Forest area in Venezuela
Venezuela: Forest area was 460,729 sq. km in 2023. ▼ Falling
Forest area in Venezuela, 1990–2023
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in sq. km.
Analysis
Venezuela recorded 460,729 sq. km for forest area in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in Venezuela peaked at 520,260 sq. km in 1990 and was at its lowest, 460,729 sq. km, in 2023.
That places Venezuela 15th out of 214 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 507,322 sq. km | 494,385 sq. km | 520,260 sq. km | 10 |
| 2000s | 484,103 sq. km | 476,696 sq. km | 491,510 sq. km | 10 |
| 2010s | 468,145 sq. km | 462,720 sq. km | 475,050 sq. km | 10 |
| 2020s | 461,510 sq. km | 460,729 sq. km | 462,309 sq. km | 4 |
Countries ranked near Venezuela
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 forest area in Venezuela?
- Forest area in Venezuela was 460,729 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest forest area recorded in Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 520,260 sq. km in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 460,729 sq. km in 2023.
- How does Venezuela rank for forest area?
- Venezuela ranks 15th out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forest area rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Venezuela data come from?
- The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Forest area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.