Share global forest in Brunei
Brunei: Share global forest was 0.0092 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
0.0092
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
148th
of 235 countries
All-time high
0.0095
in 1990
All-time low
0.009
in 2010
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Share global forest in Brunei, 1990–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, share global forest in Brunei stood at 0.0092.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share global forest in Brunei peaked at 0.0095 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.009, in 2010.
That places Brunei 148th out of 235 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share global forest in Brunei, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0095 | — |
| 1991 | 0.0095 | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0095 | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0095 | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0095 | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0094 | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0094 | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0094 | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0094 | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0094 | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0094 | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0093 | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0093 | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0093 | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0092 | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0092 | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0092 | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0091 | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0091 | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0091 | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.009 | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0091 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0091 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0091 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0091 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0091 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0091 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0091 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0091 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0091 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0091 | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0091 | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0091 | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0092 | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0092 | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 0.0092 | +0.1% |
Brunei compared with similar countries
- Brunei's 0.0092 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0105, 87% of the median. (83 countries reporting)
- Brunei's 0.0092 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0275, 33% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0094 | 0.0094 | 0.0095 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0092 | 0.0091 | 0.0094 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0091 | 0.009 | 0.0091 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0092 | 0.0091 | 0.0092 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Brunei
- 145 Puerto Rico 0.0105 compare
- 146 Eswatini 0.0105 compare
- 147 Tajikistan 0.0103 compare
- 149 Haiti 0.009 compare
- 150 Moldova 0.0089 compare
- 151 Netherlands 0.0089 compare
More environment data for Brunei
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.0073 hectares per person (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 0.6452 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share global forest in Brunei?
- Share global forest in Brunei was 0.0092 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share global forest recorded in Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0095 in 1990.
- What is the lowest share global forest recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.009 in 2010.
- How does Brunei rank for share global forest?
- Brunei ranks 148th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share global forest rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Brunei data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share global forest. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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