Primary Forest — Area in Brunei Darussalam
Brunei Darussalam: Primary Forest — Area was 263 1000 ha in 2025. ▼ Falling
Primary Forest — Area in Brunei Darussalam, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2025, primary forest — area in Brunei Darussalam stood at 263 1000 ha. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary forest — area in Brunei Darussalam peaked at 313 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 263 1000 ha, in 2010.
That places Brunei Darussalam 60th out of 182 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.
Primary Forest — Area in Brunei Darussalam, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 313 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 310.5 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 308 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 305.5 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 303 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 300.5 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 298 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 295.5 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 293 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 290.5 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 288 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 285.5 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 283 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 280.5 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 278 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 275.5 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 273 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 270.5 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 268 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 265.5 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 263 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 263 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 263 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 263 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 263 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 263 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 263 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 263 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 263 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 263 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 263 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 263 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 263 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 263 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 263 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 263 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 301.75 1000 ha | 290.5 1000 ha | 313 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 276.75 1000 ha | 265.5 1000 ha | 288 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 263 1000 ha | 263 1000 ha | 263 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 263 1000 ha | 263 1000 ha | 263 1000 ha | 6 |
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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) — Agricultural Use 232 t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use 234 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary forest — area in Brunei Darussalam?
- Primary forest — area in Brunei Darussalam was 263 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest primary forest — area recorded in Brunei Darussalam?
- The highest recorded value was 313 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest primary forest — area recorded in Brunei Darussalam?
- The lowest recorded value was 263 1000 ha in 2010.
- How does Brunei Darussalam rank for primary forest — area?
- Brunei Darussalam ranks 60th out of 182 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary forest — area rising or falling in Brunei Darussalam?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 Primary 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.