Cropland — Share in Land area in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of): Cropland — Share in Land area was 3.74 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cropland — Share in Land area in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, cropland — share in land area in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) stood at 3.74 %. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — share in land area in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) peaked at 4.38 % in 1987 and was at its lowest, 3.74 %, in 2003.
That places Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 20th out of 22 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Cropland — Share in Land area in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3.95 % | — |
| 1962 | 3.95 % | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 3.95 % | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 3.95 % | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 3.95 % | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 3.95 % | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 3.96 % | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 3.97 % | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 3.97 % | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 3.97 % | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 3.97 % | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 3.93 % | -1.0% |
| 1973 | 3.96 % | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 3.98 % | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 4 % | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 4.02 % | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 4.1 % | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 4.13 % | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 4.14 % | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 4.16 % | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 4.01 % | -3.6% |
| 1982 | 4.04 % | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 3.95 % | -2.2% |
| 1984 | 3.96 % | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 4.18 % | +5.6% |
| 1986 | 4.36 % | +4.3% |
| 1987 | 4.38 % | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 4.38 % | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 4.09 % | -6.6% |
| 1990 | 4.09 % | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 4.1 % | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 3.81 % | -7.1% |
| 1993 | 3.81 % | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 3.82 % | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 3.83 % | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 3.84 % | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 3.85 % | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 3.85 % | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 3.85 % | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 3.85 % | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 3.85 % | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 3.85 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 3.74 % | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 3.8 % | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 3.8 % | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 3.8 % | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 3.81 % | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 3.85 % | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 3.74 % | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 3.74 % | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 3.74 % | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 3.74 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 3.74 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 3.74 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 3.74 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 3.74 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 3.74 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 3.74 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 3.74 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 3.74 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 3.74 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 3.74 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 3.74 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 3.74 % | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.96 % | 3.95 % | 3.97 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 4.02 % | 3.93 % | 4.14 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.15 % | 3.95 % | 4.38 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.89 % | 3.81 % | 4.1 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.81 % | 3.74 % | 3.85 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.74 % | 3.74 % | 3.74 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.74 % | 3.74 % | 3.74 % | 5 |
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More environment data for Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 1.29 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.301 °C (2025)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 3.25 % (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 24.42 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 18,241 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 84.68 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 20.68 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 31.98 % (2024)
- Agricultural land — Area 21,541 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — share in land area in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)?
- Cropland — share in land area in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) was 3.74 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — share in land area recorded in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)?
- The highest recorded value was 4.38 % in 1987.
- What is the lowest cropland — share in land area recorded in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.74 % in 2003.
- How does Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) rank for cropland — share in land area?
- Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) ranks 20th out of 22 groups with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — share in land area rising or falling in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cropland — Share in Land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.