Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Brunei
Brunei: Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted was 5,800 hectares in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Brunei, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
In 2025, forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Brunei stood at 5,800 hectares. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Brunei peaked at 5,800 hectares in 2025 and was at its lowest, 670 hectares, in 1990.
That places Brunei 151st out of 185 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 958 hectares | 670 hectares | 1,246 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,390 hectares | 1,310 hectares | 3,470 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,764 hectares | 3,710 hectares | 5,442 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,665 hectares | 5,530 hectares | 5,800 hectares | 6 |
Countries ranked near Brunei
- 148 Montenegro 8,000 hectares compare
- 149 Mongolia 7,910 hectares compare
- 150 Kuwait 6,300 hectares compare
- 152 Reunion 5,380 hectares compare
- 153 New Caledonia 5,300 hectares compare
- 154 Seychelles 4,880 hectares 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 forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Brunei?
- Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Brunei was 5,800 hectares 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 forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 5,800 hectares in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 670 hectares in 1990.
- How does Brunei rank for forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted?
- Brunei ranks 151st out of 185 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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