Consumption-based deforestation per person in Brunei
Brunei: Consumption-based deforestation per person was 7.53 square meters in 2023. ▼ Falling
Consumption-based deforestation per person in Brunei, 2005–2023
Source: Singh et al. (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in square meters.
Analysis
Brunei recorded 7.53 square meters for consumption-based deforestation per person in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.8% on the previous year and down 82.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, consumption-based deforestation per person in Brunei peaked at 50.04 square meters in 2012 and was at its lowest, 7.53 square meters, in 2023.
Brunei ranks 48th of 178 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.78 square meters | 36.08 square meters | 39.28 square meters | 5 |
| 2010s | 36.41 square meters | 26.94 square meters | 50.04 square meters | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.97 square meters | 7.53 square meters | 13.94 square meters | 4 |
Countries ranked near Brunei
- 45 North Macedonia 7.83 square meters compare
- 46 Armenia 7.61 square meters compare
- 47 Zambia 7.6 square meters compare
- 49 Myanmar 7.04 square meters compare
- 50 United States 7.02 square meters compare
- 51 El Salvador 6.73 square meters compare
More environment data for Brunei
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 11.87 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 25.64 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.0212 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0003 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 1.65 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0006 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 1.8 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.005 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0085 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.1112 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is consumption-based deforestation per person in Brunei?
- Consumption-based deforestation per person in Brunei was 7.53 square meters in 2023, according to Singh et al. (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest consumption-based deforestation per person recorded in Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 50.04 square meters in 2012.
- What is the lowest consumption-based deforestation per person recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.53 square meters in 2023.
- How does Brunei rank for consumption-based deforestation per person?
- Brunei ranks 48th out of 178 countries with data for 2023.
- Is consumption-based deforestation per person rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is down 82.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brunei data come from?
- The figures come from Singh et al. (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Consumption-based deforestation per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 19 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Estimated average deforestation for agricultural and forestry products, per person. This is adjusted for trade, so it reflects deforestation caused by consumption, not domestic production.