Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita in Venezuela
Venezuela: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita was 0.0591 hectares per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita in Venezuela, 2002–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
Venezuela recorded 0.0591 hectares per person for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita in 2025.
The figure is down 36.9% on the previous year and up 26.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita in Venezuela peaked at 0.0937 hectares per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0322 hectares per person, in 2002.
Venezuela ranks 17th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita in Venezuela, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.0322 hectares per person | — |
| 2003 | 0.0476 hectares per person | +47.8% |
| 2004 | 0.05 hectares per person | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0568 hectares per person | +13.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0522 hectares per person | -8.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0556 hectares per person | +6.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0475 hectares per person | -14.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0602 hectares per person | +26.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0399 hectares per person | -33.7% |
| 2011 | 0.034 hectares per person | -14.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0345 hectares per person | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0461 hectares per person | +33.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0496 hectares per person | +7.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0466 hectares per person | -6.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0442 hectares per person | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 0.046 hectares per person | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 0.062 hectares per person | +34.7% |
| 2019 | 0.063 hectares per person | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0793 hectares per person | +25.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0497 hectares per person | -37.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0583 hectares per person | +17.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0676 hectares per person | +15.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0937 hectares per person | +38.6% |
| 2025 | 0.0591 hectares per person | -36.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0503 hectares per person | 0.0322 hectares per person | 0.0602 hectares per person | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.0466 hectares per person | 0.034 hectares per person | 0.063 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.068 hectares per person | 0.0497 hectares per person | 0.0937 hectares per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Venezuela
- 14 Gabon 0.1363 hectares per person compare
- 15 Madagascar 0.0904 hectares per person compare
- 16 Kazakhstan 0.0668 hectares per person compare
- 18 Guyana 0.0591 hectares per person compare
- 19 Mozambique 0.0573 hectares per person compare
- 20 Zimbabwe 0.0543 hectares per person compare
More reference data data for Venezuela
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.34 (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) - Crop Residues 0.2667 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 10.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 4.49 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 38.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 53.46 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.45 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita in Venezuela?
- Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita in Venezuela was 0.0591 hectares per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita recorded in Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0937 hectares per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0322 hectares per person in 2002.
- How does Venezuela rank for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita?
- Venezuela ranks 17th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Venezuela data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Area burned by wildfires by land cover type Global Wildfire Information System (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.