Forest area (sq. km), per capita in Brunei
Brunei: Forest area (sq. km), per capita was 0.0083 sq. km per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Forest area (sq. km), per capita in Brunei, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area (sq. km), per capita in Brunei is 0.0083 sq. km per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area (sq. km), per capita in Brunei peaked at 0.0162 sq. km per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0083 sq. km per person, in 2023.
Brunei ranks 47th of 214 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Forest area (sq. km), per capita in Brunei, year by year
| Year | sq. km per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0162 sq. km per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0157 sq. km per person | -3.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0152 sq. km per person | -3.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0147 sq. km per person | -3.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0143 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0139 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0135 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0132 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0128 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0125 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0122 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0119 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0116 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0113 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0111 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0108 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0106 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0104 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0101 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0099 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0097 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0095 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0094 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0092 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0091 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.009 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0089 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0088 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0087 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0086 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0085 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0084 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0083 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0083 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
Brunei compared with similar countries
- Brunei's 0.0083 sq. km per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0019 sq. km per person, 4.3× the median. (83 countries reporting)
- Brunei's 0.0083 sq. km per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0051 sq. km per person, 1.6× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0142 sq. km per person | 0.0125 sq. km per person | 0.0162 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.011 sq. km per person | 0.0099 sq. km per person | 0.0122 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0091 sq. km per person | 0.0086 sq. km per person | 0.0097 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0084 sq. km per person | 0.0083 sq. km per person | 0.0085 sq. km per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Brunei
More agriculture & rural data for Brunei
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.0214 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.0287 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area (sq. km), per capita in Brunei?
- Forest area (sq. km), per capita in Brunei was 0.0083 sq. km per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0162 sq. km per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0083 sq. km per person in 2023.
- How does Brunei rank for forest area (sq. km), per capita?
- Brunei ranks 47th out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forest area (sq. km), per capita rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brunei data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Forest area (sq. km), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Forest area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Forest area (sq. km) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Forest area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Forest area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.