Share of forest with a long-term management plan in Venezuela
Venezuela: Share of forest with a long-term management plan was 25.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of forest with a long-term management plan in Venezuela, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Venezuela recorded 25.0% for share of forest with a long-term management plan in 2025. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of forest with a long-term management plan in Venezuela peaked at 25.0% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2.8%, in 1990.
Venezuela ranks 82nd of 131 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Share of forest with a long-term management plan in Venezuela, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.8% | — |
| 2000 | 14.3% | +416.6% |
| 2010 | 23.6% | +65.3% |
| 2015 | 24.3% | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 26.5% | +9.2% |
| 2017 | 26.5% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 26.5% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 26.5% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 24.3% | -8.4% |
| 2025 | 25.0% | +3.2% |
Venezuela compared with similar countries
- Venezuela's 25.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 25.0%, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Venezuela's 25.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 25.0%, 1.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.8% | 2.8% | 2.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 14.3% | 14.3% | 14.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 25.6% | 23.6% | 26.5% | 6 |
| 2020s | 24.6% | 24.3% | 25.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Venezuela
- 79 French Guiana 27.7% compare
- 80 Martinique 26.8% compare
- 81 Bolivia 25.6% compare
- 83 Equatorial Guinea 23.3% compare
- 84 Tonga 22.9% compare
- 85 Nigeria 22.3% 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 share of forest with a long-term management plan in Venezuela?
- Share of forest with a long-term management plan in Venezuela was 25.0% in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of forest with a long-term management plan recorded in Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 25.0% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of forest with a long-term management plan recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.8% in 1990.
- How does Venezuela rank for share of forest with a long-term management plan?
- Venezuela ranks 82nd out of 131 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of forest with a long-term management plan rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Venezuela data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of forest with a long-term management plan. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of forest area with a long-term management plan (%).