Consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita in Venezuela
Venezuela: Consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita was 3.55 tonnes per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita in Venezuela, 1990–2023
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita in Venezuela is 3.55 tonnes per person, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.7% on the previous year and down 23.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita in Venezuela peaked at 5.55 tonnes per person in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.5785 tonnes per person, in 2018.
Venezuela ranks 69th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.35 tonnes per person | 3.73 tonnes per person | 4.93 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.85 tonnes per person | 2.98 tonnes per person | 4.72 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.68 tonnes per person | 0.5785 tonnes per person | 5.55 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.03 tonnes per person | 2.53 tonnes per person | 3.55 tonnes per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Venezuela
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 co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita in Venezuela?
- Consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita in Venezuela was 3.55 tonnes per person in 2023, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita recorded in Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 5.55 tonnes per person in 2014.
- What is the lowest consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5785 tonnes per person in 2018.
- How does Venezuela rank for consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita?
- Venezuela ranks 69th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.6%. 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); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in tonnes per person.