Share of global annual deforestation in Venezuela
Venezuela: Share of global annual deforestation was 0.7% in 2020. ▬ Flat
Share of global annual deforestation in Venezuela, 1990–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of global annual deforestation in Venezuela is 0.7%, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 40.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global annual deforestation in Venezuela peaked at 1.2% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2020.
Venezuela ranks 23rd of 112 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.2% | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Venezuela
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 share of global annual deforestation in Venezuela?
- Share of global annual deforestation in Venezuela was 0.7% in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global annual deforestation recorded in Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 1.2% in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of global annual deforestation recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2020.
- How does Venezuela rank for share of global annual deforestation?
- Venezuela ranks 23rd out of 112 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of global annual deforestation rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 Share of global annual deforestation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of global deforestation represents the proportion of a country's deforestation relative to the total global deforestation.