People practicing open defecation of population, per square kilometre in Curacao
Curacao: People practicing open defecation of population, per square kilometre was 0.0006 units per square kilometre in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation of population, per square kilometre in Curacao, 2011–2017
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Curacao recorded 0.0006 units per square kilometre for people practicing open defecation of population, per square kilometre in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of down 28.0% over ten years.
That places Curacao 21st out of 214 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top 10%.
People practicing open defecation of population, per square kilometre in Curacao, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 0.0009 units per square kilometre | — |
| 2012 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | -14.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | -16.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Curacao compared with similar countries
- Curacao's 0.0006 units per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0 units per square kilometre, 81.6× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Curacao
- 18 Cape Verde 0.0008 units per square kilometre compare
- 19 Djibouti 0.0007 units per square kilometre compare
- 20 Haiti 0.0006 units per square kilometre compare
- 22 Togo 0.0006 units per square kilometre compare
- 23 Eritrea 0.0006 units per square kilometre compare
- 24 East Timor 0.0005 units per square kilometre compare
More population data for Curacao
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.8886 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -7.88 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.8886 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.1813 % change on previous year (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.5236 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.895 (2100)
- Population density 271.32 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 3,800 (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.895 (2100)
- Urbanization vs gdp, annual growth rate 0.0444 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation of population, per square kilometre in Curacao?
- People practicing open defecation of population, per square kilometre in Curacao was 0.0006 units per square kilometre in 2017, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation of population, per square kilometre recorded in Curacao?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0009 units per square kilometre in 2011.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation of population, per square kilometre recorded in Curacao?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0006 units per square kilometre in 2013.
- How does Curacao rank for people practicing open defecation of population, per square kilometre?
- Curacao ranks 21st out of 214 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation of population, per square kilometre rising or falling in Curacao?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Curacao data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of People practicing open defecation of population, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
People practicing open defecation of population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
People practicing open defecation of population ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- People practicing open defecation of population Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
People practicing open defecation of population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.