Arable land in Brunei Darussalam
Brunei Darussalam: Arable land was 0.8% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Arable land in Brunei Darussalam, 1961–2023
Source: FAO electronic files and website, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in % of land area.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arable land in Brunei Darussalam is 0.8%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land in Brunei Darussalam peaked at 1.1% in 1966 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 1961.
Brunei Darussalam ranks 189th of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Arable land in Brunei Darussalam, year by year
| Year | % of land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.8% | — |
| 1962 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 1.1% | +50.0% |
| 1967 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.8% | -33.3% |
| 1972 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 1.1% | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Brunei Darussalam
- 186 Solomon Islands 0.8% compare
- 187 Bahamas 0.8% compare
- 188 Singapore 0.8% compare
- 190 Mongolia 0.7% compare
- 191 Papua New Guinea 0.7% compare
- 192 French Polynesia 0.7% compare
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 arable land in Brunei Darussalam?
- Arable land in Brunei Darussalam was 0.8% in 2023, according to FAO electronic files and website, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest arable land recorded in Brunei Darussalam?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1% in 1966.
- What is the lowest arable land recorded in Brunei Darussalam?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 1961.
- How does Brunei Darussalam rank for arable land?
- Brunei Darussalam ranks 189th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land 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 FAO electronic files and website, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Arable land (% of land area). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.