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Forest area — Venezuela

Forest area in Venezuela in 2023 — 460,729 km². Ranked 15 in the world out of 213. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 11.4%.

2023 460,729 km² −0.12% vs 2022
World rank 15of 213
Period maximum 520,260 km²1990
Period minimum 460,729 km²2023

Trend over time

1990–2023 · km²

Forest area — Venezuela, 1990–2023460,000480,000500,000520,000540,0001990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 520,260 km²1991: 517,385 km²1992: 514,510 km²1993: 511,635 km²1994: 508,760 km²1995: 505,885 km²1996: 503,010 km²1997: 500,135 km²1998: 497,260 km²1999: 494,385 km²2000: 491,510 km²2001: 489,864 km²2002: 488,218 km²2003: 486,572 km²2004: 484,926 km²2005: 483,280 km²2006: 481,634 km²2007: 479,988 km²2008: 478,342 km²2009: 476,696 km²2010: 475,050 km²2011: 473,406 km²2012: 471,762 km²2013: 470,118 km²2014: 468,474 km²2015: 466,830 km²2016: 465,433 km²2017: 464,282 km²2018: 463,378 km²2019: 462,720 km²2020: 462,309 km²2021: 461,734 km²2022: 461,268 km²2023: 460,729 km²
Change over the period: −59,531 (−11.44%) Average annual rate: -0.37 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Venezuela

Venezuela 460,729 km²
World 40.35M km²
Latin America & Caribbean 9.25M km²
South America computed 8.3M km²
Forest area — Venezuela, by year Venezuela All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 460,729 −539 −0.12%
2022 461,268 −466 −0.1%
2021 461,734 −575 −0.12%
2020 462,309 −411 −0.09%
2019 462,720 −658 −0.14%
2018 463,378 −904 −0.19%
2017 464,282 −1,151 −0.25%
2016 465,433 −1,397 −0.3%
2015 466,830 −1,644 −0.35%
2014 468,474 −1,644 −0.35%
2013 470,118 −1,644 −0.35%
2012 471,762 −1,644 −0.35%
2011 473,406 −1,644 −0.35%
2010 475,050 −1,646 −0.35%
2009 476,696 −1,646 −0.34%
2008 478,342 −1,646 −0.34%
2007 479,988 −1,646 −0.34%
2006 481,634 −1,646 −0.34%
2005 483,280 −1,646 −0.34%
2004 484,926 −1,646 −0.34%
2003 486,572 −1,646 −0.34%
2002 488,218 −1,646 −0.34%
2001 489,864 −1,646 −0.33%
2000 491,510 −2,875 −0.58%
1999 494,385 −2,875 −0.58%
1998 497,260 −2,875 −0.57%
1997 500,135 −2,875 −0.57%
1996 503,010 −2,875 −0.57%
1995 505,885 −2,875 −0.57%
1994 508,760 −2,875 −0.56%
1993 511,635 −2,875 −0.56%
1992 514,510 −2,875 −0.56%
1991 517,385 −2,875 −0.55%
1990 520,260 — —

South America, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

BR Brazil 4.93M PE Peru 718,119 CO Colombia 585,441 BO Bolivia 502,063 VE Venezuela 460,729 AR Argentina 282,462 CL Chile 185,794 GY Guyana 183,877 PY Paraguay 152,643 SR Suriname 151,596 EC Ecuador 123,050 UY Uruguay 20,940
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About the indicator

Land under natural and planted forest in square kilometers, as defined by the FAO. It shows where the world's forest resources are concentrated in absolute terms: a handful of countries hold more than half of the planet's forest, while the ranking by forest cover is led by entirely different countries.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.

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