Grassland — Burned Area in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of): Grassland — Burned Area was 2.48 million ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Grassland — Burned Area in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, grassland — burned area in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) stood at 2.48 million ha. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 36.3% on the previous year and up 71.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grassland — burned area in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) peaked at 2.48 million ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 304,831 ha, in 1999.
That places Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 4th out of 22 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Grassland — Burned Area in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.25 million ha | — |
| 1991 | 1.25 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1.25 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1.25 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1.25 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1.25 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 532,059 ha | -57.3% |
| 1997 | 430,789 ha | -19.0% |
| 1998 | 474,173 ha | +10.1% |
| 1999 | 304,831 ha | -35.7% |
| 2000 | 397,573 ha | +30.4% |
| 2001 | 901,731 ha | +126.8% |
| 2002 | 777,307 ha | -13.8% |
| 2003 | 1.20 million ha | +54.7% |
| 2004 | 1.25 million ha | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 1.46 million ha | +16.7% |
| 2006 | 1.36 million ha | -6.7% |
| 2007 | 1.50 million ha | +9.9% |
| 2008 | 1.28 million ha | -14.5% |
| 2009 | 1.58 million ha | +23.5% |
| 2010 | 1.12 million ha | -29.1% |
| 2011 | 947,012 ha | -15.6% |
| 2012 | 963,629 ha | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 1.34 million ha | +38.7% |
| 2014 | 1.44 million ha | +8.0% |
| 2015 | 1.37 million ha | -5.0% |
| 2016 | 1.32 million ha | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 1.32 million ha | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 1.75 million ha | +32.3% |
| 2019 | 1.77 million ha | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 2.19 million ha | +23.7% |
| 2021 | 1.29 million ha | -41.2% |
| 2022 | 1.58 million ha | +22.0% |
| 2023 | 1.82 million ha | +15.4% |
| 2024 | 2.48 million ha | +36.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 922,061 ha | 304,831 ha | 1.25 million ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.17 million ha | 397,573 ha | 1.58 million ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.33 million ha | 947,012 ha | 1.77 million ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.87 million ha | 1.29 million ha | 2.48 million ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
- 1 OECD 21.84 million ha compare
- 2 Australia and New Zealand 19.49 million ha compare
- 3 Australia 19.49 million ha compare
- 3 United Republic of Tanzania 2.91 million ha compare
- 4 Sudan (former) 14.48 million ha compare
- 5 Angola 13.51 million ha compare
- 6 Democratic Republic of the Congo 1.51 million ha compare
- 6 South Sudan 8.35 million ha compare
- 7 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 1.13 million ha compare
- 7 Brazil 6.54 million ha compare
More climate change data for Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 359.80 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 52,334 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 11,771 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 40,563 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 44.42 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,449 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 4,868 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,397 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2,471 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 9.05 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is grassland — burned area in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)?
- Grassland — burned area in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) was 2.48 million ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest grassland — burned area recorded in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.48 million ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest grassland — burned area recorded in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)?
- The lowest recorded value was 304,831 ha in 1999.
- How does Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) rank for grassland — burned area?
- Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) ranks 4th out of 22 countries with data for 2024.
- Is grassland — burned area rising or falling in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 71.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Grassland — Burned Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Fires consists of estimates of methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from biomass burning in a range of vegetation types and from fires in organic soils.