Area burned wildfires by type in Venezuela
Venezuela: Area burned wildfires by type was 1.69 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
1.69 million
Change on year
down 36.6%
World rank
20th
of 225 countries
All-time high
2.66 million
in 2024
All-time low
819,374
in 2002
Years of data
24
2002–2025
Area burned wildfires by type in Venezuela, 2002–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, area burned wildfires by type in Venezuela stood at 1.69 million.
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 wildfires by type in Venezuela peaked at 2.66 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 819,374, 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 wildfires by type in Venezuela, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 819,374 | — |
| 2003 | 1.23 million | +50.4% |
| 2004 | 1.32 million | +6.8% |
| 2005 | 1.52 million | +15.6% |
| 2006 | 1.42 million | -6.6% |
| 2007 | 1.54 million | +8.2% |
| 2008 | 1.33 million | -13.3% |
| 2009 | 1.71 million | +28.3% |
| 2010 | 1.15 million | -32.9% |
| 2011 | 992,367 | -13.6% |
| 2012 | 1.02 million | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 1.38 million | +34.9% |
| 2014 | 1.50 million | +8.8% |
| 2015 | 1.42 million | -5.0% |
| 2016 | 1.36 million | -4.4% |
| 2017 | 1.41 million | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 1.85 million | +31.3% |
| 2019 | 1.82 million | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 2.26 million | +23.8% |
| 2021 | 1.40 million | -37.9% |
| 2022 | 1.65 million | +17.3% |
| 2023 | 1.91 million | +16.3% |
| 2024 | 2.66 million | +39.1% |
| 2025 | 1.69 million | -36.6% |
Venezuela compared with similar countries
- Venezuela's 1.69 million is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 49,425, 34.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Venezuela's 1.69 million is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2,758, 611.4× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.36 million | 819,374 | 1.71 million | 8 |
| 2010s | 1.39 million | 992,367 | 1.85 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.93 million | 1.40 million | 2.66 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Venezuela
- 17 Mozambique 2.04 million compare
- 18 Congo 1.93 million compare
- 19 Ghana 1.75 million compare
- 21 Central African Republic 1.62 million compare
- 22 Democratic Republic of Congo 1.46 million compare
- 23 Kazakhstan 1.39 million compare
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 area burned wildfires by type in Venezuela?
- Area burned wildfires by type in Venezuela was 1.69 million in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest area burned wildfires by type recorded in Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 2.66 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest area burned wildfires by type recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 819,374 in 2002.
- How does Venezuela rank for area burned wildfires by type?
- Venezuela ranks 20th out of 225 countries with data for 2025.
- Is area burned wildfires by 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Area burned wildfires by type. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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