emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Venezuela
Venezuela: emissions of air pollutants, per capita was 0.0172 tonnes per person in 2022. ▼ Falling
emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Venezuela, 1960–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Venezuela is 0.0172 tonnes per person, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and down 74.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Venezuela peaked at 0.1261 tonnes per person in 1981 and was at its lowest, 0.0168 tonnes per person, in 2021.
That places Venezuela 181st out of 207 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Venezuela, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.1086 tonnes per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0833 tonnes per person | -23.3% |
| 1962 | 0.0598 tonnes per person | -28.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0862 tonnes per person | +44.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0725 tonnes per person | -15.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0826 tonnes per person | +13.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0644 tonnes per person | -22.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0741 tonnes per person | +15.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0741 tonnes per person | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0831 tonnes per person | +12.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0861 tonnes per person | +3.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0794 tonnes per person | -7.9% |
| 1972 | 0.082 tonnes per person | +3.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0863 tonnes per person | +5.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0907 tonnes per person | +5.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0969 tonnes per person | +6.8% |
| 1976 | 0.1046 tonnes per person | +7.9% |
| 1977 | 0.1111 tonnes per person | +6.3% |
| 1978 | 0.1172 tonnes per person | +5.5% |
| 1979 | 0.1217 tonnes per person | +3.8% |
| 1980 | 0.1248 tonnes per person | +2.5% |
| 1981 | 0.1261 tonnes per person | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 0.1248 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 0.1211 tonnes per person | -3.0% |
| 1984 | 0.1143 tonnes per person | -5.6% |
| 1985 | 0.1138 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 0.1117 tonnes per person | -1.9% |
| 1987 | 0.1111 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.1117 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 0.1037 tonnes per person | -7.2% |
| 1990 | 0.1024 tonnes per person | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 0.1046 tonnes per person | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 0.1037 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 0.1063 tonnes per person | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 0.1031 tonnes per person | -3.0% |
| 1995 | 0.1042 tonnes per person | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 0.1024 tonnes per person | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0926 tonnes per person | -9.5% |
| 1998 | 0.089 tonnes per person | -3.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0877 tonnes per person | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0835 tonnes per person | -4.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0838 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0748 tonnes per person | -10.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0757 tonnes per person | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.084 tonnes per person | +11.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0862 tonnes per person | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0664 tonnes per person | -23.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0677 tonnes per person | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0684 tonnes per person | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0717 tonnes per person | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0682 tonnes per person | -4.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0586 tonnes per person | -14.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0673 tonnes per person | +15.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0562 tonnes per person | -16.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0576 tonnes per person | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0506 tonnes per person | -12.1% |
| 2016 | 0.044 tonnes per person | -13.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0409 tonnes per person | -7.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0367 tonnes per person | -10.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0332 tonnes per person | -9.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0174 tonnes per person | -47.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0168 tonnes per person | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0172 tonnes per person | +2.4% |
Venezuela compared with similar countries
- Venezuela's 0.0172 tonnes per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0453 tonnes per person, 38% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Venezuela's 0.0172 tonnes per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0396 tonnes per person, 44% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where emissions of air pollutants, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -47.5% | 0.0332 tonnes per person | 0.0174 tonnes per person |
| 1963 | +44.1% | 0.0598 tonnes per person | 0.0862 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0789 tonnes per person | 0.0598 tonnes per person | 0.1086 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0976 tonnes per person | 0.0794 tonnes per person | 0.1217 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1163 tonnes per person | 0.1037 tonnes per person | 0.1261 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0996 tonnes per person | 0.0877 tonnes per person | 0.1063 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0762 tonnes per person | 0.0664 tonnes per person | 0.0862 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0513 tonnes per person | 0.0332 tonnes per person | 0.0682 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0172 tonnes per person | 0.0168 tonnes per person | 0.0174 tonnes per person | 3 |
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 emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Venezuela?
- Emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Venezuela was 0.0172 tonnes per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest emissions of air pollutants, per capita recorded in Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1261 tonnes per person in 1981.
- What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants, per capita recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0168 tonnes per person in 2021.
- How does Venezuela rank for emissions of air pollutants, per capita?
- Venezuela ranks 181st out of 207 countries with data for 2022.
- Is emissions of air pollutants, per capita rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is down 74.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Venezuela data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of emissions of air pollutants, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
emissions of air pollutants divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
emissions of air pollutants ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- emissions of air pollutants Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
emissions of air pollutants divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.