Forest area in Brunei Darussalam
Brunei Darussalam: Forest area was 72.1% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Forest area in Brunei Darussalam, 1990–2023
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in % of land area.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area in Brunei Darussalam is 72.1%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in Brunei Darussalam peaked at 78.4% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 72.1%, in 2010.
Brunei Darussalam ranks 14th of 214 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Forest area in Brunei Darussalam, year by year
| Year | % of land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 78.4% | — |
| 1991 | 78.1% | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 77.8% | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 77.5% | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 77.2% | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 76.9% | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 76.5% | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 76.2% | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 75.9% | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 75.6% | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 75.3% | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 75.0% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 74.7% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 74.4% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 74.0% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 73.7% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 73.4% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 73.1% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 72.8% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 72.4% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 72.1% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 72.1% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 72.1% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 72.1% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 72.1% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 72.1% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 72.1% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 72.1% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 72.1% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 72.1% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 72.1% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 72.1% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 72.1% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 72.1% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 77.0% | 75.6% | 78.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 73.9% | 72.4% | 75.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.1% | 72.1% | 72.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.1% | 72.1% | 72.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Brunei Darussalam
- 11 Finland 73.7% compare
- 12 Seychelles 73.3% compare
- 13 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 73.2% compare
- 15 Bhutan 71.6% compare
- 16 Lao People's Democratic Republic 71.5% compare
- 17 Guinea-Bissau 69.5% 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 forest area in Brunei Darussalam?
- Forest area in Brunei Darussalam was 72.1% in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest forest area recorded in Brunei Darussalam?
- The highest recorded value was 78.4% in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Brunei Darussalam?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.1% in 2010.
- How does Brunei Darussalam rank for forest area?
- Brunei Darussalam ranks 14th out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forest area 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 FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Forest area (% of land area). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Forest area (% of land area) is the share of total land area that is under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.