Savanna — Burned Area in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of): Savanna — Burned Area was 1.80 million ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Savanna — Burned Area in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for savanna — burned area in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) is 1.80 million ha, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 52.5% on the previous year and up 64.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna — burned area in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) peaked at 1.80 million ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 265,079 ha, in 1996.
That places Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 7th out of 22 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Savanna — Burned Area in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 957,999 ha | — |
| 1991 | 957,999 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 957,999 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 957,999 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 957,999 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 957,999 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 265,079 ha | -72.3% |
| 1997 | 294,401 ha | +11.1% |
| 1998 | 499,979 ha | +69.8% |
| 1999 | 339,840 ha | -32.0% |
| 2000 | 441,686 ha | +30.0% |
| 2001 | 1.09 million ha | +147.1% |
| 2002 | 848,073 ha | -22.3% |
| 2003 | 1.54 million ha | +81.6% |
| 2004 | 1.06 million ha | -31.0% |
| 2005 | 1.22 million ha | +14.7% |
| 2006 | 1.05 million ha | -13.8% |
| 2007 | 1.14 million ha | +8.4% |
| 2008 | 1.08 million ha | -5.1% |
| 2009 | 882,733 ha | -18.3% |
| 2010 | 1.04 million ha | +17.4% |
| 2011 | 533,408 ha | -48.5% |
| 2012 | 651,597 ha | +22.2% |
| 2013 | 991,342 ha | +52.1% |
| 2014 | 1.10 million ha | +10.5% |
| 2015 | 765,419 ha | -30.1% |
| 2016 | 923,640 ha | +20.7% |
| 2017 | 718,976 ha | -22.2% |
| 2018 | 1.14 million ha | +58.1% |
| 2019 | 1.29 million ha | +13.3% |
| 2020 | 1.78 million ha | +38.1% |
| 2021 | 828,821 ha | -53.4% |
| 2022 | 1.29 million ha | +55.9% |
| 2023 | 1.18 million ha | -8.5% |
| 2024 | 1.80 million ha | +52.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 714,729 ha | 265,079 ha | 957,999 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.04 million ha | 441,686 ha | 1.54 million ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 914,169 ha | 533,408 ha | 1.29 million ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.38 million ha | 828,821 ha | 1.80 million ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
- 4 United Republic of Tanzania 4.46 million ha compare
- 4 Zambia 11.91 million ha compare
- 5 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 2.97 million ha compare
- 5 Mozambique 10.99 million ha compare
- 6 Central African Republic 9.56 million ha compare
- 7 Brazil 9.24 million ha compare
- 8 OECD 5.03 million ha compare
- 9 Russian Federation 2.76 million ha compare
- 9 Viet Nam 81,346 ha compare
- 10 Guinea 2.70 million ha compare
- 10 Melanesia 71,246 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 savanna — burned area in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)?
- Savanna — burned area in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) was 1.80 million ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest savanna — burned area recorded in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.80 million ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest savanna — burned area recorded in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)?
- The lowest recorded value was 265,079 ha in 1996.
- How does Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) rank for savanna — burned area?
- Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) ranks 7th out of 22 countries with data for 2024.
- Is savanna — burned area rising or falling in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.5%. 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 Savanna — 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.