Environment in Venezuela 258 indicators covering environment for Venezuela. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Share of plastic waste exports 0.0% 2013 up 20.1% 77th Above-ground forest biomass 211.02 tonnes per hectare 2025 down 0.1% 26th Share of forest area within protected areas 78.3% 2025 unchanged 7th Ozone (O₃) concentration 48 ppb 2015 up 11.6% 127th Amount of water- and sanitation-related official development 3.55 2024 up 581.3% 110th Coastal protection 90.2 2025 up 0.1% 35th Malnutrition: Number of children who are wasted 119,680 2009 up 5.7% 43rd Household and ambient air pollution attributable DALYs 227,378 2019 up 4.6% 81st Land use for palm oil production 48,098 hectares 2024 up 21.5% 23rd Share of forest with a long-term management plan 25.0% 2025 up 3.2% 82nd Share of global annual deforestation 0.7% 2020 down 40.4% 23rd Share of annual global forest expansion 0.2% 2020 down 20.2% 29th Annual forest expansion 10,810 hectares per year 2020 down 35.7% 29th Annual afforestation 10,810 hectares per year 2020 down 35.7% 15th Annual deforestation as a share of forest area 0.1% 2020 down 47.7% 47th Share of deforestation that is driven by domestic consumption 93.6% 2013 down 0.8% 58th Annual deforestation 60,110 hectares per year 2020 down 48.8% 23rd Share of deforestation that is exported 6.4% 2013 up 12.8% 60th ← Previous Page 5 of 5