Share of CO₂ emissions embedded in trade in Venezuela
Venezuela: Share of CO₂ emissions embedded in trade was -15.9% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Share of CO₂ emissions embedded in trade in Venezuela, 1990–2023
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Venezuela recorded -15.9% for share of co₂ emissions embedded in trade in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.7% on the previous year and up 46.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of co₂ emissions embedded in trade in Venezuela peaked at -4.6% in 2014 and was at its lowest, -84.5%, in 2018.
Venezuela ranks 109th of 120 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of CO₂ emissions embedded in trade in Venezuela, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -28.7% | — |
| 1991 | -21.5% | -25.1% |
| 1992 | -17.1% | -20.4% |
| 1993 | -18.3% | +7.1% |
| 1994 | -22.0% | +19.8% |
| 1995 | -19.1% | -13.1% |
| 1996 | -26.1% | +36.6% |
| 1997 | -19.8% | -24.1% |
| 1998 | -13.7% | -30.5% |
| 1999 | -37.2% | +170.7% |
| 2000 | -48.8% | +31.2% |
| 2001 | -36.4% | -25.4% |
| 2002 | -50.3% | +38.1% |
| 2003 | -30.1% | -40.2% |
| 2004 | -31.5% | +4.7% |
| 2005 | -33.8% | +7.2% |
| 2006 | -27.8% | -17.8% |
| 2007 | -22.7% | -18.3% |
| 2008 | -22.9% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | -11.7% | -48.7% |
| 2010 | -23.0% | +95.9% |
| 2011 | -25.6% | +11.1% |
| 2012 | -21.6% | -15.6% |
| 2013 | -29.9% | +38.7% |
| 2014 | -4.6% | -84.7% |
| 2015 | -26.7% | +483.8% |
| 2016 | -31.2% | +17.0% |
| 2017 | -32.9% | +5.2% |
| 2018 | -84.5% | +157.0% |
| 2019 | -59.2% | -29.9% |
| 2020 | -11.1% | -81.3% |
| 2021 | -15.0% | +34.7% |
| 2022 | -17.3% | +15.5% |
| 2023 | -15.9% | -7.7% |
Venezuela compared with similar countries
- Venezuela's -15.9% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 26.9%. (28 countries reporting)
- Venezuela's -15.9% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 17.7%. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of CO₂ emissions embedded in trade 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | -483.8% | -4.6% | -26.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -22.3% | -37.2% | -13.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | -31.6% | -50.3% | -11.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | -33.9% | -84.5% | -4.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | -14.8% | -17.3% | -11.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Venezuela
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 share of co₂ emissions embedded in trade in Venezuela?
- Share of co₂ emissions embedded in trade in Venezuela was -15.9% in 2023, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of co₂ emissions embedded in trade recorded in Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was -4.6% in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of co₂ emissions embedded in trade recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was -84.5% in 2018.
- How does Venezuela rank for share of co₂ emissions embedded in trade?
- Venezuela ranks 109th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of co₂ emissions embedded in trade rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.7%. 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of CO₂ emissions embedded in trade. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual net carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions embedded in trade, measured as a percentage of emissions of CO₂.