Heat Index 35 in Brunei
Brunei: Heat Index 35 was 21.72 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Heat Index 35 in Brunei, 1979–2024
Source: World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org.
Analysis
Brunei recorded 21.72 for heat index 35 in 2024. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 100.2% on the previous year and up 602.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, heat index 35 in Brunei peaked at 21.72 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.04, in 1991.
That places Brunei 35th out of 166 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Heat Index 35 in Brunei, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 0.13 | — |
| 1983 | 0.34 | +161.5% |
| 1987 | 0.26 | -23.5% |
| 1990 | 0.86 | +230.8% |
| 1991 | 0.04 | -95.3% |
| 1995 | 0.19 | +375.0% |
| 1996 | 0.52 | +173.7% |
| 1997 | 0.75 | +44.2% |
| 1998 | 6.63 | +784.0% |
| 1999 | 0.04 | -99.4% |
| 2000 | 0.12 | +200.0% |
| 2001 | 0.37 | +208.3% |
| 2002 | 0.39 | +5.4% |
| 2003 | 0.51 | +30.8% |
| 2004 | 0.05 | -90.2% |
| 2005 | 0.65 | +1200.0% |
| 2006 | 0.17 | -73.8% |
| 2007 | 0.63 | +270.6% |
| 2009 | 1.04 | +65.1% |
| 2010 | 1.07 | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 0.13 | -87.9% |
| 2012 | 0.26 | +100.0% |
| 2013 | 2.07 | +696.2% |
| 2014 | 3.09 | +49.3% |
| 2015 | 3.52 | +13.9% |
| 2016 | 6.77 | +92.3% |
| 2017 | 2.61 | -61.4% |
| 2018 | 5.31 | +103.4% |
| 2019 | 9.49 | +78.7% |
| 2020 | 8.52 | -10.2% |
| 2021 | 4.87 | -42.8% |
| 2022 | 2.13 | -56.3% |
| 2023 | 10.85 | +409.4% |
| 2024 | 21.72 | +100.2% |
Brunei compared with similar countries
- Brunei's 21.72 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 7.21, 3.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Heat Index 35 in Brunei changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +1200.0% | 0.05 | 0.65 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.13 | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.3 | 0.26 | 0.34 | 2 |
| 1990s | 1.29 | 0.04 | 6.63 | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.4367 | 0.05 | 1.04 | 9 |
| 2010s | 3.43 | 0.13 | 9.49 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.62 | 2.13 | 21.72 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brunei
More environment data for Brunei
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -1.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -1.85 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per unit of 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 7.85 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is heat index 35 in Brunei?
- Heat index 35 in Brunei was 21.72 in 2024, according to World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org.
- What is the highest heat index 35 recorded in Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 21.72 in 2024.
- What is the lowest heat index 35 recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.04 in 1991.
- How does Brunei rank for heat index 35?
- Brunei ranks 35th out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is heat index 35 rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is up 602.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Brunei data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org, published as part of Heat Index 35. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total count of days per year where the daily mean Heat Index rose above 35°C. A Heat Index is a measure of how hot it feels once humidity is factored in with air temperature.