Consumption-based carbon intensity in Venezuela
Venezuela: Consumption-based carbon intensity was 0.5992 kilograms per international-$ in 2022. ▲ Rising
Consumption-based carbon intensity in Venezuela, 1990–2022
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-$.
Analysis
Venezuela recorded 0.5992 kilograms per international-$ 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 kilograms per international-$ in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0633 kilograms per international-$, in 2018.
That places Venezuela 5th out of 119 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Consumption-based carbon intensity in Venezuela, year by year
| Year | kilograms per international-$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.3366 kilograms per international-$ | — |
| 1991 | 0.3178 kilograms per international-$ | -5.6% |
| 1992 | 0.2884 kilograms per international-$ | -9.3% |
| 1993 | 0.3314 kilograms per international-$ | +14.9% |
| 1994 | 0.3121 kilograms per international-$ | -5.8% |
| 1995 | 0.3252 kilograms per international-$ | +4.2% |
| 1996 | 0.2808 kilograms per international-$ | -13.6% |
| 1997 | 0.3126 kilograms per international-$ | +11.3% |
| 1998 | 0.3469 kilograms per international-$ | +11.0% |
| 1999 | 0.2835 kilograms per international-$ | -18.3% |
| 2000 | 0.2215 kilograms per international-$ | -21.9% |
| 2001 | 0.2418 kilograms per international-$ | +9.2% |
| 2002 | 0.2598 kilograms per international-$ | +7.4% |
| 2003 | 0.3704 kilograms per international-$ | +42.6% |
| 2004 | 0.2825 kilograms per international-$ | -23.7% |
| 2005 | 0.2562 kilograms per international-$ | -9.3% |
| 2006 | 0.2656 kilograms per international-$ | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 0.2578 kilograms per international-$ | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 0.246 kilograms per international-$ | -4.6% |
| 2009 | 0.2831 kilograms per international-$ | +15.1% |
| 2010 | 0.3057 kilograms per international-$ | +8.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2499 kilograms per international-$ | -18.3% |
| 2012 | 0.2598 kilograms per international-$ | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2585 kilograms per international-$ | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.3247 kilograms per international-$ | +25.6% |
| 2015 | 0.2514 kilograms per international-$ | -22.6% |
| 2016 | 0.261 kilograms per international-$ | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 0.2752 kilograms per international-$ | +5.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0633 kilograms per international-$ | -77.0% |
| 2019 | 0.218 kilograms per international-$ | +244.7% |
| 2020 | 0.521 kilograms per international-$ | +139.0% |
| 2021 | 0.5821 kilograms per international-$ | +11.7% |
| 2022 | 0.5992 kilograms per international-$ | +2.9% |
Venezuela compared with similar countries
- Venezuela's 0.5992 kilograms per international-$ is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2262 kilograms per international-$, 2.6× the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Venezuela's 0.5992 kilograms per international-$ is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.2118 kilograms per international-$, 2.8× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Consumption-based carbon intensity in Venezuela changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +244.7% | 0.0633 kilograms per international-$ | 0.218 kilograms per international-$ |
| 2020 | +139.0% | 0.218 kilograms per international-$ | 0.521 kilograms per international-$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3135 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2808 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3469 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2685 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2215 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3704 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2467 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0633 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3247 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5674 kilograms per international-$ | 0.521 kilograms per international-$ | 0.5992 kilograms per international-$ | 3 |
Countries ranked near Venezuela
- 2 Mongolia 0.8142 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 3 Kyrgyzstan 0.658 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 4 Togo 0.6228 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 6 Cambodia 0.5842 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 7 Ukraine 0.5438 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 8 Kuwait 0.5288 kilograms per international-$ compare
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 consumption-based carbon intensity in Venezuela?
- Consumption-based carbon intensity in Venezuela was 0.5992 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 consumption-based carbon intensity recorded in Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5992 kilograms per international-$ in 2022.
- What is the lowest consumption-based carbon intensity recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0633 kilograms per international-$ 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 Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Consumption-based carbon intensity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 33 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).