Annual area burnt by wildfires by region in Venezuela
Venezuela: Annual area burnt by wildfires by region was 5.17 million hectares in 2024. ▲ Rising
Annual area burnt by wildfires by region in Venezuela, 2002–2024
Source: Global Wildfire Information System (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual area burnt by wildfires by region in Venezuela is 5.17 million hectares, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 54.3% on the previous year and up 80.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual area burnt by wildfires by region in Venezuela peaked at 5.17 million hectares in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.59 million hectares, in 2011.
That places Venezuela 17th out of 225 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.72 million hectares | 1.79 million hectares | 3.47 million hectares | 8 |
| 2010s | 2.55 million hectares | 1.59 million hectares | 3.54 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.73 million hectares | 2.36 million hectares | 5.17 million hectares | 5 |
Countries ranked near Venezuela
More reference data data for Venezuela
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 10.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 6.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.34 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2667 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure Management 506.81 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.15 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Manure Management 1,173 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Agricultural Soils 13,634 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure left on Pa 10,074 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual area burnt by wildfires by region in Venezuela?
- Annual area burnt by wildfires by region in Venezuela was 5.17 million hectares in 2024, according to Global Wildfire Information System (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual area burnt by wildfires by region recorded in Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 5.17 million hectares in 2024.
- What is the lowest annual area burnt by wildfires by region recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.59 million hectares in 2011.
- How does Venezuela rank for annual area burnt by wildfires by region?
- Venezuela ranks 17th out of 225 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual area burnt by wildfires by region rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is up 80.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Venezuela data come from?
- The figures come from Global Wildfire Information System (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual area burnt by wildfires by region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total land area burnt by wildfires each year, in hectares, across all land cover types.