Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Brunei Darussalam
Brunei Darussalam: Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland was 9.51 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Brunei Darussalam, 1980–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Brunei Darussalam stood at 9.51 %.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Brunei Darussalam peaked at 12.5 % in 1982 and was at its lowest, 7.64 %, in 2020.
That places Brunei Darussalam 118th out of 217 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Brunei Darussalam, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 11.11 % | — |
| 1981 | 11.11 % | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 12.5 % | +12.5% |
| 1983 | 12.5 % | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 12.5 % | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 12.5 % | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 12.5 % | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 12.5 % | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 12.5 % | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 12.5 % | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 12.5 % | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 12.5 % | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 12.5 % | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 12.5 % | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 12.5 % | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 12.5 % | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 12.5 % | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 12.5 % | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 12.5 % | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 12.5 % | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 12.5 % | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 11.67 % | -6.6% |
| 2002 | 11.67 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 11.67 % | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 11.67 % | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 11.67 % | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 11.67 % | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 11.67 % | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 10.14 % | -13.1% |
| 2009 | 10.14 % | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 10.14 % | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 10.14 % | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 9.32 % | -8.1% |
| 2013 | 9.32 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 9.32 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 9.32 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 8.4 % | -9.9% |
| 2017 | 8.4 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 8.4 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 8.4 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 7.64 % | -9.0% |
| 2021 | 8.73 % | +14.3% |
| 2022 | 9.39 % | +7.6% |
| 2023 | 9.27 % | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 9.51 % | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 12.22 % | 11.11 % | 12.5 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.5 % | 12.5 % | 12.5 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.45 % | 10.14 % | 12.5 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.12 % | 8.4 % | 10.14 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.91 % | 7.64 % | 9.51 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brunei Darussalam
- 115 Mauritania 9.78 % compare
- 116 Norway 9.57 % compare
- 117 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 9.56 % compare
- 118 Brunei 9.51 % compare
- 120 Sudan (former) 9.44 % compare
- 121 Australia and New Zealand 9.29 % compare
More environment data for Brunei Darussalam
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.26 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.07 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 1.29 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.202 °C (2025)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity 2,313 t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 1,185 t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 2.88 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 0.5 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 19.5 kg/ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Brunei Darussalam?
- Land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Brunei Darussalam was 9.51 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland recorded in Brunei Darussalam?
- The highest recorded value was 12.5 % in 1982.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland recorded in Brunei Darussalam?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.64 % in 2020.
- How does Brunei Darussalam rank for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland?
- Brunei Darussalam ranks 118th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland rising or falling in Brunei Darussalam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brunei Darussalam data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland. 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.