$ shortage country get VEN > stress_index: 0.78 CRITICAL > 3 events · 0 scenarios > refreshed 2026-05-17
BRENT $72.13/b ● TTF €44.25/MWh ● OPEC_ORB n/a SPR_US 331.2 Mb ▼ FAO_FFPI 130.8 ▼
The v3.2 stress index is a six-axis composite of energy and food exposure, geopolitical pressure, fiscal headroom, demography and supply concentration, normalised to a 0–1 scale.
Venezuela holds the world's largest proven oil reserves, yet years of mismanagement, under-investment and sanctions have left production a fraction of its former level. Refining and the power grid are in disrepair. A protracted economic collapse has driven mass emigration and acute food insecurity.
Drought has repeatedly lowered the Guri reservoir, the source of most of Venezuela's electricity.
No active shortage scenarios currently list this country in their exposure set.
| STOCK TYPE | RESERVE | DAYS COVER | STATUS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crude · vast reserves, low outputThe world's largest reserves sit behind production crippled by under-investment and sanctions. | underproduced | 20days | CRITICAL |
| Refined products · domesticDecayed refineries leave the country periodically short of its own fuel. | depleted | 15days | CRITICAL |
| Grain · commercial and ration stocksFood supply depends on imports constrained by the foreign-exchange collapse. | low | 30days | CRITICAL |
$ curl -s https://api.shortage.life/v1/countries/VEN | jq '.stress' > 0.78