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)
SDG 6 snapshot in Curaçao
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)