Primary Forest — Area in Brunei
Brunei: Primary Forest — Area was 263 1000 ha in 2025. ▼ Falling
Primary 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 primary forest — area in Brunei is 263 1000 ha, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary forest — area in Brunei peaked at 313 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 263 1000 ha, in 2010.
Brunei ranks 60th of 182 countries on this measure, 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, 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% |
Brunei compared with similar countries
- Brunei's 263 1000 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 5.92 1000 ha, 44.5× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Brunei's 263 1000 ha is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 241.05 1000 ha, 1.1× the median. (26 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Brunei
- 57 Iraq 308.36 1000 ha compare
- 58 Tajikistan 296 1000 ha compare
- 59 Dominican Republic 294.08 1000 ha compare
- 60 Brunei Darussalam 263 1000 ha compare
- 62 Norway 224.54 1000 ha compare
- 63 Niger 220 1000 ha 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 primary forest — area in Brunei?
- Primary forest — area in Brunei 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?
- The highest recorded value was 313 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest primary forest — area recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 263 1000 ha in 2010.
- How does Brunei rank for primary forest — area?
- Brunei ranks 60th out of 182 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary forest — area rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 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.