Land use hidden — Land area, per capita in Venezuela
Venezuela: Land use hidden — Land area, per capita was 0.0312 Square kilometres per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0312 Square kilometres per person
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
45th
of 181 countries
All-time high
0.1043 Square kilometres per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.0287 Square kilometres per person
in 2016
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Land area, per capita in Venezuela, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land use hidden — land area, per capita in Venezuela is 0.0312 Square kilometres per person, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — land area, per capita in Venezuela peaked at 0.1043 Square kilometres per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0287 Square kilometres per person, in 2016.
Venezuela ranks 45th of 181 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Land area, per capita in Venezuela, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1043 Square kilometres per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.1007 Square kilometres per person | -3.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0973 Square kilometres per person | -3.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0941 Square kilometres per person | -3.3% |
| 1965 | 0.091 Square kilometres per person | -3.3% |
| 1966 | 0.088 Square kilometres per person | -3.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0852 Square kilometres per person | -3.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0825 Square kilometres per person | -3.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0799 Square kilometres per person | -3.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0775 Square kilometres per person | -3.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0751 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0729 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0708 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0687 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0667 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0648 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1977 | 0.063 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0612 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0595 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0578 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0562 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0547 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0533 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0519 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0505 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0492 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1987 | 0.048 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0467 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0456 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0445 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0434 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0424 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0415 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0406 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0397 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0389 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0381 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0374 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0367 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 0.036 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0353 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0347 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0341 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0335 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0329 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0324 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0319 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0314 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.031 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0306 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0302 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0298 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0295 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0292 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0288 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0287 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0289 Square kilometres per person | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0296 Square kilometres per person | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0305 Square kilometres per person | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 0.031 Square kilometres per person | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0312 Square kilometres per person | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0313 Square kilometres per person | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0312 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
Venezuela compared with similar countries
- Venezuela's 0.0312 Square kilometres per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0124 Square kilometres per person, 2.5× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Venezuela's 0.0312 Square kilometres per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0105 Square kilometres per person, 3.0× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0914 Square kilometres per person | 0.0799 Square kilometres per person | 0.1043 Square kilometres per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.068 Square kilometres per person | 0.0595 Square kilometres per person | 0.0775 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0514 Square kilometres per person | 0.0456 Square kilometres per person | 0.0578 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0403 Square kilometres per person | 0.0367 Square kilometres per person | 0.0445 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0333 Square kilometres per person | 0.031 Square kilometres per person | 0.036 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0296 Square kilometres per person | 0.0287 Square kilometres per person | 0.0306 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0312 Square kilometres per person | 0.031 Square kilometres per person | 0.0313 Square kilometres per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Venezuela
- 42 Eritrea 0.0349 Square kilometres per person compare
- 43 Somalia 0.0342 Square kilometres per person compare
- 44 Angola 0.0339 Square kilometres per person compare
- 46 Laos 0.0301 Square kilometres per person compare
- 47 United States 0.0272 Square kilometres per person compare
- 48 Kyrgyzstan 0.027 Square kilometres per person 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 — land area, per capita in Venezuela?
- Land use hidden — land area, per capita in Venezuela was 0.0312 Square kilometres per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — land area, per capita recorded in Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1043 Square kilometres per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — land area, per capita recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0287 Square kilometres per person in 2016.
- How does Venezuela rank for land use hidden — land area, per capita?
- Venezuela ranks 45th out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — land area, per capita rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. 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 — Land area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Land area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land use hidden — Land area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Land area Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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 — Land area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.