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-$, in 2018.
That places Venezuela 5th out of 119 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3135 kilograms per international-$ | 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
- 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 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.
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Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).