Terrestrial protected areas in Venezuela
Venezuela: Terrestrial protected areas was 56.8 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
56.8
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
3rd
of 213 countries
All-time high
56.9
in 2020
All-time low
54.1
in 2013
Years of data
13
2013–2025
Terrestrial protected areas in Venezuela, 2013–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Venezuela recorded 56.8 for terrestrial protected areas in 2025.
That represents a change of up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, terrestrial protected areas 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.
Terrestrial protected areas in Venezuela, year by year
| Year | Value | 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 | 56.87 | 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 - 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 terrestrial protected areas in Venezuela?
- Terrestrial protected areas in Venezuela was 56.8 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest terrestrial protected areas recorded in Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 56.9 in 2020.
- What is the lowest terrestrial protected areas recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.1 in 2013.
- How does Venezuela rank for terrestrial protected areas?
- Venezuela ranks 3rd out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is terrestrial protected areas 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Terrestrial protected areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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