Forest land — Share in Land area in Brunei
Brunei: Forest land — Share in Land area was 72.11 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Forest land — Share in Land area in Brunei, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest land — share in land area in Brunei is 72.11 %, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — share in land area in Brunei peaked at 78.37 % in 1990 and was at its lowest, 72.11 %, in 2010.
Brunei 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, 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% |
Brunei compared with similar countries
- Brunei's 72.11 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 34.12 %, 2.1× the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Brunei's 72.11 % is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 50.67 %, 1.4× the median. (31 countries reporting)
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
- 18 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 73.42 % compare
- 19 Niue 72.86 % compare
- 20 Central African Republic 72.46 % compare
- 21 Brunei Darussalam 72.11 % compare
- 23 Timor-Leste 70.96 % compare
- 23 East Timor 70.96 % 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 — share in land area in Brunei?
- Forest land — share in land area in Brunei 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?
- The highest recorded value was 78.37 % in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest land — share in land area recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.11 % in 2010.
- How does Brunei rank for forest land — share in land area?
- Brunei ranks 21st out of 249 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest land — share in 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 — 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.