Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Venezuela
Venezuela: Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF was 5.8% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Venezuela, 1991–2024
Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission. Measured in % change from 1990.
Analysis
Venezuela recorded 5.8% for methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in 2024.
The figure is up 85.9% on the previous year and down 87.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Venezuela peaked at 57.5% in 2008 and was at its lowest, -2.2%, in 2020.
Venezuela ranks 140th of 203 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Venezuela, year by year
| Year | % change from 1990 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 4.6% | — |
| 1992 | 5.3% | +14.6% |
| 1993 | 7.1% | +33.2% |
| 1994 | 10.2% | +45.1% |
| 1995 | 21.4% | +109.3% |
| 1996 | 26.2% | +22.1% |
| 1997 | 34.5% | +32.0% |
| 1998 | 41.9% | +21.4% |
| 1999 | 39.8% | -5.1% |
| 2000 | 47.3% | +18.8% |
| 2001 | 48.0% | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 39.4% | -17.8% |
| 2003 | 38.6% | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 45.6% | +18.1% |
| 2005 | 49.2% | +7.9% |
| 2006 | 49.0% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 51.6% | +5.2% |
| 2008 | 57.5% | +11.4% |
| 2009 | 51.3% | -10.8% |
| 2010 | 40.0% | -21.9% |
| 2011 | 41.3% | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 49.9% | +20.7% |
| 2013 | 49.6% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 47.3% | -4.7% |
| 2015 | 43.3% | -8.6% |
| 2016 | 35.9% | -17.1% |
| 2017 | 27.5% | -23.3% |
| 2018 | 15.5% | -43.6% |
| 2019 | 6.8% | -56.5% |
| 2020 | -2.2% | -132.2% |
| 2021 | -1.5% | -31.8% |
| 2022 | 2.6% | -272.9% |
| 2023 | 3.1% | +21.1% |
| 2024 | 5.8% | +85.9% |
Venezuela compared with similar countries
- Venezuela's 5.8% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 93.8%, 6% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Venezuela's 5.8% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 39.6%, 15% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Venezuela changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +272.9% | -1.5% | 2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.2% | 4.6% | 41.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 47.8% | 38.6% | 57.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.7% | 6.8% | 49.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.6% | -2.2% | 5.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Venezuela
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 methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Venezuela?
- Methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Venezuela was 5.8% in 2024, according to EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission.
- What is the highest methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf recorded in Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 57.5% in 2008.
- What is the lowest methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.2% in 2020.
- How does Venezuela rank for methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf?
- Venezuela ranks 140th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is down 87.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Venezuela data come from?
- The figures come from EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as part of Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (% change from 1990). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Change of emissions (as %) of current year with respect to emissions in baseline year 1990 emissions of methane (CH4), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the agriculture, energy, waste, and industrial sectors, excluding LULUCF.. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5). Negative values indicate that the emission level for that year is lower than the emissions level in 1990.