Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Venezuela
Venezuela: Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change was 4.43 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change 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
In 2024, per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in Venezuela stood at 4.43 tonnes per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 28.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in Venezuela peaked at 32.14 tonnes per person in 1956 and was at its lowest, 0.5565 tonnes per person, in 1919.
That places Venezuela 75th out of 194 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 12.66 tonnes per person | 11.25 tonnes per person | 13.34 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 12.98 tonnes per person | 12.3 tonnes per person | 13.84 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 4.28 tonnes per person | 2.35 tonnes per person | 8.68 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 1.53 tonnes per person | 0.9161 tonnes per person | 2.21 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.8135 tonnes per person | 0.5565 tonnes per person | 1 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 10.19 tonnes per person | 4.92 tonnes per person | 12.65 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 11.8 tonnes per person | 11.15 tonnes per person | 12.84 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 19.53 tonnes per person | 16.83 tonnes per person | 20.89 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 30.2 tonnes per person | 25.46 tonnes per person | 32.14 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 14.56 tonnes per person | 9.39 tonnes per person | 29.21 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 7.81 tonnes per person | 7.18 tonnes per person | 9.92 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.75 tonnes per person | 6.54 tonnes per person | 9.57 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.13 tonnes per person | 5.29 tonnes per person | 6.8 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.27 tonnes per person | 5.78 tonnes per person | 6.89 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.74 tonnes per person | 4 tonnes per person | 7.15 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 4 tonnes per person | 3.18 tonnes per person | 4.58 tonnes per person | 5 |
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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 per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in Venezuela?
- Per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in Venezuela was 4.43 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 including land-use change recorded in Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 32.14 tonnes per person in 1956.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5565 tonnes per person in 1919.
- How does Venezuela rank for per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Venezuela ranks 75th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.4%. 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 including land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.