Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Brunei Darussalam
Brunei Darussalam: Agricultural land — Share in Land area was 2.9 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Brunei Darussalam, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Brunei Darussalam recorded 2.9 % for agricultural land — share in land area in 2024.
That represents a change of up 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — share in land area in Brunei Darussalam peaked at 4.55 % in 1964 and was at its lowest, 2.25 %, in 2006.
That places Brunei Darussalam 212th out of 220 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Brunei Darussalam, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3.98 % | — |
| 1962 | 3.98 % | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 3.98 % | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 4.55 % | +14.3% |
| 1965 | 4.36 % | -4.2% |
| 1966 | 4.55 % | +4.4% |
| 1967 | 4.36 % | -4.2% |
| 1968 | 4.55 % | +4.4% |
| 1969 | 4.27 % | -6.2% |
| 1970 | 3.98 % | -6.8% |
| 1971 | 3.61 % | -9.3% |
| 1972 | 3.61 % | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 3.44 % | -4.7% |
| 1974 | 3.44 % | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 3.19 % | -7.3% |
| 1976 | 3.19 % | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 3.19 % | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 3.19 % | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 3.19 % | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 2.85 % | -10.7% |
| 1981 | 2.85 % | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 2.66 % | -6.7% |
| 1983 | 2.66 % | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 2.47 % | -7.1% |
| 1985 | 2.47 % | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 2.47 % | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 2.47 % | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 2.47 % | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 2.47 % | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 2.47 % | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 2.47 % | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 2.47 % | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 2.47 % | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 2.47 % | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 2.28 % | -7.7% |
| 1996 | 2.28 % | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 2.28 % | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 2.28 % | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 2.28 % | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 2.28 % | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 2.38 % | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 2.38 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 2.38 % | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2.38 % | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 2.38 % | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 2.25 % | -5.5% |
| 2007 | 2.27 % | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 2.52 % | +11.0% |
| 2009 | 2.52 % | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2.52 % | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2.52 % | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 2.68 % | +6.3% |
| 2013 | 2.68 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2.68 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2.68 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2.9 % | +8.2% |
| 2017 | 2.9 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2.9 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2.9 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2.9 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2.9 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 2.9 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2.9 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 2.9 % | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.29 % | 3.98 % | 4.55 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.4 % | 3.19 % | 3.98 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.58 % | 2.47 % | 2.85 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.38 % | 2.28 % | 2.47 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.37 % | 2.25 % | 2.52 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.74 % | 2.52 % | 2.9 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.9 % | 2.9 % | 2.9 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brunei Darussalam
- 209 Guyana 3.41 % compare
- 210 Seychelles 3.38 % compare
- 211 Papua New Guinea 3.1 % compare
- 213 Norway 2.7 % compare
- 214 Northern Mariana Islands 2.28 % compare
- 215 Bahamas 1.3 % compare
More environment data for Brunei Darussalam
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.07 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.26 Percentage change (2025)
- Temperature change 1.29 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.202 °C (2025)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity 2,313 t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 1,185 t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 2.88 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 0.5 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 19.5 kg/ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — share in land area in Brunei Darussalam?
- Agricultural land — share in land area in Brunei Darussalam was 2.9 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Brunei Darussalam?
- The highest recorded value was 4.55 % in 1964.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Brunei Darussalam?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.25 % in 2006.
- How does Brunei Darussalam rank for agricultural land — share in land area?
- Brunei Darussalam ranks 212th out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — share in land area rising or falling in Brunei Darussalam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brunei Darussalam data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agricultural land — Share in Land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.