Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil in Venezuela
Venezuela: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil was 4.04 billion tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil in Venezuela, 1904–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
In 2024, cumulative co₂ emissions from oil in Venezuela stood at 4.04 billion tonnes. That is the highest value across all 114 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 17.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions from oil in Venezuela peaked at 4.04 billion tonnes in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 tonnes, in 1904.
That places Venezuela 23rd out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 2 |
| 1910s | 87,762 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 295,970 tonnes | 7 |
| 1920s | 2.43 million tonnes | 382,349 tonnes | 7.36 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1930s | 20.33 million tonnes | 7.36 million tonnes | 41.98 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1940s | 116.77 million tonnes | 54.27 million tonnes | 200.65 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1950s | 264.45 million tonnes | 208.55 million tonnes | 329.77 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 396.62 million tonnes | 344.65 million tonnes | 455.32 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 567.91 million tonnes | 472.48 million tonnes | 704.65 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 999.55 million tonnes | 754.45 million tonnes | 1.26 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.61 billion tonnes | 1.33 billion tonnes | 1.91 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.40 billion tonnes | 1.99 billion tonnes | 2.84 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.43 billion tonnes | 2.98 billion tonnes | 3.79 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.92 billion tonnes | 3.82 billion tonnes | 4.04 billion tonnes | 5 |
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 cumulative co₂ emissions from oil in Venezuela?
- Cumulative co₂ emissions from oil in Venezuela was 4.04 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 oil recorded in Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 4.04 billion tonnes in 2024.
- What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions from oil recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 tonnes in 1904.
- How does Venezuela rank for cumulative co₂ emissions from oil?
- Venezuela ranks 23rd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cumulative co₂ emissions from oil 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 from oil. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from oil since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.