Annual forest expansion in Venezuela
Venezuela: Annual forest expansion was 10,810 hectares per year in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Annual forest expansion 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 forest expansion in Venezuela stood at 10,810 hectares per year.
The figure is down 35.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual forest expansion in Venezuela peaked at 35,800 hectares per year in 1990 and was at its lowest, 8,480 hectares per year, in 2015.
Venezuela ranks 29th of 110 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Annual forest expansion in Venezuela, year by year
| Year | hectares per year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 35,800 hectares per year | — |
| 2000 | 20,200 hectares per year | -43.6% |
| 2010 | 16,820 hectares per year | -16.7% |
| 2015 | 8,480 hectares per year | -49.6% |
| 2020 | 10,810 hectares per year | +27.5% |
Venezuela compared with similar countries
- Venezuela's 10,810 hectares per year is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,790 hectares per year, 6.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Venezuela's 10,810 hectares per year is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 6,445 hectares per year, 1.7× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 35,800 hectares per year | 35,800 hectares per year | 35,800 hectares per year | 1 |
| 2000s | 20,200 hectares per year | 20,200 hectares per year | 20,200 hectares per year | 1 |
| 2010s | 12,650 hectares per year | 8,480 hectares per year | 16,820 hectares per year | 2 |
| 2020s | 10,810 hectares per year | 10,810 hectares per year | 10,810 hectares per year | 1 |
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- 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 forest expansion in Venezuela?
- Annual forest expansion in Venezuela was 10,810 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 forest expansion recorded in Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 35,800 hectares per year in 1990.
- What is the lowest annual forest expansion recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,480 hectares per year in 2015.
- How does Venezuela rank for annual forest expansion?
- Venezuela ranks 29th out of 110 countries with data for 2020.
- Is annual forest expansion rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 forest expansion. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Forest expansion is the sum of afforestation (the establishment of forest through planting and/or deliberate seeding) and natural forest expansion (expansion of forests through natural succession on land that, until then, was under another land use).