15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Inland water in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of): 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Inland water was 1,227 km2 in 2021. ▲ Rising
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Inland water in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), 2000–2021
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in km2.
Analysis
In 2021, 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: inland water in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) stood at 1,227 km2. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 4.6% on the previous year and up 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: inland water in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) peaked at 1,227 km2 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1,079 km2, in 2000.
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Inland water in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), year by year
| Year | km2 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,079 km2 | — |
| 2005 | 1,084 km2 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 1,088 km2 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 1,092 km2 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 1,173 km2 | +7.4% |
| 2021 | 1,227 km2 | +4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,082 km2 | 1,079 km2 | 1,084 km2 | 2 |
| 2010s | 1,118 km2 | 1,088 km2 | 1,173 km2 | 3 |
| 2020s | 1,227 km2 | 1,227 km2 | 1,227 km2 | 1 |
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More environment data for Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.301 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.29 °C (2025)
- Permanent crops — Area 700 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 24.42 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 3.25 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 18,241 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 84.68 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 1,055 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 31.98 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: inland water in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)?
- 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: inland water in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) was 1,227 km2 in 2021, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: inland water recorded in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)?
- The highest recorded value was 1,227 km2 in 2021.
- What is the lowest 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: inland water recorded in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,079 km2 in 2000.
- How does Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) rank for 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: inland water?
- Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) ranks 6th out of 15 countries with data for 2021.
- Is 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: inland water rising or falling in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Inland water bodies — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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