Arable land in Venezuela
Venezuela: Arable land was 0.0919 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Arable land in Venezuela, 1961–2023
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
In 2023, arable land in Venezuela stood at 0.0919 hectares per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land in Venezuela peaked at 0.343 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0845 hectares per person, in 2016.
Venezuela ranks 114th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3017 hectares per person | 0.2648 hectares per person | 0.343 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2256 hectares per person | 0.1988 hectares per person | 0.2574 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1688 hectares per person | 0.147 hectares per person | 0.1938 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1211 hectares per person | 0.1077 hectares per person | 0.1428 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0993 hectares per person | 0.0914 hectares per person | 0.1058 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0872 hectares per person | 0.0845 hectares per person | 0.0902 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0919 hectares per person | 0.0914 hectares per person | 0.0922 hectares per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Venezuela
- 111 Cape Verde 0.0957 hectares per person compare
- 112 Honduras 0.0956 hectares per person compare
- 113 Luxembourg 0.092 hectares per person compare
- 115 Liberia 0.091 hectares per person compare
- 116 Dominica 0.0902 hectares per person compare
- 117 Mauritania 0.0896 hectares per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for Venezuela
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2013)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2013)
- Rural population 10.7% (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.1% (2025)
- Rural population 3.05 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 0.0% (2011)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 0 current US$ (2011)
- Land under cereal production 515,056 hectares (2023)
- Cereal yield 4,080 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal production 2.10 million metric tons (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land in Venezuela?
- Arable land in Venezuela was 0.0919 hectares per person in 2023, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest arable land recorded in Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 0.343 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest arable land recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0845 hectares per person in 2016.
- How does Venezuela rank for arable land?
- Venezuela ranks 114th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Venezuela data come from?
- The figures come from FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Arable land (hectares per person). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Arable land (hectares per person) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.