emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Venezuela
Venezuela: emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre was 0.5516 tonnes per square kilometre in 2022. ▲ Rising
emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Venezuela, 1961–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Venezuela is 0.5516 tonnes per square kilometre, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and down 75.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Venezuela peaked at 2.63 tonnes per square kilometre in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.5392 tonnes per square kilometre, in 2021.
That places Venezuela 180th out of 207 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 62 years of available data.
emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Venezuela, year by year
| Year | tonnes per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.7989 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.594 tonnes per square kilometre | -25.7% |
| 1963 | 0.8856 tonnes per square kilometre | +49.1% |
| 1964 | 0.7709 tonnes per square kilometre | -13.0% |
| 1965 | 0.9081 tonnes per square kilometre | +17.8% |
| 1966 | 0.7316 tonnes per square kilometre | -19.4% |
| 1967 | 0.8697 tonnes per square kilometre | +18.9% |
| 1968 | 0.8983 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1969 | 1.04 tonnes per square kilometre | +15.8% |
| 1970 | 1.11 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1971 | 1.06 tonnes per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 1972 | 1.12 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1973 | 1.22 tonnes per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 1974 | 1.32 tonnes per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 1975 | 1.45 tonnes per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1976 | 1.61 tonnes per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1977 | 1.76 tonnes per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 1978 | 1.92 tonnes per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 1979 | 2.05 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1980 | 2.16 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1981 | 2.24 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1982 | 2.28 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 2.27 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 2.2 tonnes per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1985 | 2.25 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 2.27 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 2.32 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 2.39 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 2.27 tonnes per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 1990 | 2.3 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 2.41 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1992 | 2.44 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 2.56 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1994 | 2.54 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 2.62 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 2.63 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 2.43 tonnes per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 1998 | 2.38 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 2.39 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 2.32 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 2.37 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 2.16 tonnes per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 2003 | 2.22 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 2.51 tonnes per square kilometre | +12.9% |
| 2005 | 2.62 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 2.05 tonnes per square kilometre | -21.7% |
| 2007 | 2.12 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 2.18 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 2.31 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2010 | 2.23 tonnes per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 1.94 tonnes per square kilometre | -13.0% |
| 2012 | 2.26 tonnes per square kilometre | +16.4% |
| 2013 | 1.9 tonnes per square kilometre | -15.6% |
| 2014 | 1.98 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 1.76 tonnes per square kilometre | -11.2% |
| 2016 | 1.53 tonnes per square kilometre | -12.6% |
| 2017 | 1.42 tonnes per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 2018 | 1.24 tonnes per square kilometre | -12.5% |
| 2019 | 1.09 tonnes per square kilometre | -12.2% |
| 2020 | 0.5618 tonnes per square kilometre | -48.4% |
| 2021 | 0.5392 tonnes per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2022 | 0.5516 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.3% |
Venezuela compared with similar countries
- Venezuela's 0.5516 tonnes per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.26 tonnes per square kilometre, 17% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Venezuela's 0.5516 tonnes per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.54 tonnes per square kilometre, 22% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre 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 | -48.4% | 1.09 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.5618 tonnes per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8331 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.594 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.04 tonnes per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.46 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.06 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.05 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.27 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.16 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.39 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.47 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.3 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.63 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.29 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.05 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.62 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.73 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.09 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.26 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5508 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.5392 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.5618 tonnes per square kilometre | 3 |
Countries ranked near Venezuela
- 177 Papua New Guinea 0.6449 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 178 Peru 0.6387 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 179 Oman 0.5658 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 181 Algeria 0.5464 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 182 Libya 0.5095 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 183 Niger 0.4724 tonnes per square kilometre compare
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 square kilometre in Venezuela?
- Emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Venezuela was 0.5516 tonnes per square kilometre in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre recorded in Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 2.63 tonnes per square kilometre in 1996.
- What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5392 tonnes per square kilometre in 2021.
- How does Venezuela rank for emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre?
- Venezuela ranks 180th out of 207 countries with data for 2022.
- Is emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is down 75.5%. 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 emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
emissions of air pollutants divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
emissions of air pollutants ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- emissions of air pollutants Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.