Environment in Venezuela 258 indicators covering environment for Venezuela. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Total greenhouse gas emissions including LULUCF -119.61 Mt CO2e 2023 down 1,841.6% 174th Change in the consumption of ozone-depleting substances 0 2021 down 100.0% 135th Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Total excluding -284.92 Mt CO2e 2023 up 1.7% 179th Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking 93.5% 2023 down 3.1% 87th Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban 96.5% 2023 down 2.2% 98th Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural 83.8% 2023 up 3.6% 95th Share of land covered by forest 53.4% 2025 down 1.7% 49th Land use 3.30 million hectares 2023 unchanged 73rd Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted 1.11 million hectares 2025 up 9.5% 37th River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding 13.6 Percentage of agricultural land area 2022 up 2.8% 17th Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 08 - Sectoral breakdown of 4.97 Percentage of GDP 2022 down 5.8% 105th Forest rents 0.1% 2014 down 6.1% 129th Water withdrawals per capita 799.49 cubic meters per person 2023 up 5.7% 28th Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of) 1.72 2022 down 71.7% 174th Consumption-based deforestation per person 9.06 square meters 2023 down 51.9% 37th Deforestation embedded in trade 6,210 hectares 2023 down 69.6% 30th Imported deforestation 6,867 hectares 2023 down 69.8% 39th Exported deforestation 656.73 hectares 2023 down 71.7% 57th Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 08 - Sectoral breakdown of 0.0545 Percentage of GDP 2014 down 6.1% 111th Land use — Agriculture area under organic agriculture 57.8 Square kilometres 2024 up 11,460.0% 87th Industrial water withdrawal 793.30 million cubic meters 2023 unchanged 55th Environment-related technologies patents — Patent applications 0 Patents 2023 down 100.0% 73rd Total official financial flows for water supply and sanitation, by recipient 3.55 million millions of constant united states dollars 2024 up 582.7% 111th Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 23 - Ecological 88,205 Hectares 2020 unchanged 30th Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 23 - Ecological 46,231 Hectares 2020 down 2.7% 15th Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 23 - Ecological 3,300 Hectares 2020 unchanged 65th Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 23 - Ecological 2,600 Hectares 2020 unchanged 65th Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 23 - Ecological 21,500 Hectares 2020 unchanged 45th Land use hidden — Agriculture area under organic agriculture 25.18 Square kilometres 2023 up 4,935.6% 107th Environment-related technologies patents — Patent grants 0 Patents 2022 down 100.0% 59th Total donations received for biodiversity conservation 930,000 millions of constant united states dollars 2024 up 181.8% 126th Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas 59.4% 2025 unchanged 69th Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas 88.0% 2025 unchanged 23rd Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected 78.8% 2025 unchanged 37th Drivers of deforestation 2,761 hectares 2023 down 79.0% 41st Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 30 - Environmental causes 38.76 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants 2019 up 47.6% 98th Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 30 - Environmental causes 427.45 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants 2019 up 30.0% 48th Plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports 0.0011 kilograms 2013 down 96.8% 140th Share of global plastic waste imports 0.0% 2013 down 98.2% 123rd People using improved drinking water sources 1.76 million people 2024 up 71.3% 33rd Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 29 - National wealth 94.71 US dollar 2018 up 150.5% 18th Drinking water services 421,260 people 2017 down 4.3% 45th Share of freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected 85.4% 2025 unchanged 39th Agriculture-driven deforestation 66,744 hectares 2024 down 13.1% 24th Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Forest Land -313.51 Mt CO2e 2023 down 3.7% 177th Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Deforestation 0.0219 Mt CO2e 2023 down 91.8% 124th Freshwater withdrawals as a share of internal resources 7.5% 2023 unchanged 102nd Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Other Land 28.3 Mt CO2e 2023 up 133.7% 4th Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Organic Soil 0 Mt CO2e 2020 — 38th Plastic waste exports 5,834 tonnes 2013 up 285.8% 58th Land cover and land cover change — Grassland 162,424 Square kilometres 2022 down 2.1% 16th Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces 1,413 Square kilometres 2022 up 120.0% 37th Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland 9,533 Square kilometres 2022 up 111.0% 24th Land Surface Temperature 28.19 2021 up 0.9% 79th PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim 72.1% 2017 down 26.7% 125th PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim 2.0% 2017 down 86.6% 117th PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim 0.0% 2017 — 92nd Forest certified for sustainable use 0 thousands of hectares 2024 down 100.0% 85th Exposure to outdoor air pollution in urban areas 17.29 micrograms per cubic meter 2023 down 22.2% 92nd Per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group 0.0011 kilograms 2013 down 8.2% 132nd ← Previous Page 4 of 5 Next →