Share of global methane emissions in Venezuela
Venezuela: Share of global methane emissions was 0.5% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.5%
Change on year
down 4.6%
World rank
37th
of 201 countries
All-time high
3.4%
in 1955
All-time low
0.2%
in 1850
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Share of global methane emissions in Venezuela, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of global methane emissions in Venezuela stood at 0.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.6% on the previous year and down 38.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global methane emissions in Venezuela peaked at 3.4% in 1955 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1850.
That places Venezuela 37th out of 201 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of global methane emissions in Venezuela, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.2% | — |
| 1851 | 0.2% | +1.9% |
| 1852 | 0.2% | +1.7% |
| 1853 | 0.2% | +1.6% |
| 1854 | 0.2% | +1.2% |
| 1855 | 0.2% | +1.6% |
| 1856 | 0.2% | +1.4% |
| 1857 | 0.2% | +1.5% |
| 1858 | 0.2% | +1.5% |
| 1859 | 0.2% | +1.1% |
| 1860 | 0.2% | +1.0% |
| 1861 | 0.2% | +0.6% |
| 1862 | 0.2% | +0.7% |
| 1863 | 0.2% | +0.4% |
| 1864 | 0.2% | +0.4% |
| 1865 | 0.2% | +0.4% |
| 1866 | 0.2% | +0.4% |
| 1867 | 0.2% | +0.5% |
| 1868 | 0.2% | +0.6% |
| 1869 | 0.2% | +0.4% |
| 1870 | 0.2% | +0.6% |
| 1871 | 0.2% | +0.3% |
| 1872 | 0.2% | -0.0% |
| 1873 | 0.2% | +0.2% |
| 1874 | 0.2% | +0.9% |
| 1875 | 0.2% | +0.1% |
| 1876 | 0.2% | +0.5% |
| 1877 | 0.2% | +0.4% |
| 1878 | 0.2% | +0.5% |
| 1879 | 0.2% | +0.2% |
| 1880 | 0.2% | -0.2% |
| 1881 | 0.2% | +0.2% |
| 1882 | 0.2% | +0.2% |
| 1883 | 0.2% | +0.1% |
| 1884 | 0.2% | +0.6% |
| 1885 | 0.2% | +0.5% |
| 1886 | 0.2% | +0.4% |
| 1887 | 0.2% | +0.1% |
| 1888 | 0.2% | -0.2% |
| 1889 | 0.2% | +0.5% |
| 1890 | 0.2% | -0.3% |
| 1891 | 0.2% | -0.8% |
| 1892 | 0.2% | -0.4% |
| 1893 | 0.2% | -0.2% |
| 1894 | 0.2% | -0.8% |
| 1895 | 0.2% | -1.0% |
| 1896 | 0.2% | -0.6% |
| 1897 | 0.2% | -0.8% |
| 1898 | 0.2% | -0.9% |
| 1899 | 0.2% | -1.3% |
| 1900 | 0.2% | -1.1% |
| 1901 | 0.2% | -0.6% |
| 1902 | 0.2% | -0.4% |
| 1903 | 0.2% | -1.2% |
| 1904 | 0.2% | -0.2% |
| 1905 | 0.2% | -0.8% |
| 1906 | 0.2% | -1.1% |
| 1907 | 0.2% | -1.9% |
| 1908 | 0.2% | +0.4% |
| 1909 | 0.2% | -0.9% |
| 1910 | 0.2% | -0.8% |
| 1911 | 0.2% | -0.5% |
| 1912 | 0.2% | -0.7% |
| 1913 | 0.2% | -1.4% |
| 1914 | 0.3% | +70.5% |
| 1915 | 0.4% | +40.1% |
| 1916 | 0.5% | +26.6% |
| 1917 | 0.6% | +20.8% |
| 1918 | 0.8% | +18.7% |
| 1919 | 0.9% | +16.9% |
| 1920 | 1.0% | +10.3% |
| 1921 | 1.1% | +14.2% |
| 1922 | 1.2% | +8.6% |
| 1923 | 1.3% | +6.4% |
| 1924 | 1.4% | +7.7% |
| 1925 | 1.5% | +7.2% |
| 1926 | 1.6% | +7.2% |
| 1927 | 1.7% | +4.1% |
| 1928 | 1.8% | +5.9% |
| 1929 | 1.8% | +3.9% |
| 1930 | 1.9% | +5.7% |
| 1931 | 2.1% | +5.9% |
| 1932 | 2.6% | +24.3% |
| 1933 | 2.6% | +2.4% |
| 1934 | 2.7% | +3.0% |
| 1935 | 2.8% | +2.8% |
| 1936 | 2.8% | +1.5% |
| 1937 | 2.9% | +2.0% |
| 1938 | 3.1% | +6.3% |
| 1939 | 2.6% | -15.8% |
| 1940 | 2.6% | +1.5% |
| 1941 | 3.0% | +14.3% |
| 1942 | 3.0% | +0.1% |
| 1943 | 3.0% | -0.4% |
| 1944 | 3.2% | +6.1% |
| 1945 | 3.2% | +2.0% |
| 1946 | 3.2% | -1.1% |
| 1947 | 3.2% | +1.0% |
| 1948 | 3.2% | -2.1% |
| 1949 | 3.0% | -4.1% |
| 1950 | 2.9% | -3.1% |
| 1951 | 2.9% | -0.5% |
| 1952 | 2.9% | -0.3% |
| 1953 | 2.7% | -5.6% |
| 1954 | 2.7% | -0.5% |
| 1955 | 3.4% | +26.1% |
| 1956 | 3.3% | -4.8% |
| 1957 | 3.2% | -2.1% |
| 1958 | 1.9% | -41.6% |
| 1959 | 2.9% | +57.3% |
| 1960 | 2.3% | -21.0% |
| 1961 | 1.9% | -17.2% |
| 1962 | 1.5% | -19.6% |
| 1963 | 1.7% | +12.1% |
| 1964 | 1.5% | -13.2% |
| 1965 | 1.4% | -3.8% |
| 1966 | 1.2% | -20.0% |
| 1967 | 1.1% | -5.2% |
| 1968 | 0.9% | -15.5% |
| 1969 | 0.8% | -17.0% |
| 1970 | 0.7% | -4.7% |
| 1971 | 0.7% | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 0.7% | -6.3% |
| 1973 | 0.7% | +1.7% |
| 1974 | 0.7% | -4.9% |
| 1975 | 0.6% | -9.9% |
| 1976 | 0.6% | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 0.6% | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 0.6% | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 0.6% | +3.7% |
| 1980 | 0.6% | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 0.6% | +3.3% |
| 1982 | 0.6% | -2.8% |
| 1983 | 0.6% | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 0.6% | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 0.6% | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 0.6% | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 0.6% | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 0.6% | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 0.6% | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 0.7% | +4.7% |
| 1991 | 0.7% | +5.9% |
| 1992 | 0.7% | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 0.7% | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 0.8% | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 0.8% | +9.1% |
| 1996 | 0.8% | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 0.9% | +6.2% |
| 1998 | 0.9% | +5.9% |
| 1999 | 0.9% | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 0.9% | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 1.0% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.9% | -5.6% |
| 2003 | 0.9% | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 0.9% | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 0.9% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.9% | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 0.9% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.9% | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 0.9% | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 0.8% | -8.7% |
| 2011 | 0.8% | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 0.8% | +5.2% |
| 2013 | 0.9% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.8% | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | -5.3% |
| 2017 | 0.7% | -7.6% |
| 2018 | 0.6% | -9.6% |
| 2019 | 0.6% | -9.0% |
| 2020 | 0.6% | -5.3% |
| 2021 | 0.5% | -5.5% |
| 2022 | 0.5% | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 0.5% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 0.5% | -4.6% |
Venezuela compared with similar countries
- Venezuela's 0.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1%, 4.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Venezuela's 0.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1%, 9.2× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global methane emissions 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1914 | +70.5% | 0.2% | 0.3% |
| 1959 | +57.3% | 1.9% | 2.9% |
| 1958 | -41.6% | 3.2% | 1.9% |
| 1915 | +40.1% | 0.3% | 0.4% |
| 1916 | +26.6% | 0.4% | 0.5% |
| 1955 | +26.1% | 2.7% | 3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 1920s | 1.4% | 1.0% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 1930s | 2.6% | 1.9% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 1940s | 3.1% | 2.6% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 1950s | 2.9% | 1.9% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.4% | 0.8% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 5 |
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 global methane emissions in Venezuela?
- Share of global methane emissions in Venezuela was 0.5% in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global methane emissions recorded in Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 3.4% in 1955.
- What is the lowest share of global methane emissions recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1850.
- How does Venezuela rank for share of global methane emissions?
- Venezuela ranks 37th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global methane emissions rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Venezuela data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of the world's methane emissions.