Venezuela Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Total GHG Emissions (2024)
167,318,430
tons CO₂eq
Year-over-Year
+1.21%
increase
Global Share
0.31%
Per Capita
4.82
tons per person
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Gas
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Sector
- GHG emissions in Venezuela were 167,318,430 tons CO₂eq in 2024.
- Emissions increased by 1.2% over the previous year, representing an increase by 2,006,927 tons over 2023, when GHG emissions were 165,311,504 tons.
- Per capita: 4.82 tons CO₂eq (vs global avg 6.56 t).
- Venezuela accounts for 0.31% of global GHG emissions.
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Year
| Year | GHG Total (tons) | CO₂ | CH₄ | N₂O | F-gases | Per Capita | Change | Global Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 167,318,430 | 96,411,416 | 52,996,527 | 8,909,615 | 9,000,873 | 4.82 | 1.21% | 0.31% |
| 2023 | 165,311,504 | 96,390,283 | 51,658,551 | 8,811,713 | 8,450,957 | 4.82 | 3.15% | 0.31% |
| 2022 | 160,260,668 | 92,004,002 | 51,387,140 | 8,970,111 | 7,899,415 | 4.72 | 13.4% | 0.31% |
| 2021 | 141,326,417 | 75,873,038 | 49,357,847 | 8,744,406 | 7,351,125 | 4.21 | −0.13% | 0.28% |
| 2020 | 141,503,484 | 76,665,742 | 49,011,105 | 9,037,785 | 6,788,851 | 4.27 | −25.33% | 0.29% |
| 2019 | 189,502,817 | 120,372,429 | 53,486,318 | 9,399,282 | 6,244,788 | 5.78 | −10.03% | 0.37% |
| 2018 | 210,635,670 | 137,791,300 | 57,876,518 | 9,252,663 | 5,715,189 | 6.5 | −8.85% | 0.42% |
| 2017 | 231,081,417 | 151,961,940 | 63,880,516 | 10,118,959 | 5,120,002 | 7.23 | −6.12% | 0.47% |
| 2016 | 246,141,859 | 162,937,847 | 68,064,857 | 10,514,290 | 4,624,865 | 7.8 | −6.39% | 0.51% |
| 2015 | 262,948,952 | 175,933,928 | 71,780,468 | 11,111,624 | 4,122,933 | 8.44 | −6.58% | 0.54% |
| 2014 | 281,468,041 | 191,922,351 | 73,812,964 | 11,618,867 | 4,113,859 | 9.16 | −0.77% | 0.58% |
| 2013 | 283,656,201 | 192,967,428 | 74,972,707 | 11,632,317 | 4,083,749 | 9.36 | −0.32% | 0.59% |
| 2012 | 284,554,777 | 193,794,105 | 75,094,628 | 11,397,814 | 4,268,230 | 9.52 | 10.27% | 0.60% |
| 2011 | 258,048,971 | 172,961,531 | 70,814,608 | 10,188,682 | 4,084,149 | 8.76 | −1.12% | 0.55% |
| 2010 | 260,967,120 | 176,794,966 | 70,154,278 | 10,020,417 | 3,997,458 | 8.99 | 1.93% | 0.57% |
| 2009 | 256,019,383 | 165,248,460 | 75,787,076 | 10,844,658 | 4,139,189 | 8.96 | −0.79% | 0.59% |
| 2008 | 258,048,602 | 164,103,469 | 78,904,817 | 10,828,564 | 4,211,753 | 9.17 | 4.56% | 0.59% |
| 2007 | 246,789,204 | 155,970,203 | 75,954,450 | 10,765,247 | 4,099,303 | 8.91 | −0.43% | 0.57% |
| 2006 | 247,859,253 | 158,984,123 | 74,672,812 | 10,407,859 | 3,794,459 | 9.1 | 1.18% | 0.59% |
| 2005 | 244,969,932 | 155,937,765 | 74,762,950 | 10,629,296 | 3,639,922 | 9.15 | 3.82% | 0.60% |
| 2004 | 235,965,999 | 149,704,049 | 72,956,196 | 10,060,741 | 3,245,013 | 8.96 | 4.72% | 0.60% |
| 2003 | 225,321,014 | 143,000,890 | 69,446,933 | 9,921,629 | 2,951,561 | 8.71 | −2.15% | 0.59% |
| 2002 | 230,270,656 | 148,095,476 | 69,865,999 | 9,769,065 | 2,540,115 | 9.06 | 0.53% | 0.63% |
| 2001 | 229,059,302 | 143,278,768 | 74,155,881 | 9,500,407 | 2,124,245 | 9.18 | 2.79% | 0.63% |
| 2000 | 222,846,789 | 137,745,295 | 73,782,682 | 9,186,442 | 2,132,370 | 9.1 | 4.58% | 0.62% |
| 1999 | 213,081,722 | 131,932,632 | 70,037,055 | 9,257,120 | 1,854,914 | 8.87 | −1.95% | 0.61% |
| 1998 | 217,318,508 | 135,557,990 | 71,118,738 | 9,059,052 | 1,582,727 | 9.22 | 2.44% | 0.63% |
| 1997 | 212,132,267 | 133,822,625 | 67,410,002 | 8,887,122 | 2,012,518 | 9.18 | 2.39% | 0.61% |
| 1996 | 207,184,529 | 133,447,006 | 63,212,347 | 8,593,245 | 1,931,931 | 9.15 | 8.43% | 0.61% |
| 1995 | 191,071,156 | 119,919,741 | 60,841,241 | 8,450,895 | 1,859,279 | 8.61 | 1.49% | 0.57% |
| 1994 | 188,266,183 | 122,550,492 | 55,233,633 | 8,307,784 | 2,174,273 | 8.67 | 8.01% | 0.58% |
| 1993 | 174,299,459 | 110,190,718 | 53,637,527 | 8,129,082 | 2,342,132 | 8.2 | 2.61% | 0.54% |
| 1992 | 169,858,201 | 106,221,528 | 52,756,542 | 8,270,799 | 2,609,333 | 8.17 | 0.59% | 0.53% |
| 1991 | 168,863,811 | 105,382,106 | 52,418,693 | 8,402,154 | 2,660,859 | 8.31 | 3.13% | 0.52% |
| 1990 | 163,731,032 | 102,579,760 | 50,101,475 | 8,312,729 | 2,737,067 | 8.24 | 3.47% | 0.51% |
| 1989 | 158,242,439 | 99,597,716 | 47,478,001 | 8,456,959 | 2,709,763 | 8.16 | 4.68% | 0.50% |
| 1988 | 151,163,142 | 93,527,459 | 46,442,158 | 8,841,667 | 2,351,858 | 7.99 | −0.97% | 0.48% |
| 1987 | 152,651,482 | 97,165,782 | 44,544,722 | 8,566,166 | 2,374,813 | 8.28 | 4.15% | 0.50% |
| 1986 | 146,567,600 | 92,569,396 | 43,547,933 | 8,070,054 | 2,380,217 | 8.16 | 1.86% | 0.49% |
| 1985 | 143,895,848 | 92,073,952 | 41,918,362 | 7,546,809 | 2,356,725 | 8.22 | −1.25% | 0.49% |
| 1984 | 145,712,065 | 94,237,172 | 41,919,380 | 7,293,127 | 2,262,386 | 8.54 | 3.58% | 0.51% |
| 1983 | 140,672,185 | 90,815,776 | 41,112,693 | 6,729,697 | 2,014,019 | 8.47 | −1.53% | 0.50% |
| 1982 | 142,858,897 | 92,963,473 | 41,567,719 | 6,638,613 | 1,689,093 | 8.83 | 0.99% | 0.51% |
| 1981 | 141,459,577 | 91,104,177 | 42,381,152 | 6,154,604 | 1,819,643 | 8.97 | 0.64% | 0.51% |
| 1980 | 140,565,993 | 90,610,780 | 41,893,538 | 6,264,212 | 1,797,463 | 9.16 | 6.43% | 0.49% |
| 1979 | 132,079,714 | 82,596,993 | 42,322,611 | 5,935,117 | 1,224,993 | 8.85 | 10.69% | 0.46% |
| 1978 | 119,325,952 | 73,012,939 | 39,816,719 | 5,812,585 | 683,709 | 8.21 | 5.26% | 0.43% |
| 1977 | 113,359,337 | 67,843,879 | 39,534,569 | 5,416,828 | 564,060 | 8.02 | 2.88% | 0.42% |
| 1976 | 110,181,783 | 66,023,230 | 38,627,998 | 4,986,631 | 543,924 | 8.02 | 3.46% | 0.41% |
| 1975 | 106,499,824 | 62,603,646 | 38,376,077 | 4,984,036 | 536,065 | 7.97 | −6% | 0.42% |
| 1974 | 113,293,305 | 66,197,569 | 42,142,400 | 4,772,191 | 181,144 | 8.72 | −2.39% | 0.45% |
| 1973 | 116,067,924 | 67,223,954 | 44,287,338 | 4,452,322 | 104,311 | 9.18 | 9.52% | 0.46% |
| 1972 | 105,980,434 | 59,531,099 | 42,013,257 | 4,335,748 | 100,330 | 8.63 | −0.16% | 0.44% |
| 1971 | 106,147,779 | 57,940,538 | 43,906,719 | 4,202,182 | 98,339 | 8.89 | −0.61% | 0.46% |
| 1970 | 106,795,160 | 59,320,078 | 43,227,515 | 4,148,033 | 99,534 | 9.22 | – | 0.46% |
See also
- Venezuela CO2 Emissions
- Global GHG Emissions - GHG Emissions by Year, by Country, by Sector
- Population of Venezuela
Sources
- Crippa M., Guizzardi D., Pagani F., Banja M., Muntean M., et al., GHG emissions of all world countries – JRC/IEA 2025 Report, European Commission, 2025. DOI. Data: EDGAR_2025_GHG.
- CO2 emissions from fuel combustion based on IEA (2024) Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Energy, as modified by the Joint Research Centre (IEA-EDGAR CO2, v4).