Annual deforestation in Venezuela
Venezuela: Annual deforestation was 60,110 hectares per year in 2020. ▼ Falling
Annual deforestation in Venezuela, 1990–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per year.
Analysis
In 2020, annual deforestation in Venezuela stood at 60,110 hectares per year. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 48.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual deforestation in Venezuela peaked at 161,000 hectares per year in 1990 and was at its lowest, 60,110 hectares per year, in 2020.
That places Venezuela 23rd out of 112 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 161,000 hectares per year | 161,000 hectares per year | 161,000 hectares per year | 1 |
| 2000s | 105,150 hectares per year | 105,150 hectares per year | 105,150 hectares per year | 1 |
| 2010s | 117,390 hectares per year | 117,390 hectares per year | 117,390 hectares per year | 2 |
| 2020s | 60,110 hectares per year | 60,110 hectares per year | 60,110 hectares per year | 1 |
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More environment data for Venezuela
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 167.32 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 5.89 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 32.46 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0873 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 12.28 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0155 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 53 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.017 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0881 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 7.94 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual deforestation in Venezuela?
- Annual deforestation in Venezuela was 60,110 hectares per year in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual deforestation recorded in Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 161,000 hectares per year in 1990.
- What is the lowest annual deforestation recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 60,110 hectares per year in 2020.
- How does Venezuela rank for annual deforestation?
- Venezuela ranks 23rd out of 112 countries with data for 2020.
- Is annual deforestation rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 deforestation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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