Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in Venezuela
Venezuela: Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas was 88.0% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
88.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
23rd
of 184 countries
All-time high
88.0%
in 2000
All-time low
88.0%
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in Venezuela, 2000–2025
Source: BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Venezuela recorded 88.0% for protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in Venezuela peaked at 88.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 88.0%, in 2000.
That places Venezuela 23rd out of 184 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in Venezuela, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 88.0% | — |
| 2001 | 88.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 88.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 88.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 88.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 88.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 88.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 88.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 88.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 88.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 88.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 88.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 88.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 88.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 88.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 88.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 88.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 88.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 88.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 88.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 88.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 88.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 88.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 88.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 88.0% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 88.0% | +0.0% |
Venezuela compared with similar countries
- Venezuela's 88.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 45.0%, 2.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Venezuela's 88.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 45.1%, 2.0× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 88.0% | 88.0% | 88.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.0% | 88.0% | 88.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.0% | 88.0% | 88.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Venezuela
More environment data for Venezuela
- 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)
- 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 protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in Venezuela?
- Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in Venezuela was 88.0% in 2025, according to BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas recorded in Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 88.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 88.0% in 2000.
- How does Venezuela rank for protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas?
- Venezuela ranks 23rd out of 184 countries with data for 2025.
- Is protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Venezuela data come from?
- The figures come from BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average proportion of Mountain Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by protected areas (%).