Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in Brunei
Brunei: Planted Forest — Share in Forest land was 1.53 % in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in Brunei, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, planted forest — share in forest land in Brunei stood at 1.53 %. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, planted forest — share in forest land in Brunei peaked at 1.53 % in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.16 %, in 1990.
Brunei ranks 159th of 207 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in Brunei, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.16 % | — |
| 1991 | 0.18 % | +12.5% |
| 1992 | 0.19 % | +5.6% |
| 1993 | 0.21 % | +10.5% |
| 1994 | 0.23 % | +9.5% |
| 1995 | 0.24 % | +4.3% |
| 1996 | 0.26 % | +8.3% |
| 1997 | 0.28 % | +7.7% |
| 1998 | 0.3 % | +7.1% |
| 1999 | 0.31 % | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 0.33 % | +6.5% |
| 2001 | 0.39 % | +18.2% |
| 2002 | 0.45 % | +15.4% |
| 2003 | 0.52 % | +15.6% |
| 2004 | 0.58 % | +11.5% |
| 2005 | 0.65 % | +12.1% |
| 2006 | 0.71 % | +9.2% |
| 2007 | 0.78 % | +9.9% |
| 2008 | 0.84 % | +7.7% |
| 2009 | 0.91 % | +8.3% |
| 2010 | 0.98 % | +7.7% |
| 2011 | 1.05 % | +7.1% |
| 2012 | 1.12 % | +6.7% |
| 2013 | 1.19 % | +6.2% |
| 2014 | 1.27 % | +6.7% |
| 2015 | 1.34 % | +5.5% |
| 2016 | 1.36 % | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 1.39 % | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 1.41 % | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 1.43 % | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 1.46 % | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 1.47 % | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 1.48 % | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 1.5 % | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 1.51 % | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 1.53 % | +1.3% |
Brunei compared with similar countries
- Brunei's 1.53 % is below the median for high income countries, which is 19.3 %, 8% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Brunei's 1.53 % is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 6.33 %, 24% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.236 % | 0.16 % | 0.31 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.616 % | 0.33 % | 0.91 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.25 % | 0.98 % | 1.43 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.49 % | 1.46 % | 1.53 % | 6 |
Countries ranked near Brunei
- 156 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1.75 % compare
- 157 Panama 1.63 % compare
- 158 Australia 1.54 % compare
- 159 Brunei Darussalam 1.53 % compare
- 161 Costa Rica 1.5 % compare
- 161 Georgia 1.5 % compare
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 — share in forest land in Brunei?
- Planted forest — share in forest land in Brunei was 1.53 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest planted forest — share in forest land recorded in Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 1.53 % in 2025.
- What is the lowest planted forest — share in forest land recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.16 % in 1990.
- How does Brunei rank for planted forest — share in forest land?
- Brunei ranks 159th out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is planted forest — share in forest land rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.2%. 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 — Share in Forest land. 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.