Land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre in Venezuela
Venezuela: Land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre was 0.5839 hectares per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre in Venezuela, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per square kilometre.
Analysis
Venezuela recorded 0.5839 hectares per square kilometre for land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre in 2023.
That represents a change of up 3.1% on the previous year and down 44.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre in Venezuela peaked at 1.37 hectares per square kilometre in 1987 and was at its lowest, 0.5095 hectares per square kilometre, in 1961.
Venezuela ranks 138th of 181 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre in Venezuela, year by year
| Year | hectares per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.5095 hectares per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.6274 hectares per square kilometre | +23.1% |
| 1963 | 0.5697 hectares per square kilometre | -9.2% |
| 1964 | 0.6087 hectares per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1965 | 0.6472 hectares per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1966 | 0.6624 hectares per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1967 | 0.8392 hectares per square kilometre | +26.7% |
| 1968 | 0.8532 hectares per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1969 | 0.8688 hectares per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1970 | 0.8193 hectares per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 1971 | 0.7983 hectares per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1972 | 0.6087 hectares per square kilometre | -23.8% |
| 1973 | 0.6344 hectares per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1974 | 0.6912 hectares per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 1975 | 0.7541 hectares per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1976 | 0.5476 hectares per square kilometre | -27.4% |
| 1977 | 0.9291 hectares per square kilometre | +69.7% |
| 1978 | 0.8696 hectares per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 1979 | 0.9612 hectares per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 1980 | 0.9165 hectares per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1981 | 0.8902 hectares per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1982 | 0.8543 hectares per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1983 | 0.7621 hectares per square kilometre | -10.8% |
| 1984 | 0.7973 hectares per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1985 | 1.02 hectares per square kilometre | +27.7% |
| 1986 | 1.31 hectares per square kilometre | +28.7% |
| 1987 | 1.37 hectares per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1988 | 1.33 hectares per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 1989 | 0.9349 hectares per square kilometre | -29.5% |
| 1990 | 0.8547 hectares per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 1991 | 0.9972 hectares per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 1992 | 0.8651 hectares per square kilometre | -13.2% |
| 1993 | 0.8424 hectares per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 0.8683 hectares per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 0.9256 hectares per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1996 | 0.8407 hectares per square kilometre | -9.2% |
| 1997 | 0.887 hectares per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1998 | 0.7822 hectares per square kilometre | -11.8% |
| 1999 | 0.7624 hectares per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 1.03 hectares per square kilometre | +35.0% |
| 2001 | 1.07 hectares per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 0.9145 hectares per square kilometre | -14.4% |
| 2003 | 1.1 hectares per square kilometre | +20.3% |
| 2004 | 1.23 hectares per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 2005 | 1.21 hectares per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 1.34 hectares per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 2007 | 1.26 hectares per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 2008 | 1.36 hectares per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 2009 | 1.33 hectares per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 1.16 hectares per square kilometre | -12.4% |
| 2011 | 1.12 hectares per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 0.9985 hectares per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 2013 | 1.05 hectares per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 1.01 hectares per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 0.742 hectares per square kilometre | -26.5% |
| 2016 | 0.6836 hectares per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 2017 | 0.6956 hectares per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 0.6399 hectares per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 2019 | 0.5717 hectares per square kilometre | -10.7% |
| 2020 | 0.6734 hectares per square kilometre | +17.8% |
| 2021 | 0.6164 hectares per square kilometre | -8.5% |
| 2022 | 0.5661 hectares per square kilometre | -8.1% |
| 2023 | 0.5839 hectares per square kilometre | +3.1% |
Venezuela compared with similar countries
- Venezuela's 0.5839 hectares per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.29 hectares per square kilometre, 14% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Venezuela's 0.5839 hectares per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.15 hectares per square kilometre, 51% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre in Venezuela changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | +69.7% | 0.5476 hectares per square kilometre | 0.9291 hectares per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6874 hectares per square kilometre | 0.5095 hectares per square kilometre | 0.8688 hectares per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.7614 hectares per square kilometre | 0.5476 hectares per square kilometre | 0.9612 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.02 hectares per square kilometre | 0.7621 hectares per square kilometre | 1.37 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8626 hectares per square kilometre | 0.7624 hectares per square kilometre | 0.9972 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.18 hectares per square kilometre | 0.9145 hectares per square kilometre | 1.36 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8671 hectares per square kilometre | 0.5717 hectares per square kilometre | 1.16 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.61 hectares per square kilometre | 0.5661 hectares per square kilometre | 0.6734 hectares per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Venezuela
- 135 Guyana 0.7849 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 136 Norway 0.7786 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 137 Trinidad and Tobago 0.6487 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 139 Somalia 0.5637 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 140 Central African Republic 0.5532 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 141 Bhutan 0.53 hectares per square kilometre compare
More agriculture & rural data for Venezuela
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -100 % change on previous year (1991)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2011)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0 current US$ per person (2011)
- 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)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 0.0% (2011)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2013)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2013)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre in Venezuela?
- Land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre in Venezuela was 0.5839 hectares per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre recorded in Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 1.37 hectares per square kilometre in 1987.
- What is the lowest land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5095 hectares per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Venezuela rank for land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre?
- Venezuela ranks 138th out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Venezuela data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land under cereal production (hectares) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land under cereal production (hectares) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Land under cereal production FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Land under cereal production (hectares) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.