Agricultural land per capita in Venezuela
Venezuela: Agricultural land per capita was 0.7597 hectares per capita in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.7597 hectares per capita
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
61st
of 226 countries
All-time high
2.27 hectares per capita
in 1961
All-time low
0.6988 hectares per capita
in 2016
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Agricultural land per capita in Venezuela, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per capita.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural land per capita in Venezuela is 0.7597 hectares per capita, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land per capita in Venezuela peaked at 2.27 hectares per capita in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.6988 hectares per capita, in 2016.
That places Venezuela 61st out of 226 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Agricultural land per capita in Venezuela, year by year
| Year | hectares per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.27 hectares per capita | — |
| 1962 | 2.2 hectares per capita | -3.1% |
| 1963 | 2.14 hectares per capita | -3.0% |
| 1964 | 2.07 hectares per capita | -3.0% |
| 1965 | 2.01 hectares per capita | -3.0% |
| 1966 | 1.95 hectares per capita | -2.9% |
| 1967 | 1.9 hectares per capita | -2.8% |
| 1968 | 1.85 hectares per capita | -2.7% |
| 1969 | 1.8 hectares per capita | -2.7% |
| 1970 | 1.75 hectares per capita | -2.6% |
| 1971 | 1.71 hectares per capita | -2.6% |
| 1972 | 1.66 hectares per capita | -2.8% |
| 1973 | 1.62 hectares per capita | -2.4% |
| 1974 | 1.58 hectares per capita | -2.6% |
| 1975 | 1.54 hectares per capita | -2.6% |
| 1976 | 1.5 hectares per capita | -2.0% |
| 1977 | 1.48 hectares per capita | -1.8% |
| 1978 | 1.44 hectares per capita | -2.6% |
| 1979 | 1.41 hectares per capita | -2.1% |
| 1980 | 1.38 hectares per capita | -2.2% |
| 1981 | 1.34 hectares per capita | -2.6% |
| 1982 | 1.31 hectares per capita | -2.1% |
| 1983 | 1.28 hectares per capita | -2.1% |
| 1984 | 1.26 hectares per capita | -2.1% |
| 1985 | 1.24 hectares per capita | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 1.22 hectares per capita | -1.6% |
| 1987 | 1.19 hectares per capita | -2.1% |
| 1988 | 1.17 hectares per capita | -2.3% |
| 1989 | 1.13 hectares per capita | -3.4% |
| 1990 | 1.1 hectares per capita | -2.2% |
| 1991 | 1.08 hectares per capita | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 1.04 hectares per capita | -3.4% |
| 1993 | 1.02 hectares per capita | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 0.9945 hectares per capita | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 0.974 hectares per capita | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 0.9543 hectares per capita | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 0.9353 hectares per capita | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 0.9167 hectares per capita | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 0.8989 hectares per capita | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 0.8821 hectares per capita | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 0.8662 hectares per capita | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 0.8507 hectares per capita | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 0.8319 hectares per capita | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 0.8196 hectares per capita | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.8062 hectares per capita | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 0.7917 hectares per capita | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 0.7797 hectares per capita | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.77 hectares per capita | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.756 hectares per capita | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 0.7462 hectares per capita | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.7367 hectares per capita | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.7275 hectares per capita | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.7188 hectares per capita | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.7106 hectares per capita | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.7032 hectares per capita | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.6988 hectares per capita | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.7034 hectares per capita | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.7213 hectares per capita | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 0.743 hectares per capita | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 0.7559 hectares per capita | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 0.7614 hectares per capita | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.7621 hectares per capita | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.7597 hectares per capita | -0.3% |
Venezuela compared with similar countries
- Venezuela's 0.7597 hectares per capita is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.4645 hectares per capita, 1.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Venezuela's 0.7597 hectares per capita is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.2545 hectares per capita, 3.0× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.02 hectares per capita | 1.8 hectares per capita | 2.27 hectares per capita | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.57 hectares per capita | 1.41 hectares per capita | 1.75 hectares per capita | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.25 hectares per capita | 1.13 hectares per capita | 1.38 hectares per capita | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9909 hectares per capita | 0.8989 hectares per capita | 1.1 hectares per capita | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8154 hectares per capita | 0.756 hectares per capita | 0.8821 hectares per capita | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7209 hectares per capita | 0.6988 hectares per capita | 0.7462 hectares per capita | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7598 hectares per capita | 0.7559 hectares per capita | 0.7621 hectares per capita | 4 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Venezuela
- Rural population 3.05 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2011)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0 current US$ per person (2011)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 0 current US$ (2011)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 0.0% (2011)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.0542 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1068 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 0.0% (2011)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2013)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land per capita in Venezuela?
- Agricultural land per capita in Venezuela was 0.7597 hectares per capita in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest agricultural land per capita recorded in Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 2.27 hectares per capita in 1961.
- What is the lowest agricultural land per capita recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6988 hectares per capita in 2016.
- How does Venezuela rank for agricultural land per capita?
- Venezuela ranks 61st out of 226 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land per capita rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Venezuela data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Agricultural land per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Agricultural land is the sum of cropland and land used as pasture for grazing livestock.