Drinking water services in Brunei
Brunei: Drinking water services was 0 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Drinking water services in Brunei, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
In 2024, drinking water services in Brunei stood at 0 people. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drinking water services in Brunei peaked at 442.28 people in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0 people, in 2020.
That places Brunei 119th out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Drinking water services in Brunei, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 326.42 people | — |
| 2001 | 333.35 people | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 340.1 people | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 346.64 people | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 352.91 people | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 358.92 people | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 364.66 people | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 370.87 people | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 377.79 people | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 384.95 people | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 392.33 people | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 399.39 people | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 405.56 people | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 411.2 people | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 416.75 people | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 422.21 people | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 427.47 people | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 432.58 people | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 437.52 people | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 442.28 people | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 0 people | -100.0% |
| 2021 | 0 people | — |
| 2022 | 0 people | — |
| 2023 | 0 people | — |
| 2024 | 0 people | — |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Drinking water services 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -100.0% | 442.28 people | 0 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 355.66 people | 326.42 people | 384.95 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 418.73 people | 392.33 people | 442.28 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brunei
- 116 Georgia 189.05 people compare
- 117 Montenegro 32.39 people compare
- 118 Cayman Islands 7.45 people compare
- 119 Albania 0 people compare
- 119 American Samoa 0 people
- 119 Andorra 0 people
- 119 Anguilla 0 people
- 119 Aruba 0 people
- 119 Australia 0 people compare
- 119 Austria 0 people
- 119 Azerbaijan 0 people compare
- 119 Bahamas 0 people
- 119 Bahrain 0 people
- 119 Barbados 0 people
- 119 Belarus 0 people
- 119 Belgium 0 people
- 119 Belize 0 people compare
- 119 Bermuda 0 people
- 119 Bhutan 0 people compare
- 119 Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba 0 people
- 119 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 people compare
- 119 British Virgin Islands 0 people
- 119 Bulgaria 0 people
- 119 Canada 0 people
- 119 Cape Verde 0 people compare
- 119 Cook Islands 0 people
- 119 Costa Rica 0 people compare
- 119 Curacao 0 people
- 119 Denmark 0 people
- 119 Estonia 0 people
- 119 Falkland Islands 0 people
- 119 Faroe Islands 0 people
- 119 Finland 0 people
- 119 France 0 people
- 119 French Guiana 0 people
- 119 French Polynesia 0 people
- 119 Germany 0 people
- 119 Gibraltar 0 people
- 119 Greece 0 people
- 119 Greenland 0 people
- 119 Guadeloupe 0 people
- 119 Guam 0 people
- 119 Hong Kong 0 people
- 119 Hungary 0 people compare
- 119 Iceland 0 people
- 119 Ireland 0 people
- 119 Isle of Man 0 people
- 119 Israel 0 people
- 119 Italy 0 people
- 119 Japan 0 people
- 119 Jersey 0 people
- 119 Kiribati 0 people
- 119 Kuwait 0 people
- 119 Laos 0 people compare
- 119 Latvia 0 people
- 119 Lebanon 0 people compare
- 119 Liechtenstein 0 people
- 119 Lithuania 0 people
- 119 Luxembourg 0 people
- 119 Macao 0 people
- 119 Maldives 0 people
- 119 Malta 0 people
- 119 Marshall Islands 0 people
- 119 Martinique 0 people
- 119 Mauritius 0 people compare
- 119 Mexico 0 people compare
- 119 Moldova 0 people
- 119 Monaco 0 people
- 119 Montserrat 0 people
- 119 Morocco 0 people compare
- 119 Nauru 0 people
- 119 Netherlands 0 people
- 119 New Caledonia 0 people
- 119 New Zealand 0 people
- 119 Niue 0 people
- 119 Northern Mariana Islands 0 people
- 119 Norway 0 people
- 119 Palau 0 people
- 119 Palestine 0 people compare
- 119 Paraguay 0 people compare
- 119 Philippines 0 people compare
- 119 Poland 0 people
- 119 Portugal 0 people
- 119 Puerto Rico 0 people
- 119 Qatar 0 people
- 119 Reunion 0 people
- 119 Romania 0 people
- 119 Saint Barthelemy 0 people
- 119 Saint Helena 0 people
- 119 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 people
- 119 Saint Lucia 0 people compare
- 119 Saint Martin (French part) 0 people
- 119 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0 people
- 119 San Marino 0 people
- 119 Singapore 0 people
- 119 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0 people
- 119 Slovakia 0 people
- 119 Slovenia 0 people
- 119 South Korea 0 people
- 119 Spain 0 people
- 119 Sweden 0 people
- 119 Switzerland 0 people
- 119 Thailand 0 people compare
- 119 Tokelau 0 people
- 119 Tonga 0 people
- 119 Turkmenistan 0 people compare
- 119 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 people
- 119 Tuvalu 0 people
- 119 United Arab Emirates 0 people
- 119 United Kingdom 0 people
- 119 United States 0 people
- 119 United States Virgin Islands 0 people
- 119 Uruguay 0 people compare
- 119 Vietnam 0 people compare
- 119 Wallis and Futuna 0 people
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 drinking water services in Brunei?
- Drinking water services in Brunei was 0 people in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest drinking water services recorded in Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 442.28 people in 2019.
- What is the lowest drinking water services recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 people in 2020.
- How does Brunei rank for drinking water services?
- Brunei ranks 119th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drinking water services rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Brunei data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Drinking water services. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of people using drinking water directly collected from surface waters.