Forest land — Area in Brunei
Brunei: Forest land — Area was 380 1000 ha in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forest land — Area in Brunei, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2025, forest land — area in Brunei stood at 380 1000 ha. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — area in Brunei peaked at 413 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 380 1000 ha, in 2010.
Brunei ranks 165th of 249 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Forest land — Area in Brunei, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 413 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 411.4 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 409.8 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 408.2 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 406.6 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 405 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 403.4 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 401.8 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 400.2 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 398.6 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 397 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 395.3 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 393.6 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 391.9 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 390.2 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 388.5 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 386.8 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 385.1 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 383.4 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 381.7 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 380 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 380 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 380 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 380 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 380 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 380 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 380 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 380 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 380 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 380 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 380 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 380 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 380 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 380 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 380 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 380 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Brunei compared with similar countries
- Brunei's 380 1000 ha is below the median for high income countries, which is 576.21 1000 ha, 66% of the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Brunei's 380 1000 ha is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1,137 1000 ha, 33% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 405.8 1000 ha | 398.6 1000 ha | 413 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 389.35 1000 ha | 381.7 1000 ha | 397 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 380 1000 ha | 380 1000 ha | 380 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 380 1000 ha | 380 1000 ha | 380 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Brunei
- 162 Eswatini 433.07 1000 ha compare
- 163 Tajikistan 424.5 1000 ha compare
- 164 Polynesia 383.8 1000 ha compare
- 165 Brunei Darussalam 380 1000 ha compare
- 167 Haiti 372.1 1000 ha compare
- 168 Republic of Moldova 370.3 1000 ha compare
- 168 Moldova 370.3 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Brunei
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 7.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) -10.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 4.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 1.28 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — area in Brunei?
- Forest land — area in Brunei was 380 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — area recorded in Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 413 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest land — area recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 380 1000 ha in 2010.
- How does Brunei rank for forest land — area?
- Brunei ranks 165th out of 249 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest land — area rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brunei data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forest land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.