Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Venezuela
Venezuela: Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food was 48.1% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Venezuela, 1990–2015
Source: Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Venezuela recorded 48.1% for share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in 2015.
The figure is up 7.8% on the previous year and down 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Venezuela peaked at 66.3% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 35.8%, in 2009.
That places Venezuela 99th out of 217 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 62.0% | 57.2% | 66.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 50.9% | 35.8% | 60.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.9% | 38.6% | 48.1% | 6 |
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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 share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Venezuela?
- Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Venezuela was 48.1% in 2015, according to Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food recorded in Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 66.3% in 1991.
- What is the lowest share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.8% in 2009.
- How does Venezuela rank for share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food?
- Venezuela ranks 99th out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Venezuela data come from?
- The figures come from Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food system emissions include agriculture, land-use change, and supply chain emissions (transport, packaging, food processing, retail, cooking, and waste). Emissions are quantified based on food production, not consumption. This means they do not account for international trade.