Urban area over the long-term in Venezuela

Venezuela: Urban area over the long-term was 4,456 km² per grid cell in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)
4,456 km² per grid cell
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
32nd
of 202 countries
All-time high
4,456 km² per grid cell
in 2025
All-time low
0.0021 km² per grid cell
in 1000
Years of data
108
1000–2025

Urban area over the long-term in Venezuela, 1000–2025

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Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in km² per grid cell.

Analysis

Venezuela recorded 4,456 km² per grid cell for urban area over the long-term in 2025. That is the highest value across all 108 years on record.

The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 17.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, urban area over the long-term in Venezuela peaked at 4,456 km² per grid cell in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0021 km² per grid cell, in 1000.

Venezuela ranks 32nd of 202 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1000s 0.0021 km² per grid cell 0.0021 km² per grid cell 0.0021 km² per grid cell 1
1100s 0.0067 km² per grid cell 0.0067 km² per grid cell 0.0067 km² per grid cell 1
1200s 0.0214 km² per grid cell 0.0214 km² per grid cell 0.0214 km² per grid cell 1
1300s 0.0678 km² per grid cell 0.0678 km² per grid cell 0.0678 km² per grid cell 1
1400s 0.2148 km² per grid cell 0.2148 km² per grid cell 0.2148 km² per grid cell 1
1500s 0.6784 km² per grid cell 0.6784 km² per grid cell 0.6784 km² per grid cell 1
1600s 2.04 km² per grid cell 2.04 km² per grid cell 2.04 km² per grid cell 1
1700s 7.56 km² per grid cell 7.56 km² per grid cell 7.56 km² per grid cell 1
1710s 8.56 km² per grid cell 8.56 km² per grid cell 8.56 km² per grid cell 1
1720s 9.38 km² per grid cell 9.38 km² per grid cell 9.38 km² per grid cell 1
1730s 10.22 km² per grid cell 10.22 km² per grid cell 10.22 km² per grid cell 1
1740s 11.02 km² per grid cell 11.02 km² per grid cell 11.02 km² per grid cell 1
1750s 11.76 km² per grid cell 11.76 km² per grid cell 11.76 km² per grid cell 1
1760s 12.37 km² per grid cell 12.37 km² per grid cell 12.37 km² per grid cell 1
1770s 12.81 km² per grid cell 12.81 km² per grid cell 12.81 km² per grid cell 1
1780s 13.07 km² per grid cell 13.07 km² per grid cell 13.07 km² per grid cell 1
1790s 13.15 km² per grid cell 13.15 km² per grid cell 13.15 km² per grid cell 1
1800s 13.15 km² per grid cell 13.15 km² per grid cell 13.15 km² per grid cell 1
1810s 13.15 km² per grid cell 13.15 km² per grid cell 13.15 km² per grid cell 1
1820s 15.6 km² per grid cell 15.6 km² per grid cell 15.6 km² per grid cell 1
1830s 18.82 km² per grid cell 18.82 km² per grid cell 18.82 km² per grid cell 1
1840s 22.92 km² per grid cell 22.92 km² per grid cell 22.92 km² per grid cell 1
1850s 28.27 km² per grid cell 28.27 km² per grid cell 28.27 km² per grid cell 1
1860s 35.45 km² per grid cell 35.45 km² per grid cell 35.45 km² per grid cell 1
1870s 41.5 km² per grid cell 41.5 km² per grid cell 41.5 km² per grid cell 1
1880s 49.56 km² per grid cell 49.56 km² per grid cell 49.56 km² per grid cell 1
1890s 61.01 km² per grid cell 61.01 km² per grid cell 61.01 km² per grid cell 1
1900s 68.49 km² per grid cell 68.49 km² per grid cell 68.49 km² per grid cell 1
1910s 76.42 km² per grid cell 76.42 km² per grid cell 76.42 km² per grid cell 1
1920s 85.57 km² per grid cell 85.57 km² per grid cell 85.57 km² per grid cell 1
1930s 124.04 km² per grid cell 124.04 km² per grid cell 124.04 km² per grid cell 1
1940s 165.05 km² per grid cell 165.05 km² per grid cell 165.05 km² per grid cell 1
1950s 374.95 km² per grid cell 268.27 km² per grid cell 498.55 km² per grid cell 10
1960s 686.84 km² per grid cell 531.05 km² per grid cell 853.83 km² per grid cell 10
1970s 1,154 km² per grid cell 896.39 km² per grid cell 1,400 km² per grid cell 10
1980s 1,711 km² per grid cell 1,453 km² per grid cell 1,984 km² per grid cell 10
1990s 2,355 km² per grid cell 2,049 km² per grid cell 2,675 km² per grid cell 10
2000s 3,070 km² per grid cell 2,752 km² per grid cell 3,393 km² per grid cell 10
2010s 3,769 km² per grid cell 3,466 km² per grid cell 4,077 km² per grid cell 10
2020s 4,301 km² per grid cell 4,147 km² per grid cell 4,456 km² per grid cell 6

Countries ranked near Venezuela

  1. 29 Belgium 5,207 km² per grid cell compare
  2. 30 Ghana 4,600 km² per grid cell compare
  3. 31 Algeria 4,598 km² per grid cell compare
  4. 33 Egypt 4,434 km² per grid cell compare
  5. 34 Sudan 4,431 km² per grid cell compare
  6. 35 Netherlands 4,359 km² per grid cell compare

See the full ranking of 202 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is urban area over the long-term in Venezuela?
Urban area over the long-term in Venezuela was 4,456 km² per grid cell in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest urban area over the long-term recorded in Venezuela?
The highest recorded value was 4,456 km² per grid cell in 2025.
What is the lowest urban area over the long-term recorded in Venezuela?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0021 km² per grid cell in 1000.
How does Venezuela rank for urban area over the long-term?
Venezuela ranks 32nd out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
Is urban area over the long-term rising or falling in Venezuela?
Over the last ten years it is up 17.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Venezuela data come from?
The figures come from HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Urban area over the long-term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Urban area over the long-term
Unit
km² per grid cell
Source
HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
202 places, 21,816 data points, 1000–2025
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Total built-up area of a country over time.