Agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals in Brunei Darussalam
Brunei Darussalam: Agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals was 5.8% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals in Brunei Darussalam, 1995–2022
Source: AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, FAO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total freshwater withdrawal.
Analysis
In 2022, agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals in Brunei Darussalam stood at 5.8%. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals in Brunei Darussalam peaked at 5.8% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 5.8%, in 1995.
Brunei Darussalam ranks 156th of 180 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals in Brunei Darussalam, year by year
| Year | % of total freshwater withdrawal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 5.8% | — |
| 1996 | 5.8% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 5.8% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 5.8% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 5.8% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 5.8% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 5.8% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 5.8% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 5.8% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 5.8% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 5.8% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 5.8% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 5.8% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 5.8% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 5.8% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 5.8% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 5.8% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 5.8% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 5.8% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 5.8% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 5.8% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 5.8% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 5.8% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 5.8% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 5.8% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 5.8% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 5.8% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 5.8% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.8% | 5.8% | 5.8% | 5 |
| 2000s | 5.8% | 5.8% | 5.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.8% | 5.8% | 5.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.8% | 5.8% | 5.8% | 3 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Brunei Darussalam
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.1% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0118 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 380.81 current US$ per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 177.58 million current US$ (2025)
- Rural population 116,531 (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.3% (2025)
- Rural population 25.0% (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2499 units per person (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.3272 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals in Brunei Darussalam?
- Agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals in Brunei Darussalam was 5.8% in 2022, according to AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, FAO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals recorded in Brunei Darussalam?
- The highest recorded value was 5.8% in 1995.
- What is the lowest agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals recorded in Brunei Darussalam?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.8% in 1995.
- How does Brunei Darussalam rank for agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals?
- Brunei Darussalam ranks 156th out of 180 countries with data for 2022.
- Is agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals rising or falling in Brunei Darussalam?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Brunei Darussalam data come from?
- The figures come from AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, FAO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Agricultural water withdrawals as a percentage of total water withdrawals (which is the sum of water used for agriculture, industry and domestic purposes). Agricultural water is defined as the annual quantity of self-supplied water withdrawn for irrigation, livestock and aquaculture purposes.