Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Brunei Darussalam
Brunei Darussalam: Lakes and rivers permanent water area was 0.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Brunei Darussalam, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lakes and rivers permanent water area in Brunei Darussalam is 0.3%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers permanent water area in Brunei Darussalam peaked at 0.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2002.
That places Brunei Darussalam 120th out of 221 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Brunei Darussalam, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.2% | — |
| 2001 | 0.2% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.2% | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.2% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.3% | +15.9% |
| 2005 | 0.3% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.3% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.3% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.3% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | +4.6% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 0.3% | +3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 3 |
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More environment data for Brunei Darussalam
- Heating Degree Days 0 (2020)
- Cooling Degree Days 5,905 (2024)
- Total fisheries production 17,696 metric tons (2024)
- Capture fisheries production 16,386 metric tons (2024)
- Aquaculture production 1,310 metric tons (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 0.0004 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0098 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.3379 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 0.4279 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes 0.0189 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers permanent water area in Brunei Darussalam?
- Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Brunei Darussalam was 0.3% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers permanent water area recorded in Brunei Darussalam?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers permanent water area recorded in Brunei Darussalam?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2002.
- How does Brunei Darussalam rank for lakes and rivers permanent water area?
- Brunei Darussalam ranks 120th out of 221 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers permanent water area rising or falling in Brunei Darussalam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brunei Darussalam data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Lakes and rivers permanent water area (% of total land area). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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