Annual area burnt by wildfires gwis in Venezuela
Venezuela: Annual area burnt by wildfires gwis was 2.92 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
2.92 million
Change on year
down 43.6%
World rank
23rd
of 225 countries
All-time high
5.17 million
in 2024
All-time low
1.59 million
in 2011
Years of data
24
2002–2025
Annual area burnt by wildfires gwis in Venezuela, 2002–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual area burnt by wildfires gwis in Venezuela is 2.92 million, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 43.6% on the previous year and up 21.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual area burnt by wildfires gwis in Venezuela peaked at 5.17 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.59 million, in 2011.
That places Venezuela 23rd out of 225 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Annual area burnt by wildfires gwis in Venezuela, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 1.79 million | — |
| 2003 | 3.47 million | +94.1% |
| 2004 | 2.52 million | -27.4% |
| 2005 | 3.00 million | +19.0% |
| 2006 | 2.64 million | -12.1% |
| 2007 | 2.98 million | +12.8% |
| 2008 | 2.59 million | -12.9% |
| 2009 | 2.75 million | +6.3% |
| 2010 | 2.62 million | -4.9% |
| 2011 | 1.59 million | -39.1% |
| 2012 | 1.78 million | +11.7% |
| 2013 | 2.61 million | +46.6% |
| 2014 | 2.87 million | +9.8% |
| 2015 | 2.39 million | -16.5% |
| 2016 | 2.63 million | +9.7% |
| 2017 | 2.26 million | -14.1% |
| 2018 | 3.22 million | +42.7% |
| 2019 | 3.54 million | +9.8% |
| 2020 | 4.60 million | +30.2% |
| 2021 | 2.36 million | -48.8% |
| 2022 | 3.14 million | +33.3% |
| 2023 | 3.35 million | +6.6% |
| 2024 | 5.17 million | +54.3% |
| 2025 | 2.92 million | -43.6% |
Venezuela compared with similar countries
- Venezuela's 2.92 million is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 283,554, 10.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Venezuela's 2.92 million is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 12,815, 227.6× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.72 million | 1.79 million | 3.47 million | 8 |
| 2010s | 2.55 million | 1.59 million | 3.54 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.59 million | 2.36 million | 5.17 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Venezuela
More reference data data for Venezuela
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Crop Residues 384.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Manure Management 1,173 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 43,034 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Manure Management 41.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0.1023 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Burning - Crop 110.44 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Enteric 39,390 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 1,537 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.45 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual area burnt by wildfires gwis in Venezuela?
- Annual area burnt by wildfires gwis in Venezuela was 2.92 million in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual area burnt by wildfires gwis recorded in Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 5.17 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest annual area burnt by wildfires gwis recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.59 million in 2011.
- How does Venezuela rank for annual area burnt by wildfires gwis?
- Venezuela ranks 23rd out of 225 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual area burnt by wildfires gwis rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Venezuela data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Annual area burnt by wildfires gwis. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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