Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Brunei
Brunei: Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas was 5.0% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Brunei, 1990–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Brunei is 5.0%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Brunei peaked at 5.0% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 5.0%, in 1990.
That places Brunei 163rd out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Brunei, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5.0% | — |
| 2000 | 5.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 5.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 5.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 5.0% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 5.0% | +0.0% |
Brunei compared with similar countries
- Brunei's 5.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 14.5%, 34% of the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Brunei's 5.0% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 16.6%, 30% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.0% | 5.0% | 5.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 5.0% | 5.0% | 5.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 5.0% | 5.0% | 5.0% | 2 |
| 2020s | 5.0% | 5.0% | 5.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Brunei
More environment data for Brunei
- 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per unit of 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 7.85 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Brunei?
- Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Brunei was 5.0% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas recorded in Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 5.0% in 1990.
- What is the lowest proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.0% in 1990.
- How does Brunei rank for proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas?
- Brunei ranks 163rd out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Brunei data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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