Per capita CO₂ emissions by fuel type in Venezuela
Venezuela: Per capita CO₂ emissions by fuel type was 1.98 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
1.98 tonnes per person
Change on year
down 10.5%
World rank
96th
of 213 countries
All-time high
4.98 tonnes per person
in 1949
All-time low
0 tonnes per person
in 1904
Years of data
114
1904–2024
Per capita CO₂ emissions by fuel type in Venezuela, 1904–2024
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
In 2024, per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type in Venezuela stood at 1.98 tonnes per person.
The figure is down 10.5% on the previous year and down 43.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type in Venezuela peaked at 4.98 tonnes per person in 1949 and was at its lowest, 0 tonnes per person, in 1904.
Venezuela ranks 96th of 213 countries on this measure, 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 fuel type in Venezuela, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1904 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1908 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1913 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1914 | 0.0021 tonnes per person | — |
| 1915 | 0.0047 tonnes per person | +123.3% |
| 1916 | 0.0093 tonnes per person | +98.5% |
| 1917 | 0.0092 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 1918 | 0.0251 tonnes per person | +173.2% |
| 1919 | 0.042 tonnes per person | +67.0% |
| 1920 | 0.0265 tonnes per person | -36.8% |
| 1921 | 0.0312 tonnes per person | +17.8% |
| 1922 | 0.0453 tonnes per person | +45.1% |
| 1923 | 0.0847 tonnes per person | +86.9% |
| 1924 | 0.0737 tonnes per person | -13.0% |
| 1925 | 0.1479 tonnes per person | +100.6% |
| 1926 | 0.2807 tonnes per person | +89.8% |
| 1927 | 0.278 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 1928 | 0.5276 tonnes per person | +89.8% |
| 1929 | 0.5344 tonnes per person | +1.3% |
| 1930 | 0 tonnes per person | -100.0% |
| 1931 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1932 | 0.7443 tonnes per person | — |
| 1933 | 0.469 tonnes per person | -37.0% |
| 1934 | 1.07 tonnes per person | +128.9% |
| 1935 | 1.24 tonnes per person | +15.3% |
| 1936 | 0.4774 tonnes per person | -61.4% |
| 1937 | 2.04 tonnes per person | +326.5% |
| 1938 | 1.12 tonnes per person | -45.0% |
| 1939 | 1.71 tonnes per person | +52.5% |
| 1940 | 2.96 tonnes per person | +73.4% |
| 1941 | 3.29 tonnes per person | +11.1% |
| 1942 | 2.44 tonnes per person | -25.8% |
| 1943 | 2.14 tonnes per person | -12.5% |
| 1944 | 3.02 tonnes per person | +41.5% |
| 1945 | 3.04 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 1946 | 3.34 tonnes per person | +10.1% |
| 1947 | 3.63 tonnes per person | +8.6% |
| 1948 | 4.49 tonnes per person | +23.6% |
| 1949 | 4.98 tonnes per person | +10.9% |
| 1950 | 1.44 tonnes per person | -71.1% |
| 1951 | 1.84 tonnes per person | +27.8% |
| 1952 | 1.82 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 1953 | 1.63 tonnes per person | -10.4% |
| 1954 | 1.65 tonnes per person | +1.3% |
| 1955 | 2.51 tonnes per person | +52.0% |
| 1956 | 2.47 tonnes per person | -1.6% |
| 1957 | 2.44 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
| 1958 | 0.9123 tonnes per person | -62.6% |
| 1959 | 2.52 tonnes per person | +175.8% |
| 1960 | 1.82 tonnes per person | -27.5% |
| 1961 | 1.36 tonnes per person | -25.2% |
| 1962 | 0.9185 tonnes per person | -32.7% |
| 1963 | 1.45 tonnes per person | +57.5% |
| 1964 | 1.2 tonnes per person | -17.3% |
| 1965 | 1.4 tonnes per person | +16.9% |
| 1966 | 1.06 tonnes per person | -24.3% |
| 1967 | 1.26 tonnes per person | +18.9% |
| 1968 | 1.26 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 1.45 tonnes per person | +15.3% |
| 1970 | 1.51 tonnes per person | +3.6% |
| 1971 | 0.9074 tonnes per person | -39.8% |
| 1972 | 1.15 tonnes per person | +27.1% |
| 1973 | 1.07 tonnes per person | -7.0% |
| 1974 | 2.42 tonnes per person | +126.0% |
| 1975 | 2.43 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 1.93 tonnes per person | -20.5% |
| 1977 | 2.14 tonnes per person | +10.8% |
| 1978 | 2.48 tonnes per person | +15.9% |
| 1979 | 2.62 tonnes per person | +5.3% |
| 1980 | 3.26 tonnes per person | +24.8% |
| 1981 | 3.4 tonnes per person | +4.3% |
| 1982 | 3.31 tonnes per person | -2.7% |
| 1983 | 3.16 tonnes per person | -4.7% |
| 1984 | 2.86 tonnes per person | -9.4% |
| 1985 | 3.33 tonnes per person | +16.4% |
| 1986 | 3.3 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 3.18 tonnes per person | -3.8% |
| 1988 | 3.25 tonnes per person | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 3.14 tonnes per person | -3.4% |
| 1990 | 3.39 tonnes per person | +8.1% |
| 1991 | 2.93 tonnes per person | -13.7% |
| 1992 | 3.5 tonnes per person | +19.6% |
| 1993 | 3.21 tonnes per person | -8.4% |
| 1994 | 2.88 tonnes per person | -10.2% |
| 1995 | 2.7 tonnes per person | -6.3% |
| 1996 | 2.06 tonnes per person | -23.8% |
| 1997 | 2.4 tonnes per person | +16.5% |
| 1998 | 2.86 tonnes per person | +19.4% |
| 1999 | 3.57 tonnes per person | +24.7% |
| 2000 | 3.37 tonnes per person | -5.8% |
| 2001 | 2.99 tonnes per person | -11.0% |
| 2002 | 3.99 tonnes per person | +33.2% |
| 2003 | 3.68 tonnes per person | -7.9% |
| 2004 | 3.24 tonnes per person | -11.9% |
| 2005 | 3.63 tonnes per person | +12.1% |
| 2006 | 3.7 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 3.59 tonnes per person | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 3.62 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 3.48 tonnes per person | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 4.61 tonnes per person | +32.5% |
| 2011 | 3.65 tonnes per person | -20.9% |
| 2012 | 3.61 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 4.29 tonnes per person | +18.9% |
| 2014 | 3.53 tonnes per person | -17.7% |
| 2015 | 3.22 tonnes per person | -8.8% |
| 2016 | 2.72 tonnes per person | -15.5% |
| 2017 | 2.47 tonnes per person | -9.2% |
| 2018 | 1.77 tonnes per person | -28.3% |
| 2019 | 1.8 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 1.35 tonnes per person | -25.3% |
| 2021 | 1.43 tonnes per person | +6.2% |
| 2022 | 1.83 tonnes per person | +28.3% |
| 2023 | 2.21 tonnes per person | +20.6% |
| 2024 | 1.98 tonnes per person | -10.5% |
Venezuela compared with similar countries
- Venezuela's 1.98 tonnes per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.4109 tonnes per person, 4.8× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Venezuela's 1.98 tonnes per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.18 tonnes per person, 91% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita CO₂ emissions by fuel type 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 | +326.5% | 0.4774 tonnes per person | 2.04 tonnes per person |
| 1959 | +175.8% | 0.9123 tonnes per person | 2.52 tonnes per person |
| 1918 | +173.2% | 0.0092 tonnes per person | 0.0251 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 2 |
| 1910s | 0.0132 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0.042 tonnes per person | 7 |
| 1920s | 0.203 tonnes per person | 0.0265 tonnes per person | 0.5344 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.8867 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 2.04 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 3.33 tonnes per person | 2.14 tonnes per person | 4.98 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 1.92 tonnes per person | 0.9123 tonnes per person | 2.52 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.32 tonnes per person | 0.9185 tonnes per person | 1.82 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.87 tonnes per person | 0.9074 tonnes per person | 2.62 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.22 tonnes per person | 2.86 tonnes per person | 3.4 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.95 tonnes per person | 2.06 tonnes per person | 3.57 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.53 tonnes per person | 2.99 tonnes per person | 3.99 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.17 tonnes per person | 1.77 tonnes per person | 4.61 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.76 tonnes per person | 1.35 tonnes per person | 2.21 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 fuel type in Venezuela?
- Per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type in Venezuela was 1.98 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 fuel type recorded in Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 4.98 tonnes per person in 1949.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 tonnes per person in 1904.
- How does Venezuela rank for per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type?
- Venezuela ranks 96th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.9%. 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 fuel type. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from oil, measured in tonnes per person.