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.
Share of global annual deforestation in Venezuela, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.0% | — |
| 2000 | 0.8% | -22.5% |
| 2010 | 1.2% | +50.6% |
| 2015 | 1.2% | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 0.7% | -42.9% |
Venezuela compared with similar countries
- Venezuela's 0.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2%, 4.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Venezuela's 0.7% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.3%, 2.6× the median. (21 countries reporting)
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
- 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 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.