Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Venezuela
Venezuela: Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted was 1.11 million hectares in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Venezuela, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
In 2025, forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Venezuela stood at 1.11 million hectares. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Venezuela peaked at 1.11 million hectares in 2025 and was at its lowest, 369,560 hectares, in 1990.
That places Venezuela 37th out of 185 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 530,682 hectares | 369,560 hectares | 691,805 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 818,514 hectares | 727,610 hectares | 909,419 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 996,979 hectares | 929,620 hectares | 1.05 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.08 million hectares | 1.06 million hectares | 1.11 million hectares | 6 |
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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 forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Venezuela?
- Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Venezuela was 1.11 million hectares in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 1.11 million hectares in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 369,560 hectares in 1990.
- How does Venezuela rank for forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted?
- Venezuela ranks 37th out of 185 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Venezuela data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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