Annual change in forest area in Venezuela
Venezuela: Annual change in forest area was -49,292 hectares in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
-49,292 hectares
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
206th
of 235 countries
All-time high
-49,292 hectares
in 2021
All-time low
-125,200 hectares
in 1991
Years of data
35
1991–2025
Annual change in forest area in Venezuela, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
In 2025, annual change in forest area in Venezuela stood at -49,292 hectares. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 51.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual change in forest area in Venezuela peaked at -49,292 hectares in 2021 and was at its lowest, -125,200 hectares, in 1991.
That places Venezuela 206th out of 235 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Annual change in forest area in Venezuela, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -125,200 hectares | — |
| 1992 | -125,200 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1993 | -125,200 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1994 | -125,200 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1995 | -125,200 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1996 | -125,200 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1997 | -125,200 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1998 | -125,200 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1999 | -125,200 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2000 | -125,200 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2001 | -84,953 hectares | -32.1% |
| 2002 | -84,953 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2003 | -84,953 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2004 | -84,953 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2005 | -84,953 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2006 | -84,953 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2007 | -84,953 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2008 | -84,953 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2009 | -84,953 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2010 | -84,953 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2011 | -100,564 hectares | +18.4% |
| 2012 | -100,564 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2013 | -100,564 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2014 | -100,564 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2015 | -100,564 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2016 | -108,906 hectares | +8.3% |
| 2017 | -108,906 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2018 | -108,906 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2019 | -108,906 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2020 | -108,906 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2021 | -49,292 hectares | -54.7% |
| 2022 | -49,292 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2023 | -49,292 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2024 | -49,292 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2025 | -49,292 hectares | -0.0% |
Venezuela compared with similar countries
- Venezuela's -49,292 hectares is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is -848 hectares, 58.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Venezuela's -49,292 hectares is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is -22 hectares, 2240.5× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -125,200 hectares | -125,200 hectares | -125,200 hectares | 9 |
| 2000s | -88,977 hectares | -125,200 hectares | -84,953 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | -102,340 hectares | -108,906 hectares | -84,953 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | -59,228 hectares | -108,906 hectares | -49,292 hectares | 6 |
Countries ranked near Venezuela
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 annual change in forest area in Venezuela?
- Annual change in forest area in Venezuela was -49,292 hectares in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual change in forest area recorded in Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was -49,292 hectares in 2021.
- What is the lowest annual change in forest area recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was -125,200 hectares in 1991.
- How does Venezuela rank for annual change in forest area?
- Venezuela ranks 206th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual change in forest area rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Venezuela data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual change in forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.