Share of global consumption-based CO₂ emissions vs. share of population in Venezuela
Venezuela: Share of global consumption-based CO₂ emissions vs. share of population was 0.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of global consumption-based CO₂ emissions vs. share of population in Venezuela, 1990–2023
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Venezuela recorded 0.3% for share of global consumption-based co₂ emissions vs. share of population in 2023.
The figure is up 10.4% on the previous year and down 33.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global consumption-based co₂ emissions vs. share of population in Venezuela peaked at 0.5% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2018.
Venezuela ranks 42nd of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Share of global consumption-based CO₂ emissions vs. share of population in Venezuela, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.4% | — |
| 1991 | 0.4% | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 0.4% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.4% | +14.6% |
| 1994 | 0.4% | -8.4% |
| 1995 | 0.4% | +6.2% |
| 1996 | 0.4% | -15.9% |
| 1997 | 0.4% | +18.2% |
| 1998 | 0.5% | +12.3% |
| 1999 | 0.4% | -24.5% |
| 2000 | 0.3% | -20.8% |
| 2001 | 0.3% | +12.7% |
| 2002 | 0.3% | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 0.4% | +25.7% |
| 2004 | 0.3% | -12.4% |
| 2005 | 0.3% | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 0.4% | +10.8% |
| 2007 | 0.4% | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 0.4% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.4% | +13.7% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | -16.9% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | +8.3% |
| 2013 | 0.4% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | +20.1% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | -27.3% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | -13.8% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | -12.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | -81.9% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | +147.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | +76.5% |
| 2021 | 0.2% | +7.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2% | +9.2% |
| 2023 | 0.3% | +10.4% |
Venezuela compared with similar countries
- Venezuela's 0.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1%, 4.5× the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Venezuela's 0.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1%, 3.9× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global consumption-based CO₂ emissions vs. share of population 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 | +147.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Venezuela
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 share of global consumption-based co₂ emissions vs. share of population in Venezuela?
- Share of global consumption-based co₂ emissions vs. share of population in Venezuela was 0.3% in 2023, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global consumption-based co₂ emissions vs. share of population recorded in Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 1998.
- What is the lowest share of global consumption-based co₂ emissions vs. share of population recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2018.
- How does Venezuela rank for share of global consumption-based co₂ emissions vs. share of population?
- Venezuela ranks 42nd out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of global consumption-based co₂ emissions vs. share of population rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Share of global consumption-based CO₂ emissions vs. share of population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured as a percentage of global consumption-based emissions of CO₂ in the same year.