Total greenhouse gas emissions in Venezuela

Venezuela emitted 167.3 million tonnes of greenhouse gases (CO2 equivalent) in 2024.

Measure: Total greenhouse gas emissions (EDGAR) Unit: Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent Data: 1970 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Venezuela, 2024 167.3 Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent
Change from 2023 +1.2% 2023: 165.3 Mt CO2e
World, 2024 53,206.4 Mt CO2e Official aggregate
Position in 2024 40th of 203 See the full ranking

Total greenhouse gas emissions in Venezuela over time

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Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Total greenhouse gas emissions (EDGAR) (million tonnes of CO2 equivalent), 2000 to 2024
Period VenezuelaWorld
2024 167.3 Mt CO2e 53,206.4 Mt CO2e
2023 165.3 Mt CO2e 52,540.8 Mt CO2e
2022 160.3 Mt CO2e 51,748.1 Mt CO2e
2021 141.3 Mt CO2e 51,188.0 Mt CO2e
2020 141.5 Mt CO2e 48,962.1 Mt CO2e
2019 189.5 Mt CO2e 50,829.6 Mt CO2e
2018 210.6 Mt CO2e 50,566.4 Mt CO2e
2017 231.1 Mt CO2e 49,478.6 Mt CO2e
2016 246.1 Mt CO2e 48,655.8 Mt CO2e
2015 262.9 Mt CO2e 48,451.4 Mt CO2e
2014 281.5 Mt CO2e 48,549.1 Mt CO2e
2013 283.7 Mt CO2e 48,193.4 Mt CO2e
2012 284.6 Mt CO2e 47,430.1 Mt CO2e
2011 258.0 Mt CO2e 46,808.1 Mt CO2e
2010 261.0 Mt CO2e 45,433.1 Mt CO2e
2009 256.0 Mt CO2e 43,188.4 Mt CO2e
2008 258.0 Mt CO2e 43,642.4 Mt CO2e
2007 246.8 Mt CO2e 43,350.6 Mt CO2e
2006 247.9 Mt CO2e 42,078.8 Mt CO2e
2005 245.0 Mt CO2e 40,919.6 Mt CO2e
2004 236.0 Mt CO2e 39,626.8 Mt CO2e
2003 225.3 Mt CO2e 38,064.8 Mt CO2e
2002 230.3 Mt CO2e 36,555.7 Mt CO2e
2001 229.1 Mt CO2e 36,099.5 Mt CO2e
2000 222.8 Mt CO2e 35,794.0 Mt CO2e

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +1.2% from 165.3 Mt CO2e in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 281.5 Mt CO2e, the figure has changed by −40.6%.
  • Among the 203 countries with data for 2024, Venezuela has the 40th highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2024 was 53,206.4 Mt CO2e.

Source and dates

Original producer
European Commission JRC, EDGAR Community GHG Database
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
EN.GHG.ALL.MT.CE.AR5 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1970 to 2024 for Venezuela
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: European Commission JRC, EDGAR Community GHG Database