Forest land — Share in Land area in Brunei Darussalam
Brunei Darussalam: Forest land — Share in Land area was 72.11 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Forest land — Share in Land area in Brunei Darussalam, 1990–2024
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 21st of 249 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Forest land — Share in Land area in Brunei Darussalam, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 78.37 % | — |
| 1991 | 78.06 % | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 77.76 % | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 77.46 % | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 77.15 % | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 76.85 % | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 76.55 % | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 76.24 % | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 75.94 % | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 75.64 % | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 75.33 % | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 75.01 % | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 74.69 % | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 74.36 % | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 74.04 % | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 73.72 % | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 73.4 % | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 73.07 % | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 72.75 % | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 72.43 % | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 72.11 % | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 72.11 % | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 72.11 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 72.11 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 72.11 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 72.11 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 72.11 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 72.11 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 72.11 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 72.11 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 72.11 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 72.11 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 72.11 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 72.11 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 72.11 % | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
Countries ranked near Brunei Darussalam
- 18 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 73.42 % compare
- 19 Niue 72.86 % compare
- 20 Central African Republic 72.46 % compare
- 21 Brunei 72.11 % compare
- 23 Timor-Leste 70.96 % compare
- 23 East Timor 70.96 % compare
More environment data for Brunei Darussalam
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.26 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.07 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 1.29 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.202 °C (2025)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use 232 t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use 234 t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 1,185 t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 2.88 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 0.5 kg/cap (2024)
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 21st out of 249 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
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.