Brunei vs Vanuatu: Drivers of deforestation
Brunei
7.48 hectares
in 2023
Vanuatu
9.69 hectares
in 2023
Brunei rank
119th
Vanuatu rank
116th
Drivers of deforestation over time
- Brunei
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Vanuatu currently reports 9.69 hectares against 7.48 hectares in Brunei, a difference of 2.21 hectares.
That makes Vanuatu's figure about 1.3 times Brunei's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Brunei ahead.
Brunei ranks 119th and Vanuatu ranks 116th of 166 countries.
Brunei has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brunei | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.05 hectares | 7.12 hectares | 20.93 hectares | Brunei |
| 2010s | 23.46 hectares | 17.44 hectares | 6.02 hectares | Brunei |
| 2020s | 11.57 hectares | 11.47 hectares | 0.1033 hectares | Brunei |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher drivers of deforestation, Brunei or Vanuatu?
- Vanuatu, at 9.69 hectares against 7.48 hectares in Brunei as of 2023.
- What is the difference in drivers of deforestation between Brunei and Vanuatu?
- 2.21 hectares, with Vanuatu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and Vanuatu?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
- How do Brunei and Vanuatu rank globally for drivers of deforestation?
- Brunei ranks 119th and Vanuatu ranks 116th of 166 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Singh et al. (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Drivers of deforestation. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimates of commodity-driven deforestation, measured in hectares per year. This includes deforestation caused by the production of agricultural products and forestry, which account for approximately 90% of the world's deforestation.