Curaçao Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Total GHG Emissions (2024)
2,492,665
tons CO₂eq
Year-over-Year
+3.67%
increase
Global Share
< 0.01%
Per Capita
14.93
tons per person
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Gas
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Sector
- GHG emissions in Curaçao were 2,492,665 tons CO₂eq in 2024.
- Emissions increased by 3.7% over the previous year, representing an increase by 88,208 tons over 2023, when GHG emissions were 2,404,457 tons.
- Per capita: 14.93 tons CO₂eq (vs global avg 6.56 t).
- Curaçao accounts for < 0.01% of global GHG emissions.
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Year
| Year | GHG Total (tons) | CO₂ | CH₄ | N₂O | F-gases | Per Capita | Change | Global Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2,492,665 | 2,394,239 | 49,901 | 48,525 | – | 14.93 | 3.67% | < 0.01% |
| 2023 | 2,404,457 | 2,308,269 | 49,434 | 46,754 | – | 14.48 | −0.24% | < 0.01% |
| 2022 | 2,410,183 | 2,314,213 | 49,194 | 46,776 | – | 14.61 | 3.28% | < 0.01% |
| 2021 | 2,333,741 | 2,240,094 | 48,627 | 45,020 | – | 14.23 | 6.39% | < 0.01% |
| 2020 | 2,193,630 | 2,102,787 | 48,055 | 42,787 | – | 13.42 | −15.97% | < 0.01% |
| 2019 | 2,610,513 | 2,511,353 | 48,416 | 50,743 | – | 16.06 | −22.51% | 0.01% |
| 2018 | 3,368,965 | 3,236,463 | 76,404 | 56,098 | – | 20.85 | −19.04% | 0.01% |
| 2017 | 4,161,297 | 4,012,868 | 86,295 | 62,134 | – | 25.92 | −19.38% | 0.01% |
| 2016 | 5,161,729 | 4,973,775 | 118,486 | 69,468 | – | 32.39 | −13.06% | 0.01% |
| 2015 | 5,936,947 | 5,741,944 | 126,200 | 68,803 | – | 37.57 | 1.12% | 0.01% |
| 2014 | 5,871,378 | 5,669,078 | 129,793 | 72,506 | – | 37.51 | 10.15% | 0.01% |
| 2013 | 5,330,191 | 5,138,843 | 124,210 | 67,138 | – | 34.41 | −8.11% | 0.01% |
| 2012 | 5,800,314 | 5,607,057 | 122,426 | 70,831 | – | 37.91 | 1.52% | 0.01% |
| 2011 | 5,713,514 | 5,523,620 | 119,618 | 70,276 | – | 37.94 | 28.67% | 0.01% |
| 2010 | 4,440,387 | 4,288,313 | 85,701 | 66,373 | – | 30.08 | −27.02% | 0.01% |
| 2009 | 6,084,240 | 5,878,801 | 128,369 | 77,070 | – | 42.27 | −5.17% | 0.01% |
| 2008 | 6,416,038 | 6,199,353 | 134,270 | 82,415 | – | 45.92 | −1.04% | 0.01% |
| 2007 | 6,483,449 | 6,260,310 | 139,661 | 83,478 | – | 47.85 | 8.13% | 0.01% |
| 2006 | 5,996,116 | 5,781,556 | 133,496 | 81,063 | – | 45.46 | −2.31% | 0.01% |
| 2005 | 6,138,076 | 5,913,155 | 140,454 | 84,466 | – | 47.44 | 4.83% | 0.02% |
| 2004 | 5,855,191 | 5,636,540 | 136,414 | 82,237 | – | 45.69 | 3.88% | 0.01% |
| 2003 | 5,636,375 | 5,433,503 | 123,191 | 79,680 | – | 44.03 | 0.19% | 0.01% |
| 2002 | 5,625,434 | 5,417,269 | 130,349 | 77,816 | – | 43.67 | −4.42% | 0.02% |
| 2001 | 5,885,341 | 5,656,572 | 148,022 | 80,747 | – | 45.18 | −0.01% | 0.02% |
| 2000 | 5,886,142 | 5,667,740 | 137,451 | 80,951 | – | 44.56 | 3.93% | 0.02% |
| 1999 | 5,663,806 | 5,445,819 | 134,888 | 83,099 | – | 42.17 | −0.86% | 0.02% |
| 1998 | 5,712,969 | 5,479,973 | 151,810 | 81,186 | – | 41.73 | 3.43% | 0.02% |
| 1997 | 5,523,734 | 5,299,733 | 146,906 | 77,095 | – | 39.58 | 90.29% | 0.02% |
| 1996 | 2,902,722 | 2,700,446 | 149,455 | 52,820 | – | 20.44 | 1.04% | 0.01% |
| 1995 | 2,872,715 | 2,671,801 | 149,350 | 51,564 | – | 19.97 | 0.24% | 0.01% |
| 1994 | 2,865,963 | 2,665,281 | 149,233 | 51,449 | – | 19.75 | 12.05% | 0.01% |
| 1993 | 2,557,670 | 2,367,189 | 147,887 | 42,594 | – | 17.55 | −16.98% | 0.01% |
| 1992 | 3,080,615 | 2,883,642 | 145,029 | 51,944 | – | 21.1 | 4.54% | 0.01% |
| 1991 | 2,946,709 | 2,766,067 | 131,602 | 49,040 | – | 20.15 | 3.61% | 0.01% |
| 1990 | 2,844,071 | 2,666,594 | 132,919 | 44,558 | – | 19.39 | −9.24% | 0.01% |
| 1989 | 3,133,572 | 2,956,916 | 128,850 | 47,806 | – | 21.26 | −14.05% | 0.01% |
| 1988 | 3,645,846 | 3,459,555 | 130,410 | 55,881 | – | 24.58 | −12.23% | 0.01% |
| 1987 | 4,153,718 | 3,965,517 | 128,880 | 59,321 | – | 27.82 | −7.17% | 0.01% |
| 1986 | 4,474,399 | 4,297,287 | 116,400 | 60,712 | – | 29.82 | −4.52% | 0.02% |
| 1985 | 4,686,265 | 4,499,409 | 119,581 | 67,275 | – | 31.16 | −33.07% | 0.02% |
| 1984 | 7,001,329 | 6,690,916 | 213,405 | 97,007 | – | 46.62 | −2.45% | 0.02% |
| 1983 | 7,177,127 | 6,829,047 | 245,463 | 102,616 | – | 47.98 | −6.1% | 0.03% |
| 1982 | 7,643,059 | 7,296,016 | 243,050 | 103,993 | – | 51.36 | −9.23% | 0.03% |
| 1981 | 8,420,108 | 8,042,240 | 263,995 | 113,873 | – | 56.81 | −7.31% | 0.03% |
| 1980 | 9,084,526 | 8,677,960 | 284,006 | 122,560 | – | 61.38 | −5.13% | 0.03% |
| 1979 | 9,575,381 | 9,182,640 | 269,057 | 123,684 | – | 64.58 | −1.08% | 0.03% |
| 1978 | 9,680,037 | 9,272,022 | 276,379 | 131,637 | – | 65 | −15.04% | 0.03% |
| 1977 | 11,392,974 | 10,983,399 | 274,013 | 135,561 | – | 76.1 | 1.21% | 0.04% |
| 1976 | 11,256,721 | 10,849,350 | 272,724 | 134,648 | – | 74.92 | 6.37% | 0.04% |
| 1975 | 10,582,465 | 10,196,954 | 259,833 | 125,677 | – | 70.43 | −27.86% | 0.04% |
| 1974 | 14,668,967 | 14,124,217 | 379,483 | 165,267 | – | 98 | −9.47% | 0.06% |
| 1973 | 16,202,905 | 15,608,878 | 411,304 | 182,724 | – | 109.02 | 10.58% | 0.06% |
| 1972 | 14,652,024 | 14,114,163 | 365,354 | 172,508 | – | 99.57 | −2.81% | 0.06% |
| 1971 | 15,075,834 | 14,516,002 | 383,166 | 176,665 | – | 103.65 | 0.01% | 0.06% |
| 1970 | 15,075,026 | 14,515,986 | 379,062 | 179,978 | – | 104.95 | – | 0.06% |
See also
- Curaçao CO2 Emissions
- Global GHG Emissions - GHG Emissions by Year, by Country, by Sector
- Population of Curaçao
Sources
- Crippa M., Guizzardi D., Pagani F., Banja M., Muntean M., et al., GHG emissions of all world countries – JRC/IEA 2025 Report, European Commission, 2025. DOI. Data: EDGAR_2025_GHG.
- CO2 emissions from fuel combustion based on IEA (2024) Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Energy, as modified by the Joint Research Centre (IEA-EDGAR CO2, v4).