Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in Venezuela
Venezuela: Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland was 9,533 Square kilometres in 2022. ▲ Rising
Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in Venezuela, 2005–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
In 2022, land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in Venezuela stood at 9,533 Square kilometres. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 45.2% on the previous year and up 111.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in Venezuela peaked at 9,533 Square kilometres in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1,823 Square kilometres, in 2005.
Venezuela ranks 24th of 169 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in Venezuela, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 1,823 Square kilometres | — |
| 2010 | 4,517 Square kilometres | +147.8% |
| 2015 | 5,915 Square kilometres | +30.9% |
| 2020 | 6,567 Square kilometres | +11.0% |
| 2022 | 9,533 Square kilometres | +45.2% |
Venezuela compared with similar countries
- Venezuela's 9,533 Square kilometres is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3,157 Square kilometres, 3.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Venezuela's 9,533 Square kilometres is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 826.15 Square kilometres, 11.5× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,823 Square kilometres | 1,823 Square kilometres | 1,823 Square kilometres | 1 |
| 2010s | 5,216 Square kilometres | 4,517 Square kilometres | 5,915 Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2020s | 8,050 Square kilometres | 6,567 Square kilometres | 9,533 Square kilometres | 2 |
Countries ranked near Venezuela
- 21 Papua New Guinea 10,273 Square kilometres compare
- 22 Congo 10,152 Square kilometres compare
- 23 Germany 9,989 Square kilometres compare
- 25 Thailand 9,447 Square kilometres compare
- 26 Australia 9,334 Square kilometres compare
- 27 Madagascar 4,495 Square kilometres compare
- 27 Philippines 9,297 Square kilometres compare
More environment data for Venezuela
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.12 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.42 Percentage change (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.5848 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per unit of 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in Venezuela?
- Land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in Venezuela was 9,533 Square kilometres in 2022, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland recorded in Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 9,533 Square kilometres in 2022.
- What is the lowest land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,823 Square kilometres in 2005.
- How does Venezuela rank for land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland?
- Venezuela ranks 24th out of 169 countries with data for 2022.
- Is land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is up 111.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Venezuela data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland. 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