Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Brunei
Brunei: Agricultural land — Share in Land area was 2.9 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Brunei, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural land — share in land area in Brunei is 2.9 %, measured 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 peaked at 4.55 % in 1964 and was at its lowest, 2.25 %, in 2006.
Brunei ranks 246th of 255 countries on this measure, 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, 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% |
Brunei compared with similar countries
- Brunei's 2.9 % is below the median for high income countries, which is 23.49 %, 12% of the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Brunei's 2.9 % is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 21.45 %, 14% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
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
- 243 Guyana 3.41 % compare
- 244 Seychelles 3.38 % compare
- 245 Papua New Guinea 3.1 % compare
- 246 Brunei Darussalam 2.9 % compare
- 248 Norway 2.7 % compare
- 249 Northern Mariana Islands 2.28 % compare
More environment data for Brunei
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 7.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) -10.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 4.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 1.28 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — share in land area in Brunei?
- Agricultural land — share in land area in Brunei 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?
- The highest recorded value was 4.55 % in 1964.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.25 % in 2006.
- How does Brunei rank for agricultural land — share in land area?
- Brunei ranks 246th out of 255 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — share in land area rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brunei 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.