Forest land area fell 0.351% to 467 '000 sq km in Venezuela in 2015, according to Faostat.
Historically, forest land area in Venezuela reached an all time high of 520 '000 sq km in 1990 and an all time low of 466 '000 sq km in 2009. When compared to Venezuela's main peers, forest land area in Brazil amounted to 4,935 '000 sq km, 585 '000 sq km in Colombia, 165 '000 sq km in Guyana and 2.34 '000 sq km in Trinidad and Tobago in 2015.
Venezuela has been ranked 16th within the group of 173 countries we follow in terms of forest land area, 1 place above the position seen 10 years ago.
Forest Land Area | Unit | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
Bolivia | '000 sq km | 575 | 562 | 559 | 556 | 553 | ||||||||||||||||
Brazil | '000 sq km | 5,217 | 4,985 | 4,975 | 4,965 | 4,955 | ||||||||||||||||
Colombia | '000 sq km | 606 | 586 | 586 | 586 | 586 | ||||||||||||||||
Guyana | '000 sq km | 152 | 166 | 166 | 166 | 165 | ||||||||||||||||
Peru | '000 sq km | 681 | 748 | 746 | 745 | 743 | ||||||||||||||||
Puerto Rico | '000 sq km | 5.43 | 4.79 | 4.83 | 4.86 | 4.89 | ||||||||||||||||
Suriname | '000 sq km | 148 | 154 | 153 | 153 | 153 | ||||||||||||||||
Trinidad and Tobago | '000 sq km | 2.27 | 2.26 | 2.28 | 2.30 | 2.31 | ||||||||||||||||
Venezuela | '000 sq km | 466 | 475 | 473 | 472 | 470 |