Change forest vs gdp in Venezuela
Venezuela: Change forest vs gdp was -0.1047 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Change forest vs gdp in Venezuela, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Venezuela recorded -0.1047 for change forest vs gdp in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 50.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change forest vs gdp in Venezuela peaked at -0.1042 in 2021 and was at its lowest, -0.2543, in 2000.
That places Venezuela 165th out of 227 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Change forest vs gdp in Venezuela, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -0.2486 | — |
| 1992 | -0.2492 | +0.2% |
| 1993 | -0.2499 | +0.2% |
| 1994 | -0.2505 | +0.3% |
| 1995 | -0.2511 | +0.3% |
| 1996 | -0.2517 | +0.3% |
| 1997 | -0.2524 | +0.3% |
| 1998 | -0.253 | +0.3% |
| 1999 | -0.2537 | +0.3% |
| 2000 | -0.2543 | +0.3% |
| 2001 | -0.1729 | -32.0% |
| 2002 | -0.1732 | +0.2% |
| 2003 | -0.1735 | +0.2% |
| 2004 | -0.1738 | +0.2% |
| 2005 | -0.1741 | +0.2% |
| 2006 | -0.1744 | +0.2% |
| 2007 | -0.1747 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | -0.175 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | -0.1753 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | -0.1756 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | -0.2083 | +18.6% |
| 2012 | -0.2087 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | -0.2092 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | -0.2096 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | -0.21 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | -0.228 | +8.5% |
| 2017 | -0.2285 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | -0.229 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | -0.2295 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | -0.2301 | +0.2% |
| 2021 | -0.1042 | -54.7% |
| 2022 | -0.1044 | +0.1% |
| 2023 | -0.1045 | +0.1% |
| 2024 | -0.1046 | +0.1% |
| 2025 | -0.1047 | +0.1% |
Venezuela compared with similar countries
- Venezuela's -0.1047 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is -0.0292, 3.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Venezuela's -0.1047 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is -0.0134, 7.8× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Change forest vs gdp in Venezuela changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +54.7% | -0.2301 | -0.1042 |
| 2001 | +32.0% | -0.2543 | -0.1729 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.2511 | -0.2537 | -0.2486 | 9 |
| 2000s | -0.1821 | -0.2543 | -0.1729 | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.2136 | -0.2295 | -0.1756 | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.1254 | -0.2301 | -0.1042 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Venezuela
- 162 East Timor -0.0804 compare
- 163 Cyprus -0.0978 compare
- 164 Central African Republic -0.1032 compare
- 166 Suriname -0.1244 compare
- 167 Western Sahara -0.1508 compare
- 168 Moldova -0.1566 compare
More environment data for Venezuela
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.6382 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 20.63 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change forest vs gdp in Venezuela?
- Change forest vs gdp in Venezuela was -0.1047 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest change forest vs gdp recorded in Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was -0.1042 in 2021.
- What is the lowest change forest vs gdp recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.2543 in 2000.
- How does Venezuela rank for change forest vs gdp?
- Venezuela ranks 165th out of 227 countries with data for 2025.
- Is change forest vs gdp 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Change forest vs gdp. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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