Forests

Hompage
Datasets & Maps
Analysis for Decision-making
Regions
Collaboration & Networking
Web Links


Venezuela

Map and Statistics


Protection Statistics Table

Country Map
VENEZUELA STATISTICS
Land area: 882,050 km2 Area of forest: 658,590.0 km2 % Land area forested: 74.7
Forest Type Area Protected (km2) in IUCN Categories I-VI: Total Forest (km2) Total Protected (km2) % Protected
Ia Ib II III IV V VI
Tropical
14 Lowland evergreen broadleaf rain forest     77131.8 69463.1 487.2 59745.2   433149.3 206827.3 47.7
15 Lower montane forest     0.1         1.0 0.1 9.0
16 Upper montane forest     1815.1 76.6   3470.9   7286.5 5362.6 73.6
17 Freshwater swamp forest               6.3 0.0 0.0
18 Semi-evergreen moist broadleaf forest     0.2         1.5 0.2 11.7
21 Mangrove     1117.5 7.8 180.6 42.9   5808.3 1348.7 23.2
23 Deciduous/semi-deciduous broadleaf forest     10575.4 267.7 160.5 14448.4   95980.5 25452.0 26.5
25 Thorn forest     920.0 33.1 92.6 1990.5   19669.5 3036.2 15.4
26 Sparse trees and parkland     6382.8 1111.6 97.7 2556.8   94983.0 10148.9 10.7
27 Exotic species plantations     7.1     10.7   1704.3 17.8 1.0
Total 0.0 0.0 97949.9 70959.8 1018.6 82265.3 0.0 658590.0 252193.7 38.3