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. Measured in %.
Analysis
Brunei Darussalam recorded 72.1% for forest area as a proportion of total land area in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is 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 21st of 253 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Brunei Darussalam, year by year
| Year | % | 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 |
Countries ranked near Brunei Darussalam
- 18 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 73.2% compare
- 19 Niue 72.6% compare
- 20 Central African Republic 72.4% compare
- 21 Brunei Darussalam 72.1% compare
- 23 Timor-Leste 70.9% compare
- 23 Timor-Leste 70.9% compare
More environment data for Brunei Darussalam
- Heating Degree Days 0 (2020)
- Cooling Degree Days 5,905 (2024)
- Total fisheries production 17,696 metric tons (2024)
- Capture fisheries production 16,386 metric tons (2024)
- Aquaculture production 1,310 metric tons (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 0.0004 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0098 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.3379 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 0.4279 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes 0.0189 Mt CO2e (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 21st out of 253 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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