Per capita CO₂ emissions by source in Venezuela
Venezuela: Per capita CO₂ emissions by source was 0.0103 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.0103 tonnes per person
Change on year
up 9.0%
World rank
114th
of 179 countries
All-time high
0.149 tonnes per person
in 1998
All-time low
0 tonnes per person
in 2004
Years of data
155
1870–2024
Per capita CO₂ emissions by source in Venezuela, 1870–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
Venezuela recorded 0.0103 tonnes per person for per capita co₂ emissions by source in 2024.
The figure is up 9.0% on the previous year and down 58.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions by source in Venezuela peaked at 0.149 tonnes per person in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0 tonnes per person, in 2004.
That places Venezuela 114th out of 179 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Per capita CO₂ emissions by source in Venezuela, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1870 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | — |
| 1871 | 0.0004 tonnes per person | -25.5% |
| 1872 | 0.0003 tonnes per person | -35.4% |
| 1873 | 0.0007 tonnes per person | +156.0% |
| 1874 | 0.0011 tonnes per person | +43.6% |
| 1875 | 0.0004 tonnes per person | -66.5% |
| 1876 | 0.0009 tonnes per person | +149.7% |
| 1877 | 0.0014 tonnes per person | +57.3% |
| 1878 | 0.0014 tonnes per person | +3.2% |
| 1879 | 0.0014 tonnes per person | -2.3% |
| 1880 | 0.0015 tonnes per person | +10.4% |
| 1881 | 0.0013 tonnes per person | -15.8% |
| 1882 | 0.0008 tonnes per person | -38.4% |
| 1883 | 0.0007 tonnes per person | -15.5% |
| 1884 | 0.0016 tonnes per person | +136.1% |
| 1885 | 0.0145 tonnes per person | +807.1% |
| 1886 | 0.0117 tonnes per person | -19.8% |
| 1887 | 0.0199 tonnes per person | +70.4% |
| 1888 | 0.0269 tonnes per person | +35.3% |
| 1889 | 0.0317 tonnes per person | +17.9% |
| 1890 | 0.0382 tonnes per person | +20.5% |
| 1891 | 0.0412 tonnes per person | +7.8% |
| 1892 | 0.0324 tonnes per person | -21.2% |
| 1893 | 0.0348 tonnes per person | +7.2% |
| 1894 | 0.0287 tonnes per person | -17.4% |
| 1895 | 0.0285 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 1896 | 0.0247 tonnes per person | -13.4% |
| 1897 | 0.0262 tonnes per person | +6.2% |
| 1898 | 0.0198 tonnes per person | -24.5% |
| 1899 | 0.0201 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
| 1900 | 0.014 tonnes per person | -30.5% |
| 1901 | 0.0184 tonnes per person | +32.1% |
| 1902 | 0.0186 tonnes per person | +0.7% |
| 1903 | 0.0125 tonnes per person | -32.7% |
| 1904 | 0.0224 tonnes per person | +79.1% |
| 1905 | 0.0161 tonnes per person | -28.2% |
| 1906 | 0.0122 tonnes per person | -24.2% |
| 1907 | 0.0164 tonnes per person | +34.3% |
| 1908 | 0.0126 tonnes per person | -23.0% |
| 1909 | 0.0123 tonnes per person | -2.9% |
| 1910 | 0.0099 tonnes per person | -19.0% |
| 1911 | 0.0138 tonnes per person | +38.5% |
| 1912 | 0.0192 tonnes per person | +39.5% |
| 1913 | 0.022 tonnes per person | +14.6% |
| 1914 | 0.0254 tonnes per person | +15.4% |
| 1915 | 0.024 tonnes per person | -5.5% |
| 1916 | 0.0286 tonnes per person | +19.3% |
| 1917 | 0.0208 tonnes per person | -27.1% |
| 1918 | 0.0249 tonnes per person | +19.7% |
| 1919 | 0.0232 tonnes per person | -7.2% |
| 1920 | 0.016 tonnes per person | -30.9% |
| 1921 | 0.026 tonnes per person | +62.2% |
| 1922 | 0.0291 tonnes per person | +12.0% |
| 1923 | 0.0306 tonnes per person | +5.2% |
| 1924 | 0.0271 tonnes per person | -11.3% |
| 1925 | 0.0359 tonnes per person | +32.5% |
| 1926 | 0.0275 tonnes per person | -23.6% |
| 1927 | 0.0215 tonnes per person | -21.8% |
| 1928 | 0.0244 tonnes per person | +13.7% |
| 1929 | 0.0322 tonnes per person | +31.9% |
| 1930 | 0.0168 tonnes per person | -48.0% |
| 1931 | 0.0159 tonnes per person | -5.3% |
| 1932 | 0.0129 tonnes per person | -18.8% |
| 1933 | 0.0177 tonnes per person | +37.8% |
| 1934 | 0.014 tonnes per person | -20.8% |
| 1935 | 0.0108 tonnes per person | -23.3% |
| 1936 | 0.0145 tonnes per person | +34.4% |
| 1937 | 0.017 tonnes per person | +17.3% |
| 1938 | 0.0172 tonnes per person | +1.4% |
| 1939 | 0.0141 tonnes per person | -18.0% |
| 1940 | 0.0138 tonnes per person | -1.9% |
| 1941 | 0.0117 tonnes per person | -15.3% |
| 1942 | 0.015 tonnes per person | +27.5% |
| 1943 | 0.0145 tonnes per person | -2.8% |
| 1944 | 0.0108 tonnes per person | -25.6% |
| 1945 | 0.0097 tonnes per person | -10.2% |
| 1946 | 0.0087 tonnes per person | -10.9% |
| 1947 | 0.0084 tonnes per person | -2.8% |
| 1948 | 0.0089 tonnes per person | +6.1% |
| 1949 | 0.0115 tonnes per person | +29.3% |
| 1950 | 0.0126 tonnes per person | +8.8% |
| 1951 | 0.0134 tonnes per person | +6.9% |
| 1952 | 0.0116 tonnes per person | -13.3% |
| 1953 | 0.0129 tonnes per person | +11.1% |
| 1954 | 0.0135 tonnes per person | +4.7% |
| 1955 | 0.0125 tonnes per person | -7.9% |
| 1956 | 0.012 tonnes per person | -3.8% |
| 1957 | 0.0131 tonnes per person | +8.8% |
| 1958 | 0.013 tonnes per person | -0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.0116 tonnes per person | -10.8% |
| 1960 | 0.0117 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 1961 | 0.0134 tonnes per person | +15.1% |
| 1962 | 0.0431 tonnes per person | +220.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0497 tonnes per person | +15.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0567 tonnes per person | +14.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0586 tonnes per person | +3.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0471 tonnes per person | -19.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0577 tonnes per person | +22.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0918 tonnes per person | +59.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0733 tonnes per person | -20.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0811 tonnes per person | +10.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0421 tonnes per person | -48.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0451 tonnes per person | +7.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0788 tonnes per person | +74.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0548 tonnes per person | -30.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0507 tonnes per person | -7.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0396 tonnes per person | -22.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0764 tonnes per person | +93.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0259 tonnes per person | -66.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0405 tonnes per person | +56.3% |
| 1980 | 0.048 tonnes per person | +18.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0173 tonnes per person | -64.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0236 tonnes per person | +36.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0303 tonnes per person | +28.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0373 tonnes per person | +23.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0187 tonnes per person | -49.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0188 tonnes per person | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0217 tonnes per person | +15.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0351 tonnes per person | +61.9% |
| 1989 | 0.053 tonnes per person | +50.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0614 tonnes per person | +15.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0561 tonnes per person | -8.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0592 tonnes per person | +5.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0472 tonnes per person | -20.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0351 tonnes per person | -25.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0008 tonnes per person | -97.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0026 tonnes per person | +213.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0054 tonnes per person | +108.2% |
| 1998 | 0.149 tonnes per person | +2667.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0055 tonnes per person | -96.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0196 tonnes per person | +257.1% |
| 2001 | 0.007 tonnes per person | -64.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0026 tonnes per person | -63.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0061 tonnes per person | +134.7% |
| 2004 | 0 tonnes per person | -100.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0052 tonnes per person | — |
| 2006 | 0.0238 tonnes per person | +358.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0146 tonnes per person | -38.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0183 tonnes per person | +25.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0303 tonnes per person | +65.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0262 tonnes per person | -13.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0266 tonnes per person | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 0.027 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0266 tonnes per person | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0247 tonnes per person | -7.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0229 tonnes per person | -7.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0189 tonnes per person | -17.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0161 tonnes per person | -15.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0132 tonnes per person | -18.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0099 tonnes per person | -24.9% |
| 2020 | 0.007 tonnes per person | -29.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0071 tonnes per person | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0077 tonnes per person | +8.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0094 tonnes per person | +22.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0103 tonnes per person | +9.0% |
Venezuela compared with similar countries
- Venezuela's 0.0103 tonnes per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0262 tonnes per person, 39% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Venezuela's 0.0103 tonnes per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0024 tonnes per person, 4.3× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita CO₂ emissions by source 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +2667.4% | 0.0054 tonnes per person | 0.149 tonnes per person |
| 1885 | +807.1% | 0.0016 tonnes per person | 0.0145 tonnes per person |
| 2006 | +358.3% | 0.0052 tonnes per person | 0.0238 tonnes per person |
| 2000 | +257.1% | 0.0055 tonnes per person | 0.0196 tonnes per person |
| 1962 | +220.9% | 0.0134 tonnes per person | 0.0431 tonnes per person |
| 1996 | +213.4% | 0.0008 tonnes per person | 0.0026 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0.0009 tonnes per person | 0.0003 tonnes per person | 0.0014 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.0111 tonnes per person | 0.0007 tonnes per person | 0.0317 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.0295 tonnes per person | 0.0198 tonnes per person | 0.0412 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.0155 tonnes per person | 0.0122 tonnes per person | 0.0224 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.0212 tonnes per person | 0.0099 tonnes per person | 0.0286 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.027 tonnes per person | 0.016 tonnes per person | 0.0359 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.0151 tonnes per person | 0.0108 tonnes per person | 0.0177 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.0113 tonnes per person | 0.0084 tonnes per person | 0.015 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.0126 tonnes per person | 0.0116 tonnes per person | 0.0135 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0503 tonnes per person | 0.0117 tonnes per person | 0.0918 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0535 tonnes per person | 0.0259 tonnes per person | 0.0811 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0304 tonnes per person | 0.0173 tonnes per person | 0.053 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0422 tonnes per person | 0.0008 tonnes per person | 0.149 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0127 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0.0303 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0212 tonnes per person | 0.0099 tonnes per person | 0.027 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0083 tonnes per person | 0.007 tonnes per person | 0.0103 tonnes per person | 5 |
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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 per capita co₂ emissions by source in Venezuela?
- Per capita co₂ emissions by source in Venezuela was 0.0103 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita co₂ emissions by source recorded in Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 0.149 tonnes per person in 1998.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions by source recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 tonnes per person in 2004.
- How does Venezuela rank for per capita co₂ emissions by source?
- Venezuela ranks 114th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions by source rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is down 58.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Venezuela data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita CO₂ emissions by source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal, measured in tonnes per person.