Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions in Venezuela
Venezuela: Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions was 3.55 tonnes per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions 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 per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions in Venezuela is 3.55 tonnes per person, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 11.7% on the previous year and down 23.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions 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.
Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions in Venezuela, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4.35 tonnes per person | — |
| 1991 | 4.42 tonnes per person | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 4.18 tonnes per person | -5.4% |
| 1993 | 4.73 tonnes per person | +13.2% |
| 1994 | 4.28 tonnes per person | -9.5% |
| 1995 | 4.55 tonnes per person | +6.4% |
| 1996 | 3.86 tonnes per person | -15.2% |
| 1997 | 4.5 tonnes per person | +16.5% |
| 1998 | 4.93 tonnes per person | +9.6% |
| 1999 | 3.73 tonnes per person | -24.3% |
| 2000 | 2.98 tonnes per person | -20.1% |
| 2001 | 3.32 tonnes per person | +11.4% |
| 2002 | 3.21 tonnes per person | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 4.17 tonnes per person | +30.0% |
| 2004 | 3.71 tonnes per person | -10.9% |
| 2005 | 3.67 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 4.13 tonnes per person | +12.7% |
| 2007 | 4.31 tonnes per person | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 4.28 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 4.72 tonnes per person | +10.3% |
| 2010 | 5.07 tonnes per person | +7.3% |
| 2011 | 4.3 tonnes per person | -15.1% |
| 2012 | 4.67 tonnes per person | +8.4% |
| 2013 | 4.65 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 5.55 tonnes per person | +19.4% |
| 2015 | 3.99 tonnes per person | -28.2% |
| 2016 | 3.41 tonnes per person | -14.4% |
| 2017 | 3.05 tonnes per person | -10.5% |
| 2018 | 0.5785 tonnes per person | -81.1% |
| 2019 | 1.49 tonnes per person | +156.8% |
| 2020 | 2.53 tonnes per person | +70.2% |
| 2021 | 2.86 tonnes per person | +13.0% |
| 2022 | 3.18 tonnes per person | +11.2% |
| 2023 | 3.55 tonnes per person | +11.7% |
Venezuela compared with similar countries
- Venezuela's 3.55 tonnes per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.05 tonnes per person, 3.4× the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Venezuela's 3.55 tonnes per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.8 tonnes per person, 1.3× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions 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 | +156.8% | 0.5785 tonnes per person | 1.49 tonnes per person |
| 2018 | -81.1% | 3.05 tonnes per person | 0.5785 tonnes per person |
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
- 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 per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions in Venezuela?
- Per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions 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 per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions recorded in Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 5.55 tonnes per person in 2014.
- What is the lowest per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5785 tonnes per person in 2018.
- How does Venezuela rank for per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions?
- Venezuela ranks 69th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions 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 Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions. 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.