Consumption based carbon intensity in Venezuela
Venezuela: Consumption based carbon intensity was 0.5992 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Consumption based carbon intensity in Venezuela, 1990–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Venezuela recorded 0.5992 for consumption based carbon intensity in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.9% on the previous year and up 130.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, consumption based carbon intensity in Venezuela peaked at 0.5992 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0633, in 2018.
That places Venezuela 5th out of 119 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Consumption based carbon intensity in Venezuela, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.3366 | — |
| 1991 | 0.3178 | -5.6% |
| 1992 | 0.2884 | -9.3% |
| 1993 | 0.3314 | +14.9% |
| 1994 | 0.3121 | -5.8% |
| 1995 | 0.3252 | +4.2% |
| 1996 | 0.2808 | -13.6% |
| 1997 | 0.3126 | +11.3% |
| 1998 | 0.3469 | +11.0% |
| 1999 | 0.2835 | -18.3% |
| 2000 | 0.2215 | -21.9% |
| 2001 | 0.2418 | +9.2% |
| 2002 | 0.2598 | +7.4% |
| 2003 | 0.3704 | +42.6% |
| 2004 | 0.2825 | -23.7% |
| 2005 | 0.2562 | -9.3% |
| 2006 | 0.2656 | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 0.2578 | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 0.246 | -4.6% |
| 2009 | 0.2831 | +15.1% |
| 2010 | 0.3057 | +8.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2499 | -18.3% |
| 2012 | 0.2598 | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2585 | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.3247 | +25.6% |
| 2015 | 0.2514 | -22.6% |
| 2016 | 0.261 | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 0.2752 | +5.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0633 | -77.0% |
| 2019 | 0.218 | +244.7% |
| 2020 | 0.521 | +139.0% |
| 2021 | 0.5821 | +11.7% |
| 2022 | 0.5992 | +2.9% |
Venezuela compared with similar countries
- Venezuela's 0.5992 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2262, 2.6× the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Venezuela's 0.5992 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.2118, 2.8× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Consumption based carbon intensity 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +244.7% | 0.0633 | 0.218 |
| 2020 | +139.0% | 0.218 | 0.521 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3135 | 0.2808 | 0.3469 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2685 | 0.2215 | 0.3704 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2467 | 0.0633 | 0.3247 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5674 | 0.521 | 0.5992 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Venezuela
More climate change data for Venezuela
- Share co2 vs population 0.2778 (2100)
- Co2 gdp growth, annual growth rate -71.57 % change on previous year (2025)
- Co2 gdp pop growth, annual growth rate 5.96 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
- Urban population 89.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is consumption based carbon intensity in Venezuela?
- Consumption based carbon intensity in Venezuela was 0.5992 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest consumption based carbon intensity recorded in Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5992 in 2022.
- What is the lowest consumption based carbon intensity recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0633 in 2018.
- How does Venezuela rank for consumption based carbon intensity?
- Venezuela ranks 5th out of 119 countries with data for 2022.
- Is consumption based carbon intensity rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is up 130.7%. 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 Consumption based carbon intensity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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