Agriculture-driven deforestation in Venezuela
Venezuela: Agriculture-driven deforestation was 66,744 hectares in 2024. ▼ Falling
Agriculture-driven deforestation in Venezuela, 2001–2024
Source: Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Venezuela recorded 66,744 hectares for agriculture-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, agriculture-driven deforestation in Venezuela peaked at 129,540 hectares in 2017 and was at its lowest, 40,598 hectares, 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 82,445 hectares | 62,841 hectares | 115,121 hectares | 9 |
| 2010s | 74,361 hectares | 44,238 hectares | 129,540 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 58,995 hectares | 40,598 hectares | 87,433 hectares | 5 |
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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 agriculture-driven deforestation in Venezuela?
- Agriculture-driven deforestation in Venezuela was 66,744 hectares in 2024, according to Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest agriculture-driven deforestation recorded in Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 129,540 hectares in 2017.
- What is the lowest agriculture-driven deforestation recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 40,598 hectares in 2022.
- How does Venezuela rank for agriculture-driven deforestation?
- Venezuela ranks 24th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture-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 Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Agriculture-driven deforestation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Long-term, permanent tree cover loss for small- to large-scale agriculture.