Land use hidden — Forest in Venezuela
Venezuela: Land use hidden — Forest was 460,729 Square kilometres in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land use hidden — Forest in Venezuela, 1990–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
Venezuela recorded 460,729 Square kilometres for land use hidden — forest in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — forest in Venezuela peaked at 520,260 Square kilometres in 1990 and was at its lowest, 460,729 Square kilometres, in 2023.
Venezuela ranks 15th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Forest in Venezuela, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 520,260 Square kilometres | — |
| 1991 | 517,385 Square kilometres | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 514,510 Square kilometres | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 511,635 Square kilometres | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 508,760 Square kilometres | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 505,885 Square kilometres | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 503,010 Square kilometres | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 500,135 Square kilometres | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 497,260 Square kilometres | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 494,385 Square kilometres | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 491,510 Square kilometres | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 489,864 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 488,218 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 486,572 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 484,926 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 483,280 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 481,634 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 479,988 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 478,342 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 476,696 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 475,050 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 473,406 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 471,762 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 470,118 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 468,474 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 466,830 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 465,433 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 464,282 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 463,378 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 462,720 Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 462,309 Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 461,734 Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 461,268 Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 460,729 Square kilometres | -0.1% |
Venezuela compared with similar countries
- Venezuela's 460,729 Square kilometres is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 57,738 Square kilometres, 8.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Venezuela's 460,729 Square kilometres is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 20,940 Square kilometres, 22.0× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 507,322 Square kilometres | 494,385 Square kilometres | 520,260 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2000s | 484,103 Square kilometres | 476,696 Square kilometres | 491,510 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2010s | 468,145 Square kilometres | 462,720 Square kilometres | 475,050 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 461,510 Square kilometres | 460,729 Square kilometres | 462,309 Square kilometres | 4 |
Countries ranked near Venezuela
- 12 Angola 649,422 Square kilometres compare
- 12 Lesotho 345.2 Square kilometres compare
- 12 Timor-Leste 9,169 Square kilometres compare
- 13 Colombia 585,441 Square kilometres compare
- 13 Anguilla 55 Square kilometres compare
- 13 Syrian Arab Republic 5,221 Square kilometres compare
- 14 Netherlands 3,723 Square kilometres compare
- 14 Bolivia 502,063 Square kilometres compare
- 15 Micronesia 645.1 Square kilometres compare
- 16 Tanzania 443,380 Square kilometres compare
- 17 Zambia 442,494 Square kilometres compare
- 18 Mozambique 360,264 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 use hidden — forest in Venezuela?
- Land use hidden — forest in Venezuela was 460,729 Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use hidden — forest recorded in Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 520,260 Square kilometres in 1990.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — forest recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 460,729 Square kilometres in 2023.
- How does Venezuela rank for land use hidden — forest?
- Venezuela ranks 15th out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — forest rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Venezuela data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land use hidden — Forest. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Land resources are one of the four components of the natural environment: water, air, land and living resources. In this context land is both: a physical "milieu" necessary for the development of natural vegetation as well as cultivated vegetation; a resource for human activities. The data presented here give information concerning land use state and changes (e.g. agricultural land, forest land). Data source(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N., (FAOSTAT) Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: June 3, 2024 Database documentation Countries metadata