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

Latest (2024)
3.74 %
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
20th
of 22 groups
All-time high
4.38 %
in 1987
All-time low
3.74 %
in 2003
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Cropland — Share in Land area in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), 1961–2024

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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

Annual values for Cropland — Share in Land area in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), 1961 to 2024.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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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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

Indicator
Cropland — Share in Land area
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
270 places, 15,866 data points, 1961–2024
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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.