Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Venezuela
Venezuela: Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops was 0.2979 in 2014. ▼ Falling
Latest (2014)
0.2979
Change on year
down 2.9%
World rank
104th
of 163 countries
All-time high
1
in 1961
All-time low
0.2925
in 2011
Years of data
54
1961–2014
Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Venezuela, 1961–2014
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2014, arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Venezuela stood at 0.2979.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Venezuela peaked at 1 in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.2925, in 2011.
Venezuela ranks 104th of 163 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 54 years of available data.
Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Venezuela, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1 | — |
| 1962 | 0.9946 | -0.5% |
| 1963 | 0.9418 | -5.3% |
| 1964 | 0.8974 | -4.7% |
| 1965 | 0.8396 | -6.4% |
| 1966 | 0.8165 | -2.7% |
| 1967 | 0.7839 | -4.0% |
| 1968 | 0.7719 | -1.5% |
| 1969 | 0.7436 | -3.7% |
| 1970 | 0.6977 | -6.2% |
| 1971 | 0.7123 | +2.1% |
| 1972 | 0.7382 | +3.6% |
| 1973 | 0.7143 | -3.2% |
| 1974 | 0.6864 | -3.9% |
| 1975 | 0.656 | -4.4% |
| 1976 | 0.7137 | +8.8% |
| 1977 | 0.6066 | -15.0% |
| 1978 | 0.6131 | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 0.5988 | -2.3% |
| 1980 | 0.6012 | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 0.5813 | -3.3% |
| 1982 | 0.5735 | -1.3% |
| 1983 | 0.5659 | -1.3% |
| 1984 | 0.5623 | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 0.5575 | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 0.5389 | -3.3% |
| 1987 | 0.522 | -3.1% |
| 1988 | 0.4906 | -6.0% |
| 1989 | 0.4569 | -6.9% |
| 1990 | 0.4606 | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 0.4397 | -4.5% |
| 1992 | 0.4084 | -7.1% |
| 1993 | 0.412 | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 0.3922 | -4.8% |
| 1995 | 0.3915 | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.3777 | -3.5% |
| 1997 | 0.3604 | -4.6% |
| 1998 | 0.348 | -3.4% |
| 1999 | 0.3388 | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 0.3283 | -3.1% |
| 2001 | 0.3252 | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.3531 | +8.6% |
| 2003 | 0.3471 | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.3405 | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 0.3182 | -6.6% |
| 2006 | 0.3232 | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 0.3133 | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 0.324 | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 0.316 | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 0.3126 | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2925 | -6.4% |
| 2012 | 0.3296 | +12.7% |
| 2013 | 0.3067 | -6.9% |
| 2014 | 0.2979 | -2.9% |
Venezuela compared with similar countries
- Venezuela's 0.2979 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2966, 1.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Venezuela's 0.2979 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.5184, 57% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8655 | 0.7436 | 1 | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.6737 | 0.5988 | 0.7382 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.545 | 0.4569 | 0.6012 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3929 | 0.3388 | 0.4606 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3289 | 0.3133 | 0.3531 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3079 | 0.2925 | 0.3296 | 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) - IPCC Agriculture 10.29 (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 - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Crop Residues 384.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 1,190 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 14,168 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 31.16 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 51.45 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Venezuela?
- Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Venezuela was 0.2979 in 2014, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops recorded in Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 1 in 1961.
- What is the lowest arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2925 in 2011.
- How does Venezuela rank for arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops?
- Venezuela ranks 104th out of 163 countries with data for 2014.
- Is arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Venezuela data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Index of arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops (where values in 1961 are equal to 1.0).