How have things changed?, per capita in Venezuela

Venezuela: How have things changed?, per capita was 0.01 metric tons per person in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.01 metric tons per person
Change on year
up 14.5%
World rank
103rd
of 215 countries
All-time high
0.0253 metric tons per person
in 1995
All-time low
0.008 metric tons per person
in 2019
Years of data
60
1965–2024

How have things changed?, per capita in Venezuela, 1965–2024

0.010.0150.020.025196519942024

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per person.

Analysis

The most recent figure for how have things changed?, per capita in Venezuela is 0.01 metric tons per person, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.5% on the previous year and up 18.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, how have things changed?, per capita in Venezuela peaked at 0.0253 metric tons per person in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.008 metric tons per person, in 2019.

That places Venezuela 103rd out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 60 years of available data.

How have things changed?, per capita in Venezuela, year by year

Annual values for How have things changed?, per capita in Venezuela, 1965 to 2024.
Year metric tons per person Change
1965 0.0123 metric tons per person —
1966 0.0117 metric tons per person -5.3%
1967 0.0104 metric tons per person -11.0%
1968 0.0118 metric tons per person +13.6%
1969 0.0121 metric tons per person +3.0%
1970 0.0111 metric tons per person -8.4%
1971 0.0118 metric tons per person +6.4%
1972 0.0126 metric tons per person +6.2%
1973 0.0131 metric tons per person +3.7%
1974 0.0113 metric tons per person -13.2%
1975 0.0117 metric tons per person +3.3%
1976 0.0111 metric tons per person -5.4%
1977 0.011 metric tons per person -0.3%
1978 0.0127 metric tons per person +14.8%
1979 0.0114 metric tons per person -10.5%
1980 0.0123 metric tons per person +8.7%
1981 0.0116 metric tons per person -6.2%
1982 0.0131 metric tons per person +13.3%
1983 0.0139 metric tons per person +6.4%
1984 0.0153 metric tons per person +9.7%
1985 0.0152 metric tons per person -0.6%
1986 0.0159 metric tons per person +4.6%
1987 0.0219 metric tons per person +37.9%
1988 0.0232 metric tons per person +5.9%
1989 0.0241 metric tons per person +3.9%
1990 0.0216 metric tons per person -10.5%
1991 0.0217 metric tons per person +0.6%
1992 0.0211 metric tons per person -3.0%
1993 0.0225 metric tons per person +6.6%
1994 0.0229 metric tons per person +1.7%
1995 0.0253 metric tons per person +10.8%
1996 0.0235 metric tons per person -7.0%
1997 0.0222 metric tons per person -5.9%
1998 0.0233 metric tons per person +5.1%
1999 0.0181 metric tons per person -22.2%
2000 0.0162 metric tons per person -10.7%
2001 0.0202 metric tons per person +24.7%
2002 0.0215 metric tons per person +6.8%
2003 0.0214 metric tons per person -0.8%
2004 0.0251 metric tons per person +17.5%
2005 0.0179 metric tons per person -28.5%
2006 0.0147 metric tons per person -18.0%
2007 0.0141 metric tons per person -3.9%
2008 0.0118 metric tons per person -16.9%
2009 0.0122 metric tons per person +4.0%
2010 0.0087 metric tons per person -28.8%
2011 0.0087 metric tons per person -0.3%
2012 0.009 metric tons per person +3.5%
2013 0.0084 metric tons per person -6.5%
2014 0.0085 metric tons per person +0.8%
2015 0.009 metric tons per person +6.1%
2016 0.0108 metric tons per person +19.8%
2017 0.0095 metric tons per person -11.6%
2018 0.0085 metric tons per person -10.7%
2019 0.008 metric tons per person -6.0%
2020 0.0089 metric tons per person +11.6%
2021 0.0092 metric tons per person +3.0%
2022 0.0092 metric tons per person +0.4%
2023 0.0087 metric tons per person -5.0%
2024 0.01 metric tons per person +14.5%

Venezuela compared with similar countries

  • Venezuela's 0.01 metric tons per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0091 metric tons per person, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Venezuela's 0.01 metric tons per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0109 metric tons per person, 91% of the median. (42 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0117 metric tons per person 0.0104 metric tons per person 0.0123 metric tons per person 5
1970s 0.0118 metric tons per person 0.011 metric tons per person 0.0131 metric tons per person 10
1980s 0.0167 metric tons per person 0.0116 metric tons per person 0.0241 metric tons per person 10
1990s 0.0222 metric tons per person 0.0181 metric tons per person 0.0253 metric tons per person 10
2000s 0.0175 metric tons per person 0.0118 metric tons per person 0.0251 metric tons per person 10
2010s 0.0089 metric tons per person 0.008 metric tons per person 0.0108 metric tons per person 10
2020s 0.0092 metric tons per person 0.0087 metric tons per person 0.01 metric tons per person 5

Countries ranked near Venezuela

  1. 100 Turkey 0.0109 metric tons per person compare
  2. 101 El Salvador 0.0109 metric tons per person compare
  3. 102 Cape Verde 0.0106 metric tons per person compare
  4. 104 Zambia 0.0099 metric tons per person compare
  5. 105 France 0.0098 metric tons per person compare
  6. 106 Tanzania 0.0098 metric tons per person compare

See the full ranking of 215 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is how have things changed?, per capita in Venezuela?
How have things changed?, per capita in Venezuela was 0.01 metric tons per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest how have things changed?, per capita recorded in Venezuela?
The highest recorded value was 0.0253 metric tons per person in 1995.
What is the lowest how have things changed?, per capita recorded in Venezuela?
The lowest recorded value was 0.008 metric tons per person in 2019.
How does Venezuela rank for how have things changed?, per capita?
Venezuela ranks 103rd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
Is how have things changed?, per capita rising or falling in Venezuela?
Over the last ten years it is up 18.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Venezuela data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of How have things changed?, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
How have things changed?, per capita
Unit
metric tons per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
215 places, 11,930 data points, 1965–2024
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How have things changed? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.