Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in Venezuela
Venezuela: Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area was -0.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Annual change in forest area as a share of 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 %.
Analysis
In 2025, annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in Venezuela stood at -0.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 50.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in Venezuela peaked at -0.1% in 2021 and was at its lowest, -0.3%, in 2000.
Venezuela ranks 166th of 228 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.3% | -0.3% | -0.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | -0.2% | -0.3% | -0.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.2% | -0.2% | -0.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.1% | -0.2% | -0.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Venezuela
- 163 East Timor -0.1% compare
- 164 Cyprus -0.1% compare
- 165 Central African Republic -0.1% compare
- 167 Suriname -0.1% compare
- 168 Western Sahara -0.2% compare
- 169 Moldova -0.2% compare
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 change in forest area as a share of forest area in Venezuela?
- Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in Venezuela was -0.1% 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 as a share of forest area recorded in Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was -0.1% in 2021.
- What is the lowest annual change in forest area as a share of forest area recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.3% in 2000.
- How does Venezuela rank for annual change in forest area as a share of forest area?
- Venezuela ranks 166th out of 228 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual change in forest area as a share of forest area rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.2%. 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 as a share of forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.