Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of: Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces was 1,413 Square kilometres in 2022. ▲ Rising
Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, 2005–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of recorded 1,413 Square kilometres for land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces in 2022. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.2% on the previous year and up 120.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of peaked at 1,413 Square kilometres in 2022 and was at its lowest, 334.68 Square kilometres, in 2005.
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 37th of 164 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 334.68 Square kilometres | — |
| 2010 | 642.39 Square kilometres | +91.9% |
| 2015 | 1,047 Square kilometres | +63.0% |
| 2020 | 1,319 Square kilometres | +26.0% |
| 2022 | 1,413 Square kilometres | +7.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 334.68 Square kilometres | 334.68 Square kilometres | 334.68 Square kilometres | 1 |
| 2010s | 844.76 Square kilometres | 642.39 Square kilometres | 1,047 Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2020s | 1,366 Square kilometres | 1,319 Square kilometres | 1,413 Square kilometres | 2 |
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- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.42 Percentage change (2025)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -7.54 Percentage change (2024)
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- Heating Degree Days 15.88 (2024)
- Cooling Degree Days 5,512 (2024)
- Total fisheries production 284,460 metric tons (2024)
- Capture fisheries production 202,663 metric tons (2024)
- Aquaculture production 81,797 metric tons (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 0.3834 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
- Land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of was 1,413 Square kilometres in 2022, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces recorded in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 1,413 Square kilometres in 2022.
- What is the lowest land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces recorded in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 334.68 Square kilometres in 2005.
- How does Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of rank for land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces?
- Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 37th out of 164 countries with data for 2022.
- Is land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces rising or falling in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 120.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The land cover dataset provides a global assessment of land cover and land cover change to monitor pressures on ecosystems and biodiversity. By using geospatial data with high spatio-temporal resolution, it develops a set of internationally comparable indicators with a long time series and a five-year interval from 2000 to 2022 for the Climate Change Initiative Land Cover dataset, and from 1975 to 2030 for the Global Human Settlement Layer dataset. Please see the working paper for a more complete description of the methods. The dataset has a global coverage on the national level, while on the sub-national TL2 level (i.e. large subnational regions) results are reported for all OECD countries as well as for Argentina, Brazil, China, India, Indonesia and South Africa. The following country aggregates are included: Euro area, European Union, Advanced economies, Emerging market economies, G7, G20, OECD, OECD Europe, OECD Asia Oceania, OECD Americas, the LAC region and the World. Data source(s): Climate Change Initiative land cover data and Global Human Settlement Layer built-up area data. Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Database documentation