Forest land — Share in Land area in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of): Forest land — Share in Land area was 53.44 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Forest land — Share in Land area in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest land — share in land area in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) is 53.44 %, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — share in land area in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) peaked at 57.23 % in 1990 and was at its lowest, 53.44 %, in 2024.
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) ranks 10th of 21 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Forest land — Share in Land area in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 57.23 % | — |
| 1991 | 57.09 % | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 56.95 % | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 56.81 % | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 56.67 % | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 56.52 % | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 56.38 % | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 56.24 % | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 56.1 % | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 55.96 % | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 55.81 % | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 55.72 % | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 55.62 % | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 55.53 % | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 55.43 % | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 55.33 % | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 55.24 % | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 55.14 % | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 55.04 % | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 54.95 % | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 54.85 % | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 54.74 % | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 54.62 % | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 54.51 % | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 54.4 % | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 54.28 % | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 54.16 % | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 54.03 % | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 53.91 % | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 53.79 % | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 53.66 % | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 53.61 % | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 53.55 % | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 53.5 % | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 53.44 % | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 56.6 % | 55.96 % | 57.23 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 55.38 % | 54.95 % | 55.81 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.33 % | 53.79 % | 54.85 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.55 % | 53.44 % | 53.66 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
- 7 Democratic Republic of the Congo 61.52 % compare
- 7 Equatorial Guinea 86.09 % compare
- 8 American Samoa 79.65 % compare
- 9 Pitcairn 78.51 % compare
- 10 Dominica 76.42 % compare
- 11 Papua New Guinea 75.15 % compare
- 12 Guinea-Bissau 74.82 % compare
- 13 Vanuatu 74.64 % 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 land — share in land area in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)?
- Forest land — share in land area in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) was 53.44 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — share in land area recorded in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)?
- The highest recorded value was 57.23 % in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest land — share in land area recorded in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.44 % in 2024.
- How does Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) rank for forest land — share in land area?
- Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) ranks 10th out of 21 groups with data for 2024.
- Is forest land — share in land area rising or falling in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. 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 Forest land — 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.