Forest land — Share in Land area in Brunei Darussalam

Brunei Darussalam: Forest land — Share in Land area was 72.11 % in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
72.11 %
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
19th
of 231 countries
All-time high
78.37 %
in 1990
All-time low
72.11 %
in 2010
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Forest land — Share in Land area in Brunei Darussalam, 1990–2024

0204060801990200720241990: 78.4 %1991: 78.1 %1992: 77.8 %1993: 77.5 %1994: 77.2 %1995: 76.8 %1996: 76.5 %1997: 76.2 %1998: 75.9 %1999: 75.6 %2000: 75.3 %2001: 75 %2002: 74.7 %2003: 74.4 %2004: 74 %2005: 73.7 %2006: 73.4 %2007: 73.1 %2008: 72.8 %2009: 72.4 %2010: 72.1 %2011: 72.1 %2012: 72.1 %2013: 72.1 %2014: 72.1 %2015: 72.1 %2016: 72.1 %2017: 72.1 %2018: 72.1 %2019: 72.1 %2020: 72.1 %2021: 72.1 %2022: 72.1 %2023: 72.1 %2024: 72.1 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2024, forest land — share in land area in Brunei Darussalam stood at 72.11 %. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, forest land — share in land area in Brunei Darussalam peaked at 78.37 % in 1990 and was at its lowest, 72.11 %, in 2010.

Brunei Darussalam ranks 19th of 231 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 77 % 75.64 % 78.37 % 10
2000s 73.88 % 72.43 % 75.33 % 10
2010s 72.11 % 72.11 % 72.11 % 10
2020s 72.11 % 72.11 % 72.11 % 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is forest land — share in land area in Brunei Darussalam?
Forest land — share in land area in Brunei Darussalam was 72.11 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest forest land — share in land area recorded in Brunei Darussalam?
The highest recorded value was 78.37 % in 1990.
What is the lowest forest land — share in land area recorded in Brunei Darussalam?
The lowest recorded value was 72.11 % in 2010.
How does Brunei Darussalam rank for forest land — share in land area?
Brunei Darussalam ranks 19th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
Is forest land — share in 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forest land — Share in Land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Forest land — Share in Land area
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
267 places, 9,048 data points, 1990–2024
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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.