Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Brunei
Brunei: Naturally regenerating forest — Area was 374.2 1000 ha in 2025. ▼ Falling
Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Brunei, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2025, naturally regenerating forest — area in Brunei stood at 374.2 1000 ha. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, naturally regenerating forest — area in Brunei peaked at 412 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 374.2 1000 ha, in 2025.
That places Brunei 150th out of 240 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Brunei, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 412 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 410.4 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 408.8 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 407.2 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 405.6 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 404 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 402.4 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 400.8 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 399.2 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 397.6 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 396 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 394.03 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 392.06 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 390.09 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 388.12 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 386.15 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 384.17 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 382.2 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 380.23 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 378.26 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 376.29 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 376.01 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 375.74 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 375.46 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 375.19 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 374.91 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 374.82 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 374.73 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 374.65 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 374.56 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 374.47 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 374.42 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 374.36 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 374.31 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 374.25 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 374.2 1000 ha | -0.0% |
Brunei compared with similar countries
- Brunei's 374.2 1000 ha is below the median for high income countries, which is 405.13 1000 ha, 92% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Brunei's 374.2 1000 ha is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1,766 1000 ha, 21% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 404.8 1000 ha | 397.6 1000 ha | 412 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 387.13 1000 ha | 378.26 1000 ha | 396 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 375.24 1000 ha | 374.56 1000 ha | 376.29 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 374.34 1000 ha | 374.2 1000 ha | 374.47 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Brunei
- 147 Czechia 466.54 1000 ha compare
- 148 Puerto Rico 436.06 1000 ha compare
- 149 Yemen 384.3 1000 ha compare
- 150 Brunei Darussalam 374.2 1000 ha compare
- 152 Haiti 372.1 1000 ha compare
- 153 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 344 1000 ha compare
- 153 United Kingdom 344 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Brunei
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.0073 hectares per person (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 0.6452 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is naturally regenerating forest — area in Brunei?
- Naturally regenerating forest — area in Brunei was 374.2 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest naturally regenerating forest — area recorded in Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 412 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest naturally regenerating forest — area recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 374.2 1000 ha in 2025.
- How does Brunei rank for naturally regenerating forest — area?
- Brunei ranks 150th out of 240 countries with data for 2025.
- Is naturally regenerating forest — area rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brunei data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Naturally regenerating forest — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.