What is land use over the long-term in Venezuela?

Land use over the long-term in Venezuela was 18.20 million hectares in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest land use over the long-term recorded in Venezuela?

The highest recorded value was 18.25 million hectares in 1990.

What is the lowest land use over the long-term recorded in Venezuela?

The lowest recorded value was 287,696 hectares in 1000.

How does Venezuela rank for land use over the long-term?

Venezuela ranks 37th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.

Is land use over the long-term rising or falling in Venezuela?

Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Venezuela data come from?

The figures come from HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Land use over the long-term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Land use over the long-term in Venezuela

Name: Land use over the long-term in Venezuela
Creator: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Venezuela: Land use over the long-term was 18.20 million hectares in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

18.20 million hectares

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

37th

of 202 countries

All-time high

18.25 million hectares

in 1990

All-time low

287,696 hectares

in 1000

Years of data

108

1000–2025

Land use over the long-term in Venezuela, 1000–2025

Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.

Analysis

Venezuela recorded 18.20 million hectares for land use over the long-term in 2025.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, land use over the long-term in Venezuela peaked at 18.25 million hectares in 1990 and was at its lowest, 287,696 hectares, in 1000.

That places Venezuela 37th out of 202 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1000s	287,696 hectares	287,696 hectares	287,696 hectares	1
1100s	300,545 hectares	300,545 hectares	300,545 hectares	1
1200s	311,984 hectares	311,984 hectares	311,984 hectares	1
1300s	321,749 hectares	321,749 hectares	321,749 hectares	1
1400s	329,474 hectares	329,474 hectares	329,474 hectares	1
1500s	334,624 hectares	334,624 hectares	334,624 hectares	1
1600s	432,226 hectares	432,226 hectares	432,226 hectares	1
1700s	511,256 hectares	511,256 hectares	511,256 hectares	1
1710s	514,348 hectares	514,348 hectares	514,348 hectares	1
1720s	517,344 hectares	517,344 hectares	517,344 hectares	1
1730s	520,234 hectares	520,234 hectares	520,234 hectares	1
1740s	523,007 hectares	523,007 hectares	523,007 hectares	1
1750s	525,651 hectares	525,651 hectares	525,651 hectares	1
1760s	528,153 hectares	528,153 hectares	528,153 hectares	1
1770s	530,497 hectares	530,497 hectares	530,497 hectares	1
1780s	532,667 hectares	532,667 hectares	532,667 hectares	1
1790s	534,644 hectares	534,644 hectares	534,644 hectares	1
1800s	536,408 hectares	536,408 hectares	536,408 hectares	1
1810s	537,934 hectares	537,934 hectares	537,934 hectares	1
1820s	653,468 hectares	653,468 hectares	653,468 hectares	1
1830s	793,378 hectares	793,378 hectares	793,378 hectares	1
1840s	962,651 hectares	962,651 hectares	962,651 hectares	1
1850s	1.17 million hectares	1.17 million hectares	1.17 million hectares	1
1860s	6.16 million hectares	6.16 million hectares	6.16 million hectares	1
1870s	6.84 million hectares	6.84 million hectares	6.84 million hectares	1
1880s	7.58 million hectares	7.58 million hectares	7.58 million hectares	1
1890s	7.86 million hectares	7.86 million hectares	7.86 million hectares	1
1900s	7.48 million hectares	7.48 million hectares	7.48 million hectares	1
1910s	7.04 million hectares	7.04 million hectares	7.04 million hectares	1
1920s	6.60 million hectares	6.60 million hectares	6.60 million hectares	1
1930s	7.29 million hectares	7.29 million hectares	7.29 million hectares	1
1940s	8.06 million hectares	8.06 million hectares	8.06 million hectares	1
1950s	12.43 million hectares	10.43 million hectares	14.60 million hectares	10
1960s	15.94 million hectares	15.12 million hectares	16.34 million hectares	10
1970s	16.81 million hectares	16.43 million hectares	17.25 million hectares	10
1980s	17.86 million hectares	17.35 million hectares	18.20 million hectares	10
1990s	18.24 million hectares	18.24 million hectares	18.25 million hectares	10
2000s	18.22 million hectares	18.20 million hectares	18.24 million hectares	10
2010s	18.20 million hectares	18.20 million hectares	18.20 million hectares	10
2020s	18.20 million hectares	18.20 million hectares	18.20 million hectares	6

Countries ranked near Venezuela

34 Morocco 21.00 million hectares compare
35 Ethiopia 20.00 million hectares compare
35 Zambia 20.00 million hectares compare
38 Democratic Republic of Congo 18.20 million hectares compare
39 Canada 18.12 million hectares compare
40 Peru 15.99 million hectares compare

See the full ranking of 202 places →

More environment data for Venezuela

Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 167.32 Mt CO2e (2024)
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 5.89 t CO2e/capita (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 32.46 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0873 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 12.28 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0155 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 53 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.017 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0881 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 7.94 Mt CO2e (2024)

All data for Venezuela →

Frequently asked questions

What is land use over the long-term in Venezuela?: Land use over the long-term in Venezuela was 18.20 million hectares in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest land use over the long-term recorded in Venezuela?: The highest recorded value was 18.25 million hectares in 1990.
What is the lowest land use over the long-term recorded in Venezuela?: The lowest recorded value was 287,696 hectares in 1000.
How does Venezuela rank for land use over the long-term?: Venezuela ranks 37th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
Is land use over the long-term rising or falling in Venezuela?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Venezuela data come from?: The figures come from HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Land use over the long-term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Land use over the long-term
Unit: hectares
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 202 places, 21,816 data points, 1000–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Total grazingland area for each separate country over time.