Venezuela's forest cover fell from 57.7 % in 1994 to 52.2 % in 2023.
Venezuela · Environment
Forests, air quality, land, water and protected areas.
10 indicators · 9 with data
Land
Venezuela's forest area fell from 508,760 km in 1994 to 460,729 km in 2023.
Venezuela's terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) rose from 54.1 % in 2013 to 56.8 % in 2025.
Venezuela's agricultural land (% of land area) fell from 24.5 % in 1994 to 24.4 % in 2023.
Venezuela's arable land (% of land area) rose from 2.9 % in 1994 to 2.9 % in 2023.
Air
Venezuela's air pollution (pm2.5) fell from 24.1 in 1994 to 19.2 in 2023.
Water
Venezuela's water stress rose from 1.0 % in 1993 to 2.8 % in 2022.
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita
cubic metres per person
21st of 181 · 8th in Latin America
Venezuela's renewable internal freshwater resources per capita fell from 37,874 in 1993 to 28,533 in 2022.
Access
Venezuela's safe sanitation rose from 25.1 % in 2000 to 26.0 % in 2024.
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These indicators exist in the registry but no source reports a value for Venezuela.
- Safe drinking waterNo data