What is emissions of air pollutants in Brunei?

Emissions of air pollutants in Brunei was 11,077 tonnes in 2022, according to Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest emissions of air pollutants recorded in Brunei?

The highest recorded value was 25,182 tonnes in 2006.

What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants recorded in Brunei?

The lowest recorded value was 1.6 tonnes in 1750.

How does Brunei rank for emissions of air pollutants?

Brunei ranks 174th out of 220 countries with data for 2022.

Is emissions of air pollutants rising or falling in Brunei?

Over the last ten years it is down 41.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Brunei data come from?

The figures come from Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Emissions of air pollutants. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Emissions of air pollutants in Brunei

Name: Emissions of air pollutants in Brunei
Creator: Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Brunei: Emissions of air pollutants was 11,077 tonnes in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)

11,077 tonnes

Change on year

down 4.3%

World rank

174th

of 220 countries

All-time high

25,182 tonnes

in 2006

All-time low

1.6 tonnes

in 1750

Years of data

273

1750–2022

Emissions of air pollutants in Brunei, 1750–2022

Source: Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.

Analysis

Brunei recorded 11,077 tonnes for emissions of air pollutants in 2022.

The figure is down 4.3% on the previous year and down 41.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, emissions of air pollutants in Brunei peaked at 25,182 tonnes in 2006 and was at its lowest, 1.6 tonnes, in 1750.

Brunei ranks 174th of 220 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1750s	1.61 tonnes	1.6 tonnes	1.62 tonnes	10
1760s	1.64 tonnes	1.62 tonnes	1.65 tonnes	10
1770s	1.66 tonnes	1.65 tonnes	1.67 tonnes	10
1780s	1.69 tonnes	1.68 tonnes	1.7 tonnes	10
1790s	1.71 tonnes	1.7 tonnes	1.72 tonnes	10
1800s	1.75 tonnes	1.73 tonnes	1.77 tonnes	10
1810s	1.84 tonnes	1.77 tonnes	1.92 tonnes	10
1820s	2.02 tonnes	1.94 tonnes	2.1 tonnes	10
1830s	2.2 tonnes	2.12 tonnes	2.29 tonnes	10
1840s	2.41 tonnes	2.31 tonnes	2.5 tonnes	10
1850s	2.69 tonnes	2.52 tonnes	2.86 tonnes	10
1860s	3.09 tonnes	2.9 tonnes	3.28 tonnes	10
1870s	3.61 tonnes	3.14 tonnes	3.91 tonnes	10
1880s	4.03 tonnes	3.94 tonnes	4.17 tonnes	10
1890s	5.15 tonnes	4.26 tonnes	6.06 tonnes	10
1900s	7.96 tonnes	6.3 tonnes	10.2 tonnes	10
1910s	12.86 tonnes	10.84 tonnes	15.27 tonnes	10
1920s	22.21 tonnes	16.19 tonnes	29.5 tonnes	10
1930s	629.78 tonnes	30.98 tonnes	1,958 tonnes	10
1940s	1,705 tonnes	272.71 tonnes	9,554 tonnes	10
1950s	3,070 tonnes	2,847 tonnes	3,321 tonnes	10
1960s	3,392 tonnes	2,923 tonnes	4,001 tonnes	10
1970s	3,943 tonnes	3,336 tonnes	4,795 tonnes	10
1980s	10,877 tonnes	6,414 tonnes	17,675 tonnes	10
1990s	20,579 tonnes	15,661 tonnes	24,438 tonnes	10
2000s	21,491 tonnes	18,759 tonnes	25,182 tonnes	10
2010s	16,438 tonnes	11,168 tonnes	21,798 tonnes	10
2020s	11,562 tonnes	11,077 tonnes	12,034 tonnes	3

Countries ranked near Brunei

171 Burundi 13,274 tonnes compare
172 Maldives 12,723 tonnes compare
173 Lesotho 12,414 tonnes compare
175 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 11,017 tonnes compare
176 Eswatini 10,764 tonnes compare
177 Gambia 9,139 tonnes compare

See the full ranking of 220 places →

More environment data for Brunei

Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 11.87 Mt CO2e (2024)
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 25.64 t CO2e/capita (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.0212 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0003 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 1.65 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0006 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 1.8 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.005 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0085 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.1112 Mt CO2e (2024)

All data for Brunei →

Frequently asked questions

What is emissions of air pollutants in Brunei?: Emissions of air pollutants in Brunei was 11,077 tonnes in 2022, according to Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest emissions of air pollutants recorded in Brunei?: The highest recorded value was 25,182 tonnes in 2006.
What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants recorded in Brunei?: The lowest recorded value was 1.6 tonnes in 1750.
How does Brunei rank for emissions of air pollutants?: Brunei ranks 174th out of 220 countries with data for 2022.
Is emissions of air pollutants rising or falling in Brunei?: Over the last ten years it is down 41.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Brunei data come from?: The figures come from Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Emissions of air pollutants. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Emissions of air pollutants
Unit: tonnes
Source: Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 220 places, 60,060 data points, 1750–2022
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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