, progress over time

6.1.1 Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water services in Curaçao, by service level and location

Sanitation and hygiene

6.2.1a Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services in Curaçao, progress over time

6.2.1a Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services in Curaçao, by service level and location

6.2.1b Proportion of population with a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home in Curaçao, by service level and location

Water quality and wastewater

6.3.1 Proportion of wastewater flow (safely) treated > Domestic in Curaçao (2022), compared to other countries (and areas) in the region

6.3.1 Proportion of wastewater flow (safely) treated in Curaçao, by source (2022)

6.3.2 Level 1 Proportion of bodies of water with good ambient water quality in Curaçao (2023), compared to other countries (and areas) in the region

Water use and scarcity

Water resources and withdrawal in Curaçao, total and per capita

Long-term average annual precipitation in depth: (mm/year) ()

Renewable water resources: m3 per capita ()

Water withdrawal: m3 per capita ()

Environmental flow requirements: % of the renewable water resources ()

6.4.2 Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of available freshwater resources in Curaçao, change over time, compared to other countries (and areas) in the region

6.4.1 Change in water-use efficiency over time in Curaçao, by sector

Water-use efficiency for ‘Agriculture, forestry and fishing’ only takes into account the proportion of gross value added that comes from irrigated agriculture, since that activity is associated with water withdrawal (other activities are rain-fed).

6.4.1 Change in water-use efficiency over time in Curaçao, progress over time, compared to other countries (and areas) in the region

Water resources management

6.5.1 Degree of integrated water resources management implementation (0-100) in Curaçao, progress over time, by dimension

Very low (0-10) – Low (11-30) – Medium-low (31-50) – Medium-high (51-70) – High (71-90) – Very high (91-100)

6.5.2 Proportion of transboundary basin area with an operational arrangement for water cooperation in Curaçao, progress over time, by component

Very low (0-10) – Low (11-30) – Medium-low (31-50) – Medium-high (51-70) – High (71-90) – Very high (91-100)

International cooperation and capacity-building

Annual expenditure for drinking water, sanitation and hygiene in Curaçao, by funding source

Community participation

6.b.1 Procedures in law or policy for participation by users/communities and level of participation in Curaçao

6.b.1 Level of participation by users/communities in Curaçao, progress over time, by sub-sector