Energy use per capita vs. CO₂ emissions per capita in Venezuela
Venezuela: Energy use per capita vs. CO₂ emissions per capita was 3.39 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Energy use per capita vs. CO₂ emissions per capita in Venezuela, 1970–2024
Source: Joint Research Centre (European Commission) and International Energy Agency (IEA), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Venezuela recorded 3.39 for energy use per capita vs. co₂ emissions per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 46.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, energy use per capita vs. co₂ emissions per capita in Venezuela peaked at 6.56 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 2.69, in 2021.
Venezuela ranks 88th of 203 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 55 years of available data.
Energy use per capita vs. CO₂ emissions per capita in Venezuela, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 5.21 | — |
| 1971 | 4.93 | -5.3% |
| 1972 | 4.92 | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 5.39 | +9.6% |
| 1974 | 5.16 | -4.4% |
| 1975 | 4.74 | -8.2% |
| 1976 | 4.85 | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 4.84 | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 5.06 | +4.6% |
| 1979 | 5.57 | +9.9% |
| 1980 | 5.94 | +6.7% |
| 1981 | 5.81 | -2.2% |
| 1982 | 5.77 | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 5.48 | -4.9% |
| 1984 | 5.54 | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 5.27 | -4.8% |
| 1986 | 5.16 | -2.1% |
| 1987 | 5.28 | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 4.96 | -6.2% |
| 1989 | 5.15 | +3.9% |
| 1990 | 5.17 | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 5.19 | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 5.11 | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 5.18 | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 5.64 | +8.8% |
| 1995 | 5.4 | -4.2% |
| 1996 | 5.89 | +9.0% |
| 1997 | 5.79 | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 5.74 | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 5.48 | -4.6% |
| 2000 | 5.62 | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 5.74 | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 5.82 | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 5.52 | -5.1% |
| 2004 | 5.68 | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 5.82 | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 5.84 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 5.64 | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 5.85 | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 5.81 | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 6.14 | +5.6% |
| 2011 | 5.93 | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 6.56 | +10.6% |
| 2013 | 6.45 | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 6.34 | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 5.75 | -9.3% |
| 2016 | 5.3 | -8.0% |
| 2017 | 4.97 | -6.1% |
| 2018 | 4.62 | -7.0% |
| 2019 | 4.16 | -10.0% |
| 2020 | 2.7 | -35.2% |
| 2021 | 2.69 | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 3.26 | +21.4% |
| 2023 | 3.41 | +4.4% |
| 2024 | 3.39 | -0.3% |
Venezuela compared with similar countries
- Venezuela's 3.39 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.7666, 4.4× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Venezuela's 3.39 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.52, 1.3× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Energy use per capita vs. CO₂ emissions 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 | -35.2% | 4.16 | 2.7 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.07 | 4.74 | 5.57 | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.44 | 4.96 | 5.94 | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.46 | 5.11 | 5.89 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.73 | 5.52 | 5.85 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.62 | 4.16 | 6.56 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.09 | 2.69 | 3.41 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Venezuela
More climate change data for Venezuela
- 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)
- Urban population 25.47 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 0.4% (2025)
- Population, total 28.52 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is energy use per capita vs. co₂ emissions per capita in Venezuela?
- Energy use per capita vs. co₂ emissions per capita in Venezuela was 3.39 in 2024, according to Joint Research Centre (European Commission) and International Energy Agency (IEA), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest energy use per capita vs. co₂ emissions per capita recorded in Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 6.56 in 2012.
- What is the lowest energy use per capita vs. co₂ emissions per capita recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.69 in 2021.
- How does Venezuela rank for energy use per capita vs. co₂ emissions per capita?
- Venezuela ranks 88th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is energy use per capita vs. co₂ emissions per capita rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Venezuela data come from?
- The figures come from Joint Research Centre (European Commission) and International Energy Agency (IEA), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Energy use per capita vs. CO₂ emissions per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average energy consumption per capita is measured in kilowatt-hours per person. Average carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions per capita are measured in tonnes per person.