Annual CO₂ emissions from coal in Venezuela
Venezuela: Annual CO₂ emissions from coal was 292,380 tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
292,380 tonnes
Change on year
up 9.4%
World rank
103rd
of 179 countries
All-time high
3.52 million tonnes
in 1998
All-time low
0 tonnes
in 2004
Years of data
155
1870–2024
Annual CO₂ emissions from coal in Venezuela, 1870–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Venezuela recorded 292,380 tonnes for annual co₂ emissions from coal in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.4% on the previous year and down 60.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual co₂ emissions from coal in Venezuela peaked at 3.52 million tonnes in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0 tonnes, in 2004.
That places Venezuela 103rd out of 179 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual CO₂ emissions from coal in Venezuela, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1870 | 1,016 tonnes | — |
| 1871 | 769 tonnes | -24.3% |
| 1872 | 505 tonnes | -34.3% |
| 1873 | 1,316 tonnes | +160.6% |
| 1874 | 1,924 tonnes | +46.2% |
| 1875 | 657 tonnes | -65.9% |
| 1876 | 1,670 tonnes | +154.2% |
| 1877 | 2,675 tonnes | +60.2% |
| 1878 | 2,811 tonnes | +5.1% |
| 1879 | 2,793 tonnes | -0.6% |
| 1880 | 3,134 tonnes | +12.2% |
| 1881 | 2,680 tonnes | -14.5% |
| 1882 | 1,675 tonnes | -37.5% |
| 1883 | 1,436 tonnes | -14.3% |
| 1884 | 3,439 tonnes | +139.5% |
| 1885 | 31,645 tonnes | +820.2% |
| 1886 | 25,738 tonnes | -18.7% |
| 1887 | 44,489 tonnes | +72.9% |
| 1888 | 61,063 tonnes | +37.3% |
| 1889 | 73,051 tonnes | +19.6% |
| 1890 | 89,329 tonnes | +22.3% |
| 1891 | 97,732 tonnes | +9.4% |
| 1892 | 78,108 tonnes | -20.1% |
| 1893 | 84,995 tonnes | +8.8% |
| 1894 | 71,201 tonnes | -16.2% |
| 1895 | 71,694 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1896 | 63,033 tonnes | -12.1% |
| 1897 | 67,898 tonnes | +7.7% |
| 1898 | 52,024 tonnes | -23.4% |
| 1899 | 53,527 tonnes | +2.9% |
| 1900 | 37,679 tonnes | -29.6% |
| 1901 | 50,398 tonnes | +33.8% |
| 1902 | 51,352 tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1903 | 34,945 tonnes | -32.0% |
| 1904 | 63,294 tonnes | +81.1% |
| 1905 | 45,948 tonnes | -27.4% |
| 1906 | 35,235 tonnes | -23.3% |
| 1907 | 47,862 tonnes | +35.8% |
| 1908 | 37,284 tonnes | -22.1% |
| 1909 | 36,579 tonnes | -1.9% |
| 1910 | 29,929 tonnes | -18.2% |
| 1911 | 41,837 tonnes | +39.8% |
| 1912 | 58,862 tonnes | +40.7% |
| 1913 | 67,985 tonnes | +15.5% |
| 1914 | 79,052 tonnes | +16.3% |
| 1915 | 75,264 tonnes | -4.8% |
| 1916 | 90,460 tonnes | +20.2% |
| 1917 | 66,426 tonnes | -26.6% |
| 1918 | 80,006 tonnes | +20.4% |
| 1919 | 74,795 tonnes | -6.5% |
| 1920 | 52,106 tonnes | -30.3% |
| 1921 | 85,236 tonnes | +63.6% |
| 1922 | 96,303 tonnes | +13.0% |
| 1923 | 102,277 tonnes | +6.2% |
| 1924 | 91,602 tonnes | -10.4% |
| 1925 | 122,587 tonnes | +33.8% |
| 1926 | 94,626 tonnes | -22.8% |
| 1927 | 74,728 tonnes | -21.0% |
| 1928 | 85,816 tonnes | +14.8% |
| 1929 | 114,388 tonnes | +33.3% |
| 1930 | 60,198 tonnes | -47.4% |
| 1931 | 57,700 tonnes | -4.1% |
| 1932 | 47,444 tonnes | -17.8% |
| 1933 | 66,280 tonnes | +39.7% |
| 1934 | 53,186 tonnes | -19.8% |
| 1935 | 41,360 tonnes | -22.2% |
| 1936 | 56,351 tonnes | +36.2% |
| 1937 | 67,039 tonnes | +19.0% |
| 1938 | 68,903 tonnes | +2.8% |
| 1939 | 57,421 tonnes | -16.7% |
| 1940 | 57,421 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1941 | 49,765 tonnes | -13.3% |
| 1942 | 65,077 tonnes | +30.8% |
| 1943 | 65,077 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1944 | 49,765 tonnes | -23.5% |
| 1945 | 45,936 tonnes | -7.7% |
| 1946 | 42,109 tonnes | -8.3% |
| 1947 | 42,109 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1948 | 45,936 tonnes | +9.1% |
| 1949 | 61,247 tonnes | +33.3% |
| 1950 | 68,903 tonnes | +12.5% |
| 1951 | 76,944 tonnes | +11.7% |
| 1952 | 69,616 tonnes | -9.5% |
| 1953 | 80,608 tonnes | +15.8% |
| 1954 | 87,930 tonnes | +9.1% |
| 1955 | 84,272 tonnes | -4.2% |
| 1956 | 84,267 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1957 | 95,264 tonnes | +13.1% |
| 1958 | 98,921 tonnes | +3.8% |
| 1959 | 91,605 tonnes | -7.4% |
| 1960 | 95,264 tonnes | +4.0% |
| 1961 | 113,584 tonnes | +19.2% |
| 1962 | 377,418 tonnes | +232.3% |
| 1963 | 450,672 tonnes | +19.4% |
| 1964 | 531,314 tonnes | +17.9% |
| 1965 | 567,954 tonnes | +6.9% |
| 1966 | 472,656 tonnes | -16.8% |
| 1967 | 597,265 tonnes | +26.4% |
| 1968 | 982,007 tonnes | +64.4% |
| 1969 | 809,701 tonnes | -17.5% |
| 1970 | 923,328 tonnes | +14.0% |
| 1971 | 494,611 tonnes | -46.4% |
| 1972 | 545,904 tonnes | +10.4% |
| 1973 | 982,006 tonnes | +79.9% |
| 1974 | 703,522 tonnes | -28.4% |
| 1975 | 670,551 tonnes | -4.7% |
| 1976 | 538,574 tonnes | -19.7% |
| 1977 | 1.07 million tonnes | +98.7% |
| 1978 | 373,728 tonnes | -65.1% |
| 1979 | 600,925 tonnes | +60.8% |
| 1980 | 732,800 tonnes | +21.9% |
| 1981 | 271,147 tonnes | -63.0% |
| 1982 | 381,041 tonnes | +40.5% |
| 1983 | 501,988 tonnes | +31.7% |
| 1984 | 633,872 tonnes | +26.3% |
| 1985 | 326,108 tonnes | -48.6% |
| 1986 | 337,088 tonnes | +3.4% |
| 1987 | 399,376 tonnes | +18.5% |
| 1988 | 663,184 tonnes | +66.1% |
| 1989 | 1.03 million tonnes | +54.7% |
| 1990 | 1.22 million tonnes | +18.6% |
| 1991 | 1.14 million tonnes | -6.3% |
| 1992 | 1.23 million tonnes | +8.0% |
| 1993 | 1.00 million tonnes | -18.4% |
| 1994 | 762,134 tonnes | -24.1% |
| 1995 | 18,320 tonnes | -97.6% |
| 1996 | 58,624 tonnes | +220.0% |
| 1997 | 124,579 tonnes | +112.5% |
| 1998 | 3.52 million tonnes | +2723.5% |
| 1999 | 131,907 tonnes | -96.3% |
| 2000 | 479,984 tonnes | +263.9% |
| 2001 | 175,872 tonnes | -63.4% |
| 2002 | 65,952 tonnes | -62.5% |
| 2003 | 157,552 tonnes | +138.9% |
| 2004 | 0 tonnes | -100.0% |
| 2005 | 139,232 tonnes | — |
| 2006 | 648,528 tonnes | +365.8% |
| 2007 | 403,040 tonnes | -37.9% |
| 2008 | 512,960 tonnes | +27.3% |
| 2009 | 861,060 tonnes | +67.9% |
| 2010 | 754,798 tonnes | -12.3% |
| 2011 | 776,768 tonnes | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 798,752 tonnes | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 795,088 tonnes | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 747,471 tonnes | -6.0% |
| 2015 | 699,824 tonnes | -6.4% |
| 2016 | 582,576 tonnes | -16.8% |
| 2017 | 490,976 tonnes | -15.7% |
| 2018 | 392,060 tonnes | -20.1% |
| 2019 | 285,792 tonnes | -27.1% |
| 2020 | 197,856 tonnes | -30.8% |
| 2021 | 201,520 tonnes | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 217,430 tonnes | +7.9% |
| 2023 | 267,352 tonnes | +23.0% |
| 2024 | 292,380 tonnes | +9.4% |
Venezuela compared with similar countries
- Venezuela's 292,380 tonnes is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 589,296 tonnes, 50% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Venezuela's 292,380 tonnes is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3,926 tonnes, 74.5× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual CO₂ emissions from coal 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +2723.5% | 124,579 tonnes | 3.52 million tonnes |
| 1885 | +820.2% | 3,439 tonnes | 31,645 tonnes |
| 2006 | +365.8% | 139,232 tonnes | 648,528 tonnes |
| 2000 | +263.9% | 131,907 tonnes | 479,984 tonnes |
| 1962 | +232.3% | 113,584 tonnes | 377,418 tonnes |
| 1996 | +220.0% | 18,320 tonnes | 58,624 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 1,614 tonnes | 505 tonnes | 2,811 tonnes | 10 |
| 1880s | 24,835 tonnes | 1,436 tonnes | 73,051 tonnes | 10 |
| 1890s | 72,954 tonnes | 52,024 tonnes | 97,732 tonnes | 10 |
| 1900s | 44,058 tonnes | 34,945 tonnes | 63,294 tonnes | 10 |
| 1910s | 66,462 tonnes | 29,929 tonnes | 90,460 tonnes | 10 |
| 1920s | 91,967 tonnes | 52,106 tonnes | 122,587 tonnes | 10 |
| 1930s | 57,588 tonnes | 41,360 tonnes | 68,903 tonnes | 10 |
| 1940s | 52,444 tonnes | 42,109 tonnes | 65,077 tonnes | 10 |
| 1950s | 83,833 tonnes | 68,903 tonnes | 98,921 tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 499,784 tonnes | 95,264 tonnes | 982,007 tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 690,310 tonnes | 373,728 tonnes | 1.07 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 527,252 tonnes | 271,147 tonnes | 1.03 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 920,412 tonnes | 18,320 tonnes | 3.52 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 344,418 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 861,060 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 632,410 tonnes | 285,792 tonnes | 798,752 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 235,308 tonnes | 197,856 tonnes | 292,380 tonnes | 5 |
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More climate change data for Venezuela
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.7484 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.717 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 1.01 °C (2026)
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.3% (2100)
- Population, total, annual growth rate 0.3922 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, total, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, annual growth rate 0.4325 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban population, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, per capita 0.8932 units per person (2025)
- Precipitation anomalies, annual growth rate 92.74 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual co₂ emissions from coal in Venezuela?
- Annual co₂ emissions from coal in Venezuela was 292,380 tonnes in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual co₂ emissions from coal recorded in Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 3.52 million tonnes in 1998.
- What is the lowest annual co₂ emissions from coal recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 tonnes in 2004.
- How does Venezuela rank for annual co₂ emissions from coal?
- Venezuela ranks 103rd out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual co₂ emissions from coal rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Venezuela data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual CO₂ emissions from coal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal, measured in tonnes.