Above-ground forest biomass in Venezuela
Venezuela: Above-ground forest biomass was 211.02 tonnes per hectare in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
211.02 tonnes per hectare
World rank
26th
of 215 countries
All-time high
212.41 tonnes per hectare
in 1990
All-time low
211.02 tonnes per hectare
in 2025
Years of data
10
1990–2025
Above-ground forest biomass in Venezuela, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for above-ground forest biomass in Venezuela is 211.02 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, above-ground forest biomass in Venezuela peaked at 212.41 tonnes per hectare in 1990 and was at its lowest, 211.02 tonnes per hectare, in 2025.
That places Venezuela 26th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
Above-ground forest biomass in Venezuela, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 212.41 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 2000 | 211.77 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 211.4 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 211.23 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 204.77 tonnes per hectare | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 204.75 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 204.74 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 204.72 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 211.13 tonnes per hectare | +3.1% |
| 2025 | 211.02 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
Venezuela compared with similar countries
- Venezuela's 211.02 tonnes per hectare is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 90.22 tonnes per hectare, 2.3× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Venezuela's 211.02 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 149.02 tonnes per hectare, 1.4× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 212.41 tonnes per hectare | 212.41 tonnes per hectare | 212.41 tonnes per hectare | 1 |
| 2000s | 211.77 tonnes per hectare | 211.77 tonnes per hectare | 211.77 tonnes per hectare | 1 |
| 2010s | 206.94 tonnes per hectare | 204.72 tonnes per hectare | 211.4 tonnes per hectare | 6 |
| 2020s | 211.07 tonnes per hectare | 211.02 tonnes per hectare | 211.13 tonnes per hectare | 2 |
Countries ranked near Venezuela
- 23 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 215.34 tonnes per hectare compare
- 24 Equatorial Guinea 214.5 tonnes per hectare compare
- 25 Palau 213.28 tonnes per hectare compare
- 27 Anguilla 210.91 tonnes per hectare compare
- 28 Dominica 210.46 tonnes per hectare compare
- 29 British Virgin Islands 209.63 tonnes per hectare compare
More environment data for Venezuela
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.12 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.42 Percentage change (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.5848 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per unit of 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is above-ground forest biomass in Venezuela?
- Above-ground forest biomass in Venezuela was 211.02 tonnes per hectare in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest above-ground forest biomass recorded in Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 212.41 tonnes per hectare in 1990.
- What is the lowest above-ground forest biomass recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 211.02 tonnes per hectare in 2025.
- How does Venezuela rank for above-ground forest biomass?
- Venezuela ranks 26th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is above-ground forest biomass rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Venezuela data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Above-ground forest biomass. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Above-ground biomass in forest (tonnes per hectare).