Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Brunei Darussalam
Brunei Darussalam: Forest area as a proportion of total land area was 72.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Brunei Darussalam, 1990–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, forest area as a proportion of total land area in Brunei Darussalam stood at 72.1%. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area as a proportion of total land area in Brunei Darussalam peaked at 78.4% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 72.1%, in 2010.
Brunei Darussalam ranks 18th of 219 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Brunei Darussalam, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 78.4% | — |
| 2000 | 75.3% | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 72.1% | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 72.1% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 72.1% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 72.1% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 78.4% | 78.4% | 78.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 75.3% | 75.3% | 75.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 72.1% | 72.1% | 72.1% | 2 |
| 2020s | 72.1% | 72.1% | 72.1% | 2 |
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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 nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 20.42 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 19.5 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use 232 t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity 2,313 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 3.02 g/Int$ (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area as a proportion of total land area in Brunei Darussalam?
- Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Brunei Darussalam was 72.1% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest forest area as a proportion of total land area recorded in Brunei Darussalam?
- The highest recorded value was 78.4% in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area as a proportion of total land area recorded in Brunei Darussalam?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.1% in 2010.
- How does Brunei Darussalam rank for forest area as a proportion of total land area?
- Brunei Darussalam ranks 18th out of 219 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area as a proportion of total land area rising or falling in Brunei Darussalam?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brunei Darussalam data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Forest area as a proportion of total land area (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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