Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of): Agricultural land — Share in Land area was 24.42 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural land — share in land area in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) is 24.42 %, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — share in land area in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) peaked at 24.95 % in 1988 and was at its lowest, 21.8 %, in 1961.
That places Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 13th out of 22 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 21.8 % | — |
| 1962 | 21.88 % | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 21.96 % | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 22.04 % | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 22.12 % | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 22.2 % | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 22.3 % | +0.5% |
| 1968 | 22.4 % | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 22.49 % | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 22.6 % | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 22.7 % | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 22.75 % | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 22.88 % | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 22.95 % | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 23.01 % | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 23.21 % | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 23.45 % | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 23.51 % | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 23.69 % | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 23.83 % | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 23.85 % | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 23.99 % | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 24.13 % | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 24.25 % | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 24.53 % | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 24.77 % | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 24.9 % | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 24.95 % | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 24.73 % | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 24.78 % | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 24.78 % | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 24.5 % | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 24.49 % | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 24.5 % | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 24.51 % | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 24.52 % | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 24.53 % | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 24.53 % | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 24.53 % | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 24.53 % | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 24.53 % | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 24.53 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 24.42 % | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 24.48 % | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 24.48 % | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 24.48 % | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 24.49 % | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 24.53 % | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 24.42 % | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 24.42 % | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 24.42 % | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 24.42 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 24.42 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 24.42 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 24.42 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 24.42 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 24.42 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 24.42 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 24.42 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 24.42 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 24.42 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 24.42 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 24.42 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 24.42 % | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 22.13 % | 21.8 % | 22.49 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 23.07 % | 22.6 % | 23.69 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 24.39 % | 23.83 % | 24.95 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 24.57 % | 24.49 % | 24.78 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.49 % | 24.42 % | 24.53 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.42 % | 24.42 % | 24.42 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.42 % | 24.42 % | 24.42 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
- 10 Comoros 78.91 % compare
- 10 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 29.01 % compare
- 11 Nigeria 77.09 % compare
- 12 Gambia 76.12 % compare
- 12 Wallis and Futuna Islands 24.65 % compare
- 13 Rwanda 75.67 % compare
- 14 Burundi 74.21 % compare
- 14 Timor-Leste 22.96 % compare
- 15 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 21.57 % compare
- 15 Djibouti 73.53 % compare
- 16 Guinea 73.22 % compare
- 16 Micronesia 21.55 % compare
More environment data for Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 1.29 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.301 °C (2025)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 3.25 % (2024)
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 406.22 USD_PPP/ha (2014)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 18,241 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 84.68 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 20.68 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 31.98 % (2024)
- Agricultural land — Area 21,541 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — share in land area in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)?
- Agricultural land — share in land area in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) was 24.42 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)?
- The highest recorded value was 24.95 % in 1988.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.8 % in 1961.
- How does Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) rank for agricultural land — share in land area?
- Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) ranks 13th out of 22 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — share in land area rising or falling in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 Agricultural land — Share in Land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.