Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Venezuela
Venezuela: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP was 0.7244 kilograms per international-$ in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Venezuela, 1870–2022
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per international-$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Venezuela is 0.7244 kilograms per international-$, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.8% on the previous year and up 118.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Venezuela peaked at 1 kilograms per international-$ in 1951 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 kilograms per international-$, in 1872.
That places Venezuela 5th out of 164 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0.0005 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0002 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0007 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.0049 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0003 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0134 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.0136 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0098 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0172 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.0094 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0072 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0132 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.0172 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0064 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0361 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.099 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0243 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2101 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.3456 kilograms per international-$ | 0.006 kilograms per international-$ | 0.6821 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.7062 kilograms per international-$ | 0.5831 kilograms per international-$ | 0.8441 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.8777 kilograms per international-$ | 0.6715 kilograms per international-$ | 1 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.4916 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4282 kilograms per international-$ | 0.6228 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3344 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2549 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4529 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4213 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3774 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4556 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4055 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3479 kilograms per international-$ | 0.472 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4006 kilograms per international-$ | 0.319 kilograms per international-$ | 0.5299 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3848 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3312 kilograms per international-$ | 0.5347 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.665 kilograms per international-$ | 0.5861 kilograms per international-$ | 0.7244 kilograms per international-$ | 3 |
Countries ranked near Venezuela
- 2 Turkmenistan 1.05 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 3 Trinidad and Tobago 0.9995 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 4 Mongolia 0.9026 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 6 Libya 0.6449 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 7 Bahrain 0.6436 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 8 Syria 0.6002 kilograms per international-$ compare
More climate change data for Venezuela
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.3% (2100)
- Population growth 0.4% (2025)
- Population, total 28.52 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 0.4% (2025)
- Urban population 25.47 million (2025)
- Urban population 89.3% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 4.09 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 7.89 billion tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 4.09 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 4.09 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Venezuela?
- Carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Venezuela was 0.7244 kilograms per international-$ in 2022, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp recorded in Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 1 kilograms per international-$ in 1951.
- What is the lowest carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 kilograms per international-$ in 1872.
- How does Venezuela rank for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- Venezuela ranks 5th out of 164 countries with data for 2022.
- Is carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is up 118.7%. 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); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).