Cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring in Venezuela
Venezuela: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring was 1.23 billion tonnes in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.23 billion tonnes
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
5th
of 215 countries
All-time high
1.23 billion tonnes
in 2024
All-time low
27.82 million tonnes
in 1950
Years of data
75
1950–2024
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring in Venezuela, 1950–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
In 2024, cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring in Venezuela stood at 1.23 billion tonnes. That is the highest value across all 75 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring 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 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 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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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 cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring in Venezuela?
- Cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring in Venezuela was 1.23 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 from flaring recorded in Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 1.23 billion tonnes in 2024.
- What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.82 million tonnes in 1950.
- How does Venezuela rank for cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring?
- Venezuela ranks 5th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring 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 Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from flaring since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.