Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita in Brunei
Brunei: Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita was 0.0% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita in Brunei, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita in Brunei is 0.0%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Over the whole period, annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita in Brunei peaked at 0.0% in 2011 and was at its lowest, -0.4%, in 2010.
That places Brunei 84th out of 227 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita in Brunei, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -0.4% | — |
| 1992 | -0.4% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | -0.4% | +0.4% |
| 1994 | -0.4% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | -0.4% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | -0.4% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | -0.4% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | -0.4% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | -0.4% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | -0.4% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | -0.4% | +6.7% |
| 2002 | -0.4% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | -0.4% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | -0.4% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | -0.4% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | -0.4% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | -0.4% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | -0.4% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | -0.4% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | -0.4% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | — |
| 2013 | 0.0% | — |
| 2014 | 0.0% | — |
| 2015 | 0.0% | — |
| 2016 | 0.0% | — |
| 2017 | 0.0% | — |
| 2018 | 0.0% | — |
| 2019 | 0.0% | — |
| 2020 | 0.0% | — |
| 2021 | 0.0% | — |
| 2022 | 0.0% | — |
| 2023 | 0.0% | — |
| 2024 | 0.0% | — |
| 2025 | 0.0% | — |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita in Brunei changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +100.0% | -0.4% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.4% | -0.4% | -0.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | -0.4% | -0.4% | -0.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.0% | -0.4% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 6 |
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More environment data for Brunei
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -1.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -1.85 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per unit of 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 7.85 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita in Brunei?
- Annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita in Brunei was 0.0% in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita recorded in Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2011.
- What is the lowest annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.4% in 2010.
- How does Brunei rank for annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita?
- Brunei ranks 84th out of 227 countries with data for 2025.
- Where does this Brunei data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.