What is the highest surface area recorded in Venezuela?

The highest recorded value was 912,050 sq. km in 1961.

What is the lowest surface area recorded in Venezuela?

The lowest recorded value was 912,050 sq. km in 1961.

How does Venezuela rank for surface area?

Venezuela ranks 32nd out of 216 countries with data for 2023.

Is surface area rising or falling in Venezuela?

Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Surface area in Venezuela

Name: Surface area in Venezuela
Creator: 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)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Venezuela: Surface area was 912,050 sq. km in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)

912,050 sq. km

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

32nd

of 216 countries

All-time high

912,050 sq. km

in 1961

All-time low

912,050 sq. km

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2023

Surface area 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 sq. km.

Analysis

Venezuela recorded 912,050 sq. km for surface area in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, surface area in Venezuela peaked at 912,050 sq. km in 1961 and was at its lowest, 912,050 sq. km, in 1961.

Venezuela ranks 32nd of 216 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	912,050 sq. km	912,050 sq. km	912,050 sq. km	9
1970s	912,050 sq. km	912,050 sq. km	912,050 sq. km	10
1980s	912,050 sq. km	912,050 sq. km	912,050 sq. km	10
1990s	912,050 sq. km	912,050 sq. km	912,050 sq. km	10
2000s	912,050 sq. km	912,050 sq. km	912,050 sq. km	10
2010s	912,050 sq. km	912,050 sq. km	912,050 sq. km	10
2020s	912,050 sq. km	912,050 sq. km	912,050 sq. km	4

Countries ranked near Venezuela

29 Egypt 1.00 million sq. km compare
30 Tanzania 947,300 sq. km compare
31 Nigeria 923,770 sq. km compare
33 Namibia 824,290 sq. km compare
34 Mozambique 799,380 sq. km compare
35 Pakistan 796,100 sq. km compare

See the full ranking of 263 places →

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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is surface area in Venezuela?: Surface area in Venezuela was 912,050 sq. km 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 surface area recorded in Venezuela?: The highest recorded value was 912,050 sq. km in 1961.
What is the lowest surface area recorded in Venezuela?: The lowest recorded value was 912,050 sq. km in 1961.
How does Venezuela rank for surface area?: Venezuela ranks 32nd out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
Is surface area rising or falling in Venezuela?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
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 Surface area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Surface area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
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)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 263 places, 16,395 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Surface area is a country's total area, including areas under inland bodies of water and some coastal waterways.