Cumulative CO₂ emissions in Venezuela
Venezuela: Cumulative CO₂ emissions was 7.89 billion tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cumulative CO₂ emissions in Venezuela, 1870–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
In 2024, cumulative co₂ emissions in Venezuela stood at 7.89 billion tonnes. That is the highest value across all 155 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 17.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions in Venezuela peaked at 7.89 billion tonnes in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,016 tonnes, in 1870.
Venezuela ranks 31st of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 6,828 tonnes | 1,016 tonnes | 16,136 tonnes | 10 |
| 1880s | 85,073 tonnes | 19,270 tonnes | 264,486 tonnes | 10 |
| 1890s | 703,664 tonnes | 353,815 tonnes | 994,027 tonnes | 10 |
| 1900s | 1.24 million tonnes | 1.03 million tonnes | 1.43 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1910s | 1.82 million tonnes | 1.46 million tonnes | 2.40 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1920s | 5.01 million tonnes | 2.53 million tonnes | 10.38 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1930s | 27.82 million tonnes | 10.44 million tonnes | 54.40 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1940s | 135.23 million tonnes | 66.79 million tonnes | 227.64 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1950s | 507.60 million tonnes | 265.98 million tonnes | 777.11 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.09 billion tonnes | 834.12 million tonnes | 1.37 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.74 billion tonnes | 1.45 billion tonnes | 2.04 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.57 billion tonnes | 2.13 billion tonnes | 3.05 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.70 billion tonnes | 3.17 billion tonnes | 4.28 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.10 billion tonnes | 4.42 billion tonnes | 5.78 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.73 billion tonnes | 5.97 billion tonnes | 7.37 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.66 billion tonnes | 7.45 billion tonnes | 7.89 billion tonnes | 5 |
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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)
- 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)
- Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population 0.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cumulative co₂ emissions in Venezuela?
- Cumulative co₂ emissions in Venezuela was 7.89 billion tonnes in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cumulative co₂ emissions recorded in Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 7.89 billion tonnes in 2024.
- What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,016 tonnes in 1870.
- How does Venezuela rank for cumulative co₂ emissions?
- Venezuela ranks 31st out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cumulative co₂ emissions rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Cumulative CO₂ emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.