Commodity driven deforestation in Venezuela
Venezuela: Commodity driven deforestation was 66,744 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
66,744
Change on year
up 20.8%
World rank
24th
of 187 countries
All-time high
129,540
in 2017
All-time low
40,598
in 2022
Years of data
24
2001–2024
Commodity driven deforestation in Venezuela, 2001–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Venezuela recorded 66,744 for commodity driven deforestation in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 20.8% on the previous year and down 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, commodity driven deforestation in Venezuela peaked at 129,540 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 40,598, in 2022.
That places Venezuela 24th out of 187 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Commodity driven deforestation in Venezuela, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 93,631 | — |
| 2002 | 73,666 | -21.3% |
| 2003 | 62,841 | -14.7% |
| 2004 | 69,859 | +11.2% |
| 2005 | 76,178 | +9.0% |
| 2006 | 65,773 | -13.7% |
| 2007 | 88,225 | +34.1% |
| 2008 | 96,710 | +9.6% |
| 2009 | 115,121 | +19.0% |
| 2010 | 70,530 | -38.7% |
| 2011 | 54,160 | -23.2% |
| 2012 | 79,123 | +46.1% |
| 2013 | 44,238 | -44.1% |
| 2014 | 76,776 | +73.6% |
| 2015 | 46,652 | -39.2% |
| 2016 | 95,892 | +105.5% |
| 2017 | 129,540 | +35.1% |
| 2018 | 78,726 | -39.2% |
| 2019 | 67,969 | -13.7% |
| 2020 | 87,433 | +28.6% |
| 2021 | 44,942 | -48.6% |
| 2022 | 40,598 | -9.7% |
| 2023 | 55,260 | +36.1% |
| 2024 | 66,744 | +20.8% |
Venezuela compared with similar countries
- Venezuela's 66,744 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,953, 34.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Venezuela's 66,744 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1,620, 41.2× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 82,445 | 62,841 | 115,121 | 9 |
| 2010s | 74,361 | 44,238 | 129,540 | 10 |
| 2020s | 58,995 | 40,598 | 87,433 | 5 |
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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 commodity driven deforestation in Venezuela?
- Commodity driven deforestation in Venezuela was 66,744 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest commodity driven deforestation recorded in Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 129,540 in 2017.
- What is the lowest commodity driven deforestation recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 40,598 in 2022.
- How does Venezuela rank for commodity driven deforestation?
- Venezuela ranks 24th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is commodity driven deforestation rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Venezuela data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Commodity driven deforestation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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