Land use hidden — Cropland, per square kilometre in Venezuela
Venezuela: Land use hidden — Cropland, per square kilometre was 0.0374 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0374 Square kilometres per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
140th
of 177 countries
All-time high
0.0438 Square kilometres per square kilometre
in 1987
All-time low
0.0374 Square kilometres per square kilometre
in 2003
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Cropland, per square kilometre in Venezuela, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre in Venezuela is 0.0374 Square kilometres per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre in Venezuela peaked at 0.0438 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 1987 and was at its lowest, 0.0374 Square kilometres per square kilometre, in 2003.
Venezuela ranks 140th of 177 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Cropland, per square kilometre in Venezuela, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0395 Square kilometres per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0395 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0395 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0395 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0395 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0395 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0396 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0397 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0397 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0397 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0397 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0393 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0396 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0398 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 0.04 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0402 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 0.041 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0413 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0414 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0416 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0401 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0404 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0395 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0396 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0418 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0436 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0438 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0438 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0409 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0409 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.041 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0381 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0381 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0382 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0383 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0384 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0385 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0385 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0385 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0385 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0385 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0385 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0374 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 0.038 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.038 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.038 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0381 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0385 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0374 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0374 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0374 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0374 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0374 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0374 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0374 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0374 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0374 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0374 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0374 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0374 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0374 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0374 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0374 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Venezuela compared with similar countries
- Venezuela's 0.0374 Square kilometres per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1495 Square kilometres per square kilometre, 25% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Venezuela's 0.0374 Square kilometres per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1136 Square kilometres per square kilometre, 33% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0395 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.0395 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.0397 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0402 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.0393 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.0414 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0415 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.0395 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.0438 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0388 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.0381 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.041 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0381 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.0374 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.0385 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0374 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.0374 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.0374 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0374 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.0374 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.0374 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Venezuela
- 137 Chad 0.0424 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
- 138 Australia 0.0408 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
- 139 Egypt 0.0408 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
- 141 Solomon Islands 0.0362 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
- 142 Algeria 0.0358 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
- 143 Turkmenistan 0.0347 Square kilometres per square kilometre 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 use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre in Venezuela?
- Land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre in Venezuela was 0.0374 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre recorded in Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0438 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 1987.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0374 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 2003.
- How does Venezuela rank for land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre?
- Venezuela ranks 140th out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Venezuela data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land use hidden — Cropland, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Cropland divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land use hidden — Cropland ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Cropland Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Land use hidden — Cropland divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.