Area burned by wildfires by land cover type in Venezuela
Venezuela: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type was 1.69 million hectares in 2025. ▲ Rising
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type in Venezuela, 2002–2025
Source: Global Wildfire Information System (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
In 2025, area burned by wildfires by land cover type in Venezuela stood at 1.69 million hectares.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 36.6% on the previous year and up 18.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, area burned by wildfires by land cover type in Venezuela peaked at 2.66 million hectares in 2024 and was at its lowest, 819,374 hectares, in 2002.
That places Venezuela 20th 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.
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type in Venezuela, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 819,374 hectares | — |
| 2003 | 1.23 million hectares | +50.4% |
| 2004 | 1.32 million hectares | +6.8% |
| 2005 | 1.52 million hectares | +15.6% |
| 2006 | 1.42 million hectares | -6.6% |
| 2007 | 1.54 million hectares | +8.2% |
| 2008 | 1.33 million hectares | -13.3% |
| 2009 | 1.71 million hectares | +28.3% |
| 2010 | 1.15 million hectares | -32.9% |
| 2011 | 992,367 hectares | -13.6% |
| 2012 | 1.02 million hectares | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 1.38 million hectares | +34.9% |
| 2014 | 1.50 million hectares | +8.8% |
| 2015 | 1.42 million hectares | -5.0% |
| 2016 | 1.36 million hectares | -4.4% |
| 2017 | 1.41 million hectares | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 1.85 million hectares | +31.3% |
| 2019 | 1.82 million hectares | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 2.26 million hectares | +23.8% |
| 2021 | 1.40 million hectares | -37.9% |
| 2022 | 1.65 million hectares | +17.3% |
| 2023 | 1.91 million hectares | +16.3% |
| 2024 | 2.66 million hectares | +39.1% |
| 2025 | 1.69 million hectares | -36.6% |
Venezuela compared with similar countries
- Venezuela's 1.69 million hectares is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 49,425 hectares, 34.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Venezuela's 1.69 million hectares is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2,758 hectares, 611.4× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.36 million hectares | 819,374 hectares | 1.71 million hectares | 8 |
| 2010s | 1.39 million hectares | 992,367 hectares | 1.85 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.93 million hectares | 1.40 million hectares | 2.66 million hectares | 6 |
Countries ranked near Venezuela
- 17 Mozambique 2.04 million hectares compare
- 18 Congo 1.93 million hectares compare
- 19 Ghana 1.75 million hectares compare
- 21 Central African Republic 1.62 million hectares compare
- 22 Democratic Republic of Congo 1.46 million hectares compare
- 23 Kazakhstan 1.39 million hectares compare
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 area burned by wildfires by land cover type in Venezuela?
- Area burned by wildfires by land cover type in Venezuela was 1.69 million hectares in 2025, according to Global Wildfire Information System (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest area burned by wildfires by land cover type recorded in Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 2.66 million hectares in 2024.
- What is the lowest area burned by wildfires by land cover type recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 819,374 hectares in 2002.
- How does Venezuela rank for area burned by wildfires by land cover type?
- Venezuela ranks 20th out of 225 countries with data for 2025.
- Is area burned by wildfires by land cover type rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.4%. 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 Area burned by wildfires by land cover type. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Area of shrubland and grassland burnt by wildfires each year, in hectares. Includes open and closed shrublands and grasslands without a significant tree cover.