Agricultural land use, per capita in Venezuela
Venezuela: Agricultural land use, per capita was 0.7597 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land use, per capita in Venezuela, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
Venezuela recorded 0.7597 hectares per person for agricultural land use, per capita in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land use, per capita in Venezuela peaked at 2.27 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.6988 hectares per person, in 2016.
Venezuela ranks 57th of 209 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Agricultural land use, per capita in Venezuela, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.27 hectares per person | — |
| 1962 | 2.2 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 1963 | 2.14 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 1964 | 2.07 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 1965 | 2.01 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 1966 | 1.95 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 1967 | 1.9 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 1968 | 1.85 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1969 | 1.8 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1970 | 1.75 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 1971 | 1.71 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 1972 | 1.66 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 1973 | 1.62 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1974 | 1.58 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 1975 | 1.54 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 1976 | 1.5 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1977 | 1.48 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1978 | 1.44 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 1979 | 1.41 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1980 | 1.38 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1981 | 1.34 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 1982 | 1.31 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1983 | 1.28 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1984 | 1.26 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1985 | 1.24 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 1.22 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1987 | 1.19 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1988 | 1.17 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1989 | 1.13 hectares per person | -3.4% |
| 1990 | 1.1 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1991 | 1.08 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 1.04 hectares per person | -3.4% |
| 1993 | 1.02 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 0.9945 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 0.974 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 0.9543 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 0.9353 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 0.9167 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 0.8989 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 0.8821 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 0.8662 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 0.8507 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 0.8319 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 0.8196 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.8062 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 0.7917 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 0.7797 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.77 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.756 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 0.7462 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.7367 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.7275 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.7188 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.7106 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.7032 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.6988 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.7034 hectares per person | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.7213 hectares per person | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 0.743 hectares per person | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 0.7559 hectares per person | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 0.7614 hectares per person | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.7621 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.7597 hectares per person | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.02 hectares per person | 1.8 hectares per person | 2.27 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.57 hectares per person | 1.41 hectares per person | 1.75 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.25 hectares per person | 1.13 hectares per person | 1.38 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9909 hectares per person | 0.8989 hectares per person | 1.1 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8154 hectares per person | 0.756 hectares per person | 0.8821 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7209 hectares per person | 0.6988 hectares per person | 0.7462 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7598 hectares per person | 0.7559 hectares per person | 0.7621 hectares per person | 4 |
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- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2013)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land use, per capita in Venezuela?
- Agricultural land use, per capita in Venezuela was 0.7597 hectares per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural land use, per capita recorded in Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 2.27 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest agricultural land use, per capita recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6988 hectares per person in 2016.
- How does Venezuela rank for agricultural land use, per capita?
- Venezuela ranks 57th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land use, 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agricultural land use, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural land use divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agricultural land use ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Agricultural land use Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Agricultural land use divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.