Forest land — Share in Land area in Brunei

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

Latest (2024)
72.11 %
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
21st
of 249 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, 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

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

Annual values for Forest land — Share in Land area in Brunei, 1990 to 2024.
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

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

Countries ranked near Brunei

  1. 18 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 73.42 % compare
  2. 19 Niue 72.86 % compare
  3. 20 Central African Republic 72.46 % compare
  4. 21 Brunei Darussalam 72.11 % compare
  5. 23 Timor-Leste 70.96 % compare
  6. 23 East Timor 70.96 % compare

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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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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
281 places, 9,513 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.