Irrigated agriculture water use efficiency, Ratio in Venezuela
Venezuela: Irrigated agriculture water use efficiency, Ratio was 0.1153 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Irrigated agriculture water use efficiency, Ratio in Venezuela, 1998–2021
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for irrigated agriculture water use efficiency, ratio in Venezuela is 0.1153, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and down 71.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, irrigated agriculture water use efficiency, ratio in Venezuela peaked at 0.4785 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0871, in 2019.
That places Venezuela 132nd out of 174 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Irrigated agriculture water use efficiency, Ratio in Venezuela, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.4442 | — |
| 1999 | 0.4346 | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 0.467 | +7.5% |
| 2001 | 0.4062 | -13.0% |
| 2002 | 0.287 | -29.4% |
| 2003 | 0.2647 | -7.7% |
| 2004 | 0.2475 | -6.5% |
| 2005 | 0.2532 | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 0.26 | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 0.281 | +8.1% |
| 2008 | 0.3431 | +22.1% |
| 2009 | 0.4522 | +31.8% |
| 2010 | 0.4229 | -6.5% |
| 2011 | 0.4108 | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 0.4342 | +5.7% |
| 2013 | 0.4301 | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.4238 | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.3393 | -19.9% |
| 2016 | 0.4577 | +34.9% |
| 2017 | 0.4785 | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0956 | -80.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0871 | -8.9% |
| 2020 | 0.1127 | +29.3% |
| 2021 | 0.1153 | +2.3% |
Venezuela compared with similar countries
- Venezuela's 0.1153 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2401, 48% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Venezuela's 0.1153 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.2589, 45% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Irrigated agriculture water use efficiency, Ratio 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | -80.0% | 0.4785 | 0.0956 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4394 | 0.4346 | 0.4442 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.3262 | 0.2475 | 0.467 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.358 | 0.0871 | 0.4785 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.114 | 0.1127 | 0.1153 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Venezuela
- 129 Comoros 0.1231 compare
- 130 Eswatini 0.1194 compare
- 131 Afghanistan 0.118 compare
- 133 Ukraine 0.1144 compare
- 134 Guinea-Bissau 0.1102 compare
- 135 Madagascar 0.1088 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 irrigated agriculture water use efficiency, ratio in Venezuela?
- Irrigated agriculture water use efficiency, ratio in Venezuela was 0.1153 in 2021, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest irrigated agriculture water use efficiency, ratio recorded in Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4785 in 2017.
- What is the lowest irrigated agriculture water use efficiency, ratio recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0871 in 2019.
- How does Venezuela rank for irrigated agriculture water use efficiency, ratio?
- Venezuela ranks 132nd out of 174 countries with data for 2021.
- Is irrigated agriculture water use efficiency, ratio rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is down 71.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Venezuela data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Irrigated agriculture water use efficiency, Ratio (Not Applicable). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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