Agricultural land use per person in Brunei
Brunei: Agricultural land use per person was 0.0272 hectares per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.0272 hectares per person
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
188th
of 202 countries
All-time high
0.5903 hectares per person
in 1840
All-time low
0.0272 hectares per person
in 2025
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Agricultural land use per person in Brunei, 1000–2025
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
Brunei recorded 0.0272 hectares per person for agricultural land use per person in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 108 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land use per person in Brunei peaked at 0.5903 hectares per person in 1840 and was at its lowest, 0.0272 hectares per person, in 2025.
Brunei ranks 188th of 202 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Agricultural land use per person in Brunei, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 0.383 hectares per person | — |
| 1100 | 0.3746 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1200 | 0.3664 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1300 | 0.3583 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1400 | 0.3504 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1500 | 0.3428 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1600 | 0.3354 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1700 | 0.3283 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1710 | 0.3355 hectares per person | +2.2% |
| 1720 | 0.3788 hectares per person | +12.9% |
| 1730 | 0.3864 hectares per person | +2.0% |
| 1740 | 0.3953 hectares per person | +2.3% |
| 1750 | 0.4053 hectares per person | +2.5% |
| 1760 | 0.4164 hectares per person | +2.7% |
| 1770 | 0.4286 hectares per person | +2.9% |
| 1780 | 0.442 hectares per person | +3.1% |
| 1790 | 0.4567 hectares per person | +3.3% |
| 1800 | 0.4727 hectares per person | +3.5% |
| 1810 | 0.4903 hectares per person | +3.7% |
| 1820 | 0.5177 hectares per person | +5.6% |
| 1830 | 0.5524 hectares per person | +6.7% |
| 1840 | 0.5903 hectares per person | +6.9% |
| 1850 | 0.5774 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1860 | 0.5561 hectares per person | -3.7% |
| 1870 | 0.5367 hectares per person | -3.5% |
| 1880 | 0.5373 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 1890 | 0.5033 hectares per person | -6.3% |
| 1900 | 0.4984 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1910 | 0.534 hectares per person | +7.1% |
| 1920 | 0.5359 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 1930 | 0.5213 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1940 | 0.5142 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1950 | 0.4824 hectares per person | -6.2% |
| 1951 | 0.5048 hectares per person | +4.6% |
| 1952 | 0.4957 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1953 | 0.4874 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1954 | 0.4793 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1955 | 0.4714 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1956 | 0.4635 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1957 | 0.4557 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1958 | 0.4476 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1959 | 0.4395 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1960 | 0.2695 hectares per person | -38.7% |
| 1961 | 0.2569 hectares per person | -4.7% |
| 1962 | 0.2453 hectares per person | -4.5% |
| 1963 | 0.2346 hectares per person | -4.4% |
| 1964 | 0.2565 hectares per person | +9.3% |
| 1965 | 0.2453 hectares per person | -4.4% |
| 1966 | 0.2246 hectares per person | -8.4% |
| 1967 | 0.2143 hectares per person | -4.6% |
| 1968 | 0.2133 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1969 | 0.2035 hectares per person | -4.6% |
| 1970 | 0.1941 hectares per person | -4.6% |
| 1971 | 0.1466 hectares per person | -24.5% |
| 1972 | 0.1333 hectares per person | -9.1% |
| 1973 | 0.1282 hectares per person | -3.8% |
| 1974 | 0.1235 hectares per person | -3.7% |
| 1975 | 0.1191 hectares per person | -3.6% |
| 1976 | 0.1086 hectares per person | -8.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0919 hectares per person | -15.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0884 hectares per person | -3.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0851 hectares per person | -3.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0821 hectares per person | -3.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0792 hectares per person | -3.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0717 hectares per person | -9.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0696 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0628 hectares per person | -9.8% |
| 1985 | 0.061 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0593 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0576 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 1988 | 0.056 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0544 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 1990 | 0.053 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0516 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0501 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0487 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0473 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0425 hectares per person | -10.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0414 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0404 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0394 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0385 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0376 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0398 hectares per person | +5.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0389 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0381 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0373 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0365 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0339 hectares per person | -7.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0335 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0329 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0348 hectares per person | +6.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0341 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0336 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 0.033 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0324 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0319 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0313 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0308 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0304 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0299 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0295 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0291 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0287 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0283 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0279 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0275 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 2025 | 0.0272 hectares per person | -1.4% |
Brunei compared with similar countries
- Brunei's 0.0272 hectares per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.2631 hectares per person, 10% of the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Brunei's 0.0272 hectares per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.2284 hectares per person, 12% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agricultural land use per person 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | -38.7% | 0.4395 hectares per person | 0.2695 hectares per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.383 hectares per person | 0.383 hectares per person | 0.383 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1100s | 0.3746 hectares per person | 0.3746 hectares per person | 0.3746 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1200s | 0.3664 hectares per person | 0.3664 hectares per person | 0.3664 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1300s | 0.3583 hectares per person | 0.3583 hectares per person | 0.3583 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1400s | 0.3504 hectares per person | 0.3504 hectares per person | 0.3504 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1500s | 0.3428 hectares per person | 0.3428 hectares per person | 0.3428 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1600s | 0.3354 hectares per person | 0.3354 hectares per person | 0.3354 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1700s | 0.3283 hectares per person | 0.3283 hectares per person | 0.3283 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1710s | 0.3355 hectares per person | 0.3355 hectares per person | 0.3355 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1720s | 0.3788 hectares per person | 0.3788 hectares per person | 0.3788 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1730s | 0.3864 hectares per person | 0.3864 hectares per person | 0.3864 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1740s | 0.3953 hectares per person | 0.3953 hectares per person | 0.3953 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1750s | 0.4053 hectares per person | 0.4053 hectares per person | 0.4053 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1760s | 0.4164 hectares per person | 0.4164 hectares per person | 0.4164 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1770s | 0.4286 hectares per person | 0.4286 hectares per person | 0.4286 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1780s | 0.442 hectares per person | 0.442 hectares per person | 0.442 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1790s | 0.4567 hectares per person | 0.4567 hectares per person | 0.4567 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1800s | 0.4727 hectares per person | 0.4727 hectares per person | 0.4727 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1810s | 0.4903 hectares per person | 0.4903 hectares per person | 0.4903 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1820s | 0.5177 hectares per person | 0.5177 hectares per person | 0.5177 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1830s | 0.5524 hectares per person | 0.5524 hectares per person | 0.5524 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1840s | 0.5903 hectares per person | 0.5903 hectares per person | 0.5903 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1850s | 0.5774 hectares per person | 0.5774 hectares per person | 0.5774 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1860s | 0.5561 hectares per person | 0.5561 hectares per person | 0.5561 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1870s | 0.5367 hectares per person | 0.5367 hectares per person | 0.5367 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1880s | 0.5373 hectares per person | 0.5373 hectares per person | 0.5373 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1890s | 0.5033 hectares per person | 0.5033 hectares per person | 0.5033 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1900s | 0.4984 hectares per person | 0.4984 hectares per person | 0.4984 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1910s | 0.534 hectares per person | 0.534 hectares per person | 0.534 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1920s | 0.5359 hectares per person | 0.5359 hectares per person | 0.5359 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1930s | 0.5213 hectares per person | 0.5213 hectares per person | 0.5213 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1940s | 0.5142 hectares per person | 0.5142 hectares per person | 0.5142 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1950s | 0.4727 hectares per person | 0.4395 hectares per person | 0.5048 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.2364 hectares per person | 0.2035 hectares per person | 0.2695 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1219 hectares per person | 0.0851 hectares per person | 0.1941 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0654 hectares per person | 0.0544 hectares per person | 0.0821 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0453 hectares per person | 0.0385 hectares per person | 0.053 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0363 hectares per person | 0.0329 hectares per person | 0.0398 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0317 hectares per person | 0.0295 hectares per person | 0.0341 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0281 hectares per person | 0.0272 hectares per person | 0.0291 hectares per person | 6 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Brunei
- Rural population 116,531 (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)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 177.58 million current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.2% (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)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land use per person in Brunei?
- Agricultural land use per person in Brunei was 0.0272 hectares per person in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest agricultural land use per person recorded in Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5903 hectares per person in 1840.
- What is the lowest agricultural land use per person recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0272 hectares per person in 2025.
- How does Brunei rank for agricultural land use per person?
- Brunei ranks 188th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is agricultural land use per person rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Brunei data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Agricultural land use per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total agricultural land per person for each separate country over time.