Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of: Terrestrial and marine protected areas was 39.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, 2013–2025
Source: Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM), UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring. Measured in % of total territorial area.
Analysis
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of recorded 39.0% for terrestrial and marine protected areas in 2025. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, terrestrial and marine protected areas in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of peaked at 39.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 36.9%, in 2013.
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 14th of 213 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, year by year
| Year | % of total territorial area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 36.9% | — |
| 2014 | 36.9% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 36.9% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 36.9% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 36.9% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 36.9% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 36.9% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 39.0% | +5.7% |
| 2021 | 39.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 39.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 39.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 39.0% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 39.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 36.9% | 36.9% | 36.9% | 7 |
| 2020s | 39.0% | 39.0% | 39.0% | 6 |
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More climate change data for Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.3% (2100)
- Urban population 89.3% (2025)
- Urban population 25.47 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 0.4% (2025)
- Population, total 28.52 million (2025)
- Population growth 0.4% (2025)
- Annual Net Emissions/Removals 164.97 (2024)
- Temperature change with respect to a baseline climatology 1.88 (2024)
- Per capita CO₂ emissions vs. per capita energy use 4.09 tonnes per person (2024)
- Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change 0.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is terrestrial and marine protected areas in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
- Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of was 39.0% in 2025, according to Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM), UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring.
- What is the highest terrestrial and marine protected areas recorded in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 39.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest terrestrial and marine protected areas recorded in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.9% in 2013.
- How does Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of rank for terrestrial and marine protected areas?
- Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 14th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is terrestrial and marine protected areas rising or falling in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of data come from?
- The figures come from Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM), UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring, published as part of Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Terrestrial protected areas are totally or partially protected areas of at least 1,000 hectares that are designated by national authorities as scientific reserves with limited public access, national parks, natural monuments, nature reserves or wildlife sanctuaries, protected landscapes, and areas managed mainly for sustainable use. Marine protected areas are areas of intertidal or subtidal terrain--and overlying water and associated flora and fauna and historical and cultural features--that have been reserved by law or other effective means to protect part or all of the enclosed environment. Sites protected under local or provincial law are excluded.