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
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.
Urban area over the long-term in Venezuela, year by year
| Year | km² per grid cell | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 0.0021 km² per grid cell | — |
| 1100 | 0.0067 km² per grid cell | +220.0% |
| 1200 | 0.0214 km² per grid cell | +218.7% |
| 1300 | 0.0678 km² per grid cell | +217.6% |
| 1400 | 0.2148 km² per grid cell | +216.7% |
| 1500 | 0.6784 km² per grid cell | +215.8% |
| 1600 | 2.04 km² per grid cell | +200.0% |
| 1700 | 7.56 km² per grid cell | +271.5% |
| 1710 | 8.56 km² per grid cell | +13.2% |
| 1720 | 9.38 km² per grid cell | +9.6% |
| 1730 | 10.22 km² per grid cell | +8.9% |
| 1740 | 11.02 km² per grid cell | +7.9% |
| 1750 | 11.76 km² per grid cell | +6.7% |
| 1760 | 12.37 km² per grid cell | +5.2% |
| 1770 | 12.81 km² per grid cell | +3.6% |
| 1780 | 13.07 km² per grid cell | +2.0% |
| 1790 | 13.15 km² per grid cell | +0.7% |
| 1800 | 13.15 km² per grid cell | +0.0% |
| 1810 | 13.15 km² per grid cell | +0.0% |
| 1820 | 15.6 km² per grid cell | +18.6% |
| 1830 | 18.82 km² per grid cell | +20.6% |
| 1840 | 22.92 km² per grid cell | +21.8% |
| 1850 | 28.27 km² per grid cell | +23.4% |
| 1860 | 35.45 km² per grid cell | +25.4% |
| 1870 | 41.5 km² per grid cell | +17.1% |
| 1880 | 49.56 km² per grid cell | +19.4% |
| 1890 | 61.01 km² per grid cell | +23.1% |
| 1900 | 68.49 km² per grid cell | +12.3% |
| 1910 | 76.42 km² per grid cell | +11.6% |
| 1920 | 85.57 km² per grid cell | +12.0% |
| 1930 | 124.04 km² per grid cell | +45.0% |
| 1940 | 165.05 km² per grid cell | +33.1% |
| 1950 | 268.27 km² per grid cell | +62.5% |
| 1951 | 287.86 km² per grid cell | +7.3% |
| 1952 | 309.2 km² per grid cell | +7.4% |
| 1953 | 332.12 km² per grid cell | +7.4% |
| 1954 | 356.53 km² per grid cell | +7.3% |
| 1955 | 382.31 km² per grid cell | +7.2% |
| 1956 | 409.42 km² per grid cell | +7.1% |
| 1957 | 437.79 km² per grid cell | +6.9% |
| 1958 | 467.49 km² per grid cell | +6.8% |
| 1959 | 498.55 km² per grid cell | +6.6% |
| 1960 | 531.05 km² per grid cell | +6.5% |
| 1961 | 564.08 km² per grid cell | +6.2% |
| 1962 | 596.74 km² per grid cell | +5.8% |
| 1963 | 630.55 km² per grid cell | +5.7% |
| 1964 | 665.36 km² per grid cell | +5.5% |
| 1965 | 701.01 km² per grid cell | +5.4% |
| 1966 | 737.47 km² per grid cell | +5.2% |
| 1967 | 774.83 km² per grid cell | +5.1% |
| 1968 | 813.47 km² per grid cell | +5.0% |
| 1969 | 853.83 km² per grid cell | +5.0% |
| 1970 | 896.39 km² per grid cell | +5.0% |
| 1971 | 951.66 km² per grid cell | +6.2% |
| 1972 | 1,009 km² per grid cell | +6.0% |
| 1973 | 1,068 km² per grid cell | +5.9% |
| 1974 | 1,131 km² per grid cell | +5.9% |
| 1975 | 1,197 km² per grid cell | +5.9% |
| 1976 | 1,244 km² per grid cell | +3.9% |
| 1977 | 1,294 km² per grid cell | +4.0% |
| 1978 | 1,346 km² per grid cell | +4.0% |
| 1979 | 1,400 km² per grid cell | +4.0% |
| 1980 | 1,453 km² per grid cell | +3.8% |
| 1981 | 1,509 km² per grid cell | +3.8% |
| 1982 | 1,563 km² per grid cell | +3.6% |
| 1983 | 1,618 km² per grid cell | +3.5% |
| 1984 | 1,675 km² per grid cell | +3.5% |
| 1985 | 1,735 km² per grid cell | +3.6% |
| 1986 | 1,794 km² per grid cell | +3.4% |
| 1987 | 1,856 km² per grid cell | +3.5% |
| 1988 | 1,920 km² per grid cell | +3.4% |
| 1989 | 1,984 km² per grid cell | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 2,049 km² per grid cell | +3.2% |
| 1991 | 2,116 km² per grid cell | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 2,183 km² per grid cell | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 2,250 km² per grid cell | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 2,317 km² per grid cell | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 2,385 km² per grid cell | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 2,453 km² per grid cell | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 2,522 km² per grid cell | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 2,599 km² per grid cell | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 2,675 km² per grid cell | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 2,752 km² per grid cell | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 2,822 km² per grid cell | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 2,891 km² per grid cell | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 2,962 km² per grid cell | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 3,033 km² per grid cell | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 3,104 km² per grid cell | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 3,176 km² per grid cell | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 3,248 km² per grid cell | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 3,321 km² per grid cell | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 3,393 km² per grid cell | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 3,466 km² per grid cell | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 3,532 km² per grid cell | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 3,599 km² per grid cell | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 3,666 km² per grid cell | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 3,733 km² per grid cell | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 3,801 km² per grid cell | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 3,869 km² per grid cell | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 3,938 km² per grid cell | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 4,007 km² per grid cell | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 4,077 km² per grid cell | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 4,147 km² per grid cell | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 4,208 km² per grid cell | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 4,270 km² per grid cell | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 4,332 km² per grid cell | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 4,394 km² per grid cell | +1.4% |
| 2025 | 4,456 km² per grid cell | +1.4% |
Venezuela compared with similar countries
- Venezuela's 4,456 km² per grid cell is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 837.49 km² per grid cell, 5.3× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Venezuela's 4,456 km² per grid cell is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 613.64 km² per grid cell, 7.3× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Urban area over the long-term in Venezuela changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1700 | +271.5% | 2.04 km² per grid cell | 7.56 km² per grid cell |
| 1100 | +220.0% | 0.0021 km² per grid cell | 0.0067 km² per grid cell |
| 1200 | +218.7% | 0.0067 km² per grid cell | 0.0214 km² per grid cell |
| 1300 | +217.6% | 0.0214 km² per grid cell | 0.0678 km² per grid cell |
| 1400 | +216.7% | 0.0678 km² per grid cell | 0.2148 km² per grid cell |
| 1500 | +215.8% | 0.2148 km² per grid cell | 0.6784 km² per grid cell |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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More reference data data for Venezuela
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 10.29 (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) - Manure applied to Soils 1.34 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2667 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Crop Residues 384.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 1,190 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 14,168 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 31.16 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 51.45 (2050)
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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Total built-up area of a country over time.