Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Brunei Darussalam
Brunei Darussalam: Lakes and rivers seasonal water area was 0.4% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Brunei Darussalam, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Brunei Darussalam is 0.4%, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and up 58.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Brunei Darussalam peaked at 0.4% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2000.
That places Brunei Darussalam 89th 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 seasonal water area in Brunei Darussalam, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.2% | — |
| 2001 | 0.2% | +8.2% |
| 2002 | 0.2% | -6.0% |
| 2003 | 0.2% | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | +13.3% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | +14.7% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | +11.2% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 0.3% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | -4.8% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | -6.8% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | +11.3% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | +16.7% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | +12.0% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | +5.0% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | +9.0% |
| 2021 | 0.4% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 0.4% | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Brunei Darussalam
- 86 Guyana 0.4% compare
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- 89 Brunei Darussalam 0.4% compare
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More environment data for Brunei Darussalam
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.07 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.26 Percentage change (2025)
- Temperature change 1.29 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.202 °C (2025)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 20.42 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 19.5 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use 232 t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity 2,313 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 3.02 g/Int$ (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Brunei Darussalam?
- Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Brunei Darussalam was 0.4% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers seasonal water area recorded in Brunei Darussalam?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2021.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers seasonal water area recorded in Brunei Darussalam?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2000.
- How does Brunei Darussalam rank for lakes and rivers seasonal water area?
- Brunei Darussalam ranks 89th out of 221 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers seasonal water area rising or falling in Brunei Darussalam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 58.4%. 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 seasonal water area (% of total land area). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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