Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of): Forest area as a proportion of total land area was 53.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), 1990–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area as a proportion of total land area in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) is 53.4%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area as a proportion of total land area in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) peaked at 57.2% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 53.4%, in 2025.
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) ranks 60th of 253 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 57.2% | — |
| 2000 | 55.8% | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 54.9% | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 54.3% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 53.7% | -1.1% |
| 2025 | 53.4% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 57.2% | 57.2% | 57.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 55.8% | 55.8% | 55.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 54.6% | 54.3% | 54.9% | 2 |
| 2020s | 53.5% | 53.4% | 53.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
- 57 Saint Lucia 53.8% compare
- 58 Colombia 53.6% compare
- 59 Micronesia 53.6% compare
- 61 Cayman Islands 53.0% compare
- 62 Northern Mariana Islands 53.0% compare
- 63 Peru 52.5% compare
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 forest area as a proportion of total land area in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)?
- Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) was 53.4% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest forest area as a proportion of total land area recorded in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)?
- The highest recorded value was 57.2% in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area as a proportion of total land area recorded in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.4% in 2025.
- How does Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) rank for forest area as a proportion of total land area?
- Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) ranks 60th out of 253 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area as a proportion of total land area rising or falling in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Forest area as a proportion of total land area (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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