Land use in Venezuela
Venezuela: Land use was 3.30 million hectares in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land use in Venezuela, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Venezuela recorded 3.30 million hectares for land use in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use in Venezuela peaked at 3.86 million hectares in 1987 and was at its lowest, 3.30 million hectares, in 2003.
That places Venezuela 72nd out of 223 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.49 million hectares | 3.48 million hectares | 3.50 million hectares | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.55 million hectares | 3.46 million hectares | 3.65 million hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.66 million hectares | 3.48 million hectares | 3.86 million hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.43 million hectares | 3.36 million hectares | 3.61 million hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.36 million hectares | 3.30 million hectares | 3.40 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.30 million hectares | 3.30 million hectares | 3.30 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.30 million hectares | 3.30 million hectares | 3.30 million hectares | 4 |
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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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land use in Venezuela?
- Land use in Venezuela was 3.30 million hectares in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest land use recorded in Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 3.86 million hectares in 1987.
- What is the lowest land use recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.30 million hectares in 2003.
- How does Venezuela rank for land use?
- Venezuela ranks 72nd out of 223 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Land use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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