Cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring, gaps filled in Venezuela
Venezuela: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring, gaps filled was 1.23 billion tonnes in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring, gaps filled in Venezuela, 1950–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Venezuela recorded 1.23 billion tonnes for cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring, gaps filled in 2024. That is the highest value across all 75 years on record.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring, gaps filled in Venezuela peaked at 1.23 billion tonnes in 2024 and was at its lowest, 27.82 million tonnes, in 1950.
Venezuela ranks 5th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 75 years of available data.
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring, gaps filled in Venezuela, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 27.82 million tonnes | — |
| 1951 | 61.30 million tonnes | +120.4% |
| 1952 | 97.06 million tonnes | +58.3% |
| 1953 | 129.70 million tonnes | +33.6% |
| 1954 | 164.43 million tonnes | +26.8% |
| 1955 | 200.83 million tonnes | +22.1% |
| 1956 | 241.49 million tonnes | +20.2% |
| 1957 | 284.81 million tonnes | +17.9% |
| 1958 | 323.35 million tonnes | +13.5% |
| 1959 | 359.03 million tonnes | +11.0% |
| 1960 | 390.83 million tonnes | +8.9% |
| 1961 | 420.20 million tonnes | +7.5% |
| 1962 | 454.38 million tonnes | +8.1% |
| 1963 | 484.63 million tonnes | +6.7% |
| 1964 | 515.79 million tonnes | +6.4% |
| 1965 | 547.88 million tonnes | +6.2% |
| 1966 | 578.40 million tonnes | +5.6% |
| 1967 | 613.71 million tonnes | +6.1% |
| 1968 | 647.40 million tonnes | +5.5% |
| 1969 | 681.74 million tonnes | +5.3% |
| 1970 | 718.05 million tonnes | +5.3% |
| 1971 | 748.45 million tonnes | +4.2% |
| 1972 | 775.21 million tonnes | +3.6% |
| 1973 | 801.99 million tonnes | +3.5% |
| 1974 | 819.19 million tonnes | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 824.76 million tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 831.14 million tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 837.06 million tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 841.86 million tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 846.95 million tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 851.84 million tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 856.04 million tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 859.95 million tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 863.75 million tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 867.59 million tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 871.12 million tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 877.19 million tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 885.26 million tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 893.42 million tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 899.13 million tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 906.68 million tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 914.22 million tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 922.48 million tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 933.27 million tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 935.67 million tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 939.80 million tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 943.79 million tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 948.49 million tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 953.94 million tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 959.12 million tonnes | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 965.04 million tonnes | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 970.01 million tonnes | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 973.82 million tonnes | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 977.57 million tonnes | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 981.73 million tonnes | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 985.84 million tonnes | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 989.76 million tonnes | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 993.99 million tonnes | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 999.11 million tonnes | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 1.00 billion tonnes | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 1.01 billion tonnes | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 1.02 billion tonnes | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 1.04 billion tonnes | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 1.05 billion tonnes | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 1.07 billion tonnes | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 1.09 billion tonnes | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 1.11 billion tonnes | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 1.12 billion tonnes | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 1.14 billion tonnes | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 1.15 billion tonnes | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 1.17 billion tonnes | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 1.18 billion tonnes | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 1.20 billion tonnes | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 1.22 billion tonnes | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 1.23 billion tonnes | +1.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring, gaps filled 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | +120.4% | 27.82 million tonnes | 61.30 million tonnes |
| 1952 | +58.3% | 61.30 million tonnes | 97.06 million tonnes |
| 1953 | +33.6% | 97.06 million tonnes | 129.70 million tonnes |
| 1954 | +26.8% | 129.70 million tonnes | 164.43 million tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 188.98 million tonnes | 27.82 million tonnes | 359.03 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 533.50 million tonnes | 390.83 million tonnes | 681.74 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 804.47 million tonnes | 718.05 million tonnes | 846.95 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 872.53 million tonnes | 851.84 million tonnes | 899.13 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 935.75 million tonnes | 906.68 million tonnes | 959.12 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 984.12 million tonnes | 965.04 million tonnes | 1.00 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.08 billion tonnes | 1.01 billion tonnes | 1.15 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.20 billion tonnes | 1.17 billion tonnes | 1.23 billion tonnes | 5 |
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- Share co2 vs population 0.2778 (2100)
- Co2 gdp growth, annual growth rate -71.57 % change on previous year (2025)
- Co2 gdp pop growth, annual growth rate 5.96 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
- Urban population 89.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring, gaps filled in Venezuela?
- Cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring, gaps filled in Venezuela was 1.23 billion tonnes in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring, gaps filled recorded in Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 1.23 billion tonnes in 2024.
- What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring, gaps filled recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.82 million tonnes in 1950.
- How does Venezuela rank for cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring, gaps filled?
- Venezuela ranks 5th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring, gaps filled rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Venezuela data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring with 73 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Cumulative co2 flaring Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring with 73 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.