Cereal yields in Brunei
Brunei: Cereal yields was 2.42 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
2.42 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 5.7%
World rank
110th
of 186 countries
All-time high
3 tonnes per hectare
in 2020
All-time low
0.7443 tonnes per hectare
in 2005
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Cereal yields in Brunei, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereal yields in Brunei is 2.42 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 5.7% on the previous year and up 49.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yields in Brunei peaked at 3 tonnes per hectare in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.7443 tonnes per hectare, in 2005.
Brunei ranks 110th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Cereal yields in Brunei, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.73 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 1.85 tonnes per hectare | +7.1% |
| 1963 | 1.37 tonnes per hectare | -26.0% |
| 1964 | 1.32 tonnes per hectare | -3.5% |
| 1965 | 1.17 tonnes per hectare | -11.3% |
| 1966 | 1.39 tonnes per hectare | +18.6% |
| 1967 | 1.59 tonnes per hectare | +14.0% |
| 1968 | 1.59 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 1969 | 1.86 tonnes per hectare | +17.1% |
| 1970 | 1.96 tonnes per hectare | +5.6% |
| 1971 | 1.6 tonnes per hectare | -18.3% |
| 1972 | 1.62 tonnes per hectare | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 2.43 tonnes per hectare | +49.9% |
| 1974 | 2.9 tonnes per hectare | +19.7% |
| 1975 | 2.72 tonnes per hectare | -6.4% |
| 1976 | 1.96 tonnes per hectare | -27.7% |
| 1977 | 1.5 tonnes per hectare | -23.5% |
| 1978 | 1.59 tonnes per hectare | +5.9% |
| 1979 | 2.18 tonnes per hectare | +36.7% |
| 1980 | 1.38 tonnes per hectare | -36.6% |
| 1981 | 1.36 tonnes per hectare | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 1.48 tonnes per hectare | +8.7% |
| 1983 | 1.58 tonnes per hectare | +6.6% |
| 1984 | 1.56 tonnes per hectare | -1.4% |
| 1985 | 1.24 tonnes per hectare | -20.4% |
| 1986 | 2.14 tonnes per hectare | +72.3% |
| 1987 | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | -50.2% |
| 1988 | 2.17 tonnes per hectare | +104.0% |
| 1989 | 2.23 tonnes per hectare | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 1.55 tonnes per hectare | -30.4% |
| 1991 | 0.8125 tonnes per hectare | -47.6% |
| 1992 | 0.7857 tonnes per hectare | -3.3% |
| 1993 | 0.8 tonnes per hectare | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 0.8 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.8 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.7778 tonnes per hectare | -2.8% |
| 1997 | 0.7778 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.7778 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.7895 tonnes per hectare | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | +27.5% |
| 2001 | 0.8924 tonnes per hectare | -11.3% |
| 2002 | 0.8881 tonnes per hectare | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.8193 tonnes per hectare | -7.7% |
| 2004 | 0.7935 tonnes per hectare | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 0.7443 tonnes per hectare | -6.2% |
| 2006 | 0.7952 tonnes per hectare | +6.8% |
| 2007 | 0.9007 tonnes per hectare | +13.3% |
| 2008 | 0.8214 tonnes per hectare | -8.8% |
| 2009 | 0.7737 tonnes per hectare | -5.8% |
| 2010 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +29.2% |
| 2011 | 1.47 tonnes per hectare | +46.7% |
| 2012 | 1.38 tonnes per hectare | -6.3% |
| 2013 | 1.46 tonnes per hectare | +6.3% |
| 2014 | 1.62 tonnes per hectare | +10.5% |
| 2015 | 2.38 tonnes per hectare | +47.6% |
| 2016 | 1.71 tonnes per hectare | -28.1% |
| 2017 | 1.77 tonnes per hectare | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 2 tonnes per hectare | +13.0% |
| 2019 | 2.09 tonnes per hectare | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 3 tonnes per hectare | +43.5% |
| 2021 | 2.73 tonnes per hectare | -8.9% |
| 2022 | 2.4 tonnes per hectare | -12.2% |
| 2023 | 2.56 tonnes per hectare | +6.9% |
| 2024 | 2.42 tonnes per hectare | -5.7% |
Brunei compared with similar countries
- Brunei's 2.42 tonnes per hectare is below the median for high income countries, which is 5.11 tonnes per hectare, 47% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Brunei's 2.42 tonnes per hectare is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.69 tonnes per hectare, 65% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereal yields in Brunei changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | +104.0% | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | 2.17 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.54 tonnes per hectare | 1.17 tonnes per hectare | 1.86 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.05 tonnes per hectare | 1.5 tonnes per hectare | 2.9 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.62 tonnes per hectare | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | 2.23 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8671 tonnes per hectare | 0.7778 tonnes per hectare | 1.55 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8435 tonnes per hectare | 0.7443 tonnes per hectare | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.69 tonnes per hectare | 1 tonnes per hectare | 2.38 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.62 tonnes per hectare | 2.4 tonnes per hectare | 3 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Brunei
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -1.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), 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)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.3272 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2499 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.2% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal yields in Brunei?
- Cereal yields in Brunei was 2.42 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereal yields recorded in Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 3 tonnes per hectare in 2020.
- What is the lowest cereal yields recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7443 tonnes per hectare in 2005.
- How does Brunei rank for cereal yields?
- Brunei ranks 110th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal yields rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Brunei data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cereal yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in tonnes per hectare.