Share of land area that is protected in Venezuela
Venezuela: Share of land area that is protected was 56.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of land area that is protected in Venezuela, 2013–2025
Source: Protected Planet WDPA and WD-OECM data, UNEP-WCMC and IUCN, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total land area.
Analysis
Venezuela recorded 56.8% for share of land area that is protected in 2025.
That represents a change of up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of land area that is protected in Venezuela peaked at 56.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 54.1%, in 2013.
That places Venezuela 3rd out of 213 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Share of land area that is protected in Venezuela, year by year
| Year | % of total land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 54.1% | — |
| 2014 | 54.1% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 54.1% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 54.1% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 54.1% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 54.1% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 54.1% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 56.9% | +5.2% |
| 2021 | 56.9% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 56.9% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 56.9% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 56.8% | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 56.8% | +0.0% |
Venezuela compared with similar countries
- Venezuela's 56.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 18.8%, 3.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Venezuela's 56.8% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 17.7%, 3.2× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 54.1% | 54.1% | 54.1% | 7 |
| 2020s | 56.9% | 56.8% | 56.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Venezuela
- 1 Seychelles 68.1% compare
- 2 New Caledonia 59.6% compare
- 4 Bhutan 51.6% compare
- 5 Liechtenstein 44.8% compare
- 6 Bulgaria 44.3% 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 share of land area that is protected in Venezuela?
- Share of land area that is protected in Venezuela was 56.8% in 2025, according to Protected Planet WDPA and WD-OECM data, UNEP-WCMC and IUCN, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of land area that is protected recorded in Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 56.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of land area that is protected recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.1% in 2013.
- How does Venezuela rank for share of land area that is protected?
- Venezuela ranks 3rd out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of land area that is protected rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Venezuela data come from?
- The figures come from Protected Planet WDPA and WD-OECM data, UNEP-WCMC and IUCN, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of land area that is protected. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Terrestrial protected areas are areas of at least 1,000 hectares that are designated by national authorities in order to preserve their ecosystem services and cultural values.