Planted Forest — Area in Brunei
Brunei: Planted Forest — Area was 5.8 1000 ha in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Planted Forest — Area in Brunei, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for planted forest — area in Brunei is 5.8 1000 ha, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, planted forest — area in Brunei peaked at 5.8 1000 ha in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.67 1000 ha, in 1990.
That places Brunei 170th out of 207 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Planted Forest — Area in Brunei, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.67 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 0.73 1000 ha | +9.0% |
| 1992 | 0.8 1000 ha | +9.6% |
| 1993 | 0.86 1000 ha | +7.5% |
| 1994 | 0.93 1000 ha | +8.1% |
| 1995 | 0.99 1000 ha | +6.5% |
| 1996 | 1.05 1000 ha | +6.1% |
| 1997 | 1.12 1000 ha | +6.7% |
| 1998 | 1.18 1000 ha | +5.4% |
| 1999 | 1.25 1000 ha | +5.9% |
| 2000 | 1.31 1000 ha | +4.8% |
| 2001 | 1.55 1000 ha | +18.3% |
| 2002 | 1.79 1000 ha | +15.5% |
| 2003 | 2.03 1000 ha | +13.4% |
| 2004 | 2.27 1000 ha | +11.8% |
| 2005 | 2.51 1000 ha | +10.6% |
| 2006 | 2.75 1000 ha | +9.6% |
| 2007 | 2.99 1000 ha | +8.7% |
| 2008 | 3.23 1000 ha | +8.0% |
| 2009 | 3.47 1000 ha | +7.4% |
| 2010 | 3.71 1000 ha | +6.9% |
| 2011 | 3.99 1000 ha | +7.5% |
| 2012 | 4.26 1000 ha | +6.8% |
| 2013 | 4.54 1000 ha | +6.6% |
| 2014 | 4.81 1000 ha | +5.9% |
| 2015 | 5.09 1000 ha | +5.8% |
| 2016 | 5.18 1000 ha | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 5.27 1000 ha | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 5.35 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 5.44 1000 ha | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 5.53 1000 ha | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 5.58 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 5.64 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 5.69 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 5.75 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 2025 | 5.8 1000 ha | +0.9% |
Brunei compared with similar countries
- Brunei's 5.8 1000 ha is below the median for high income countries, which is 340.72 1000 ha, 2% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Brunei's 5.8 1000 ha is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 227.41 1000 ha, 3% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.958 1000 ha | 0.67 1000 ha | 1.25 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.39 1000 ha | 1.31 1000 ha | 3.47 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.76 1000 ha | 3.71 1000 ha | 5.44 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.67 1000 ha | 5.53 1000 ha | 5.8 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Brunei
More environment data for Brunei
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 7.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) -10.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 4.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 1.28 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is planted forest — area in Brunei?
- Planted forest — area in Brunei was 5.8 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest planted forest — area recorded in Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 5.8 1000 ha in 2025.
- What is the lowest planted forest — area recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.67 1000 ha in 1990.
- How does Brunei rank for planted forest — area?
- Brunei ranks 170th out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is planted forest — area rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Brunei data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Planted Forest — Area. 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.