Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP PPP (kilogrammes of CO2) in Brunei
Brunei: Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP PPP (kilogrammes of CO2) was 0.2451 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP PPP in Brunei, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Brunei recorded 0.2451 for carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gdp ppp in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 27.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gdp ppp in Brunei peaked at 0.2623 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.1262, in 2002.
That places Brunei 30th out of 160 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP PPP (kilogrammes of CO2) in Brunei, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1353 | — |
| 2001 | 0.1297 | -4.1% |
| 2002 | 0.1262 | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 0.1467 | +16.3% |
| 2004 | 0.1373 | -6.4% |
| 2005 | 0.1346 | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1936 | +43.9% |
| 2007 | 0.1906 | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 0.2094 | +9.8% |
| 2009 | 0.2196 | +4.9% |
| 2010 | 0.1974 | -10.1% |
| 2011 | 0.1944 | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.1916 | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.1923 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.193 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.1729 | -10.4% |
| 2016 | 0.1901 | +9.9% |
| 2017 | 0.1963 | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 0.2088 | +6.4% |
| 2019 | 0.1875 | -10.2% |
| 2020 | 0.2623 | +39.9% |
| 2021 | 0.2512 | -4.2% |
| 2022 | 0.2462 | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 0.2451 | -0.4% |
Brunei compared with similar countries
- Brunei's 0.2451 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.1041, 2.4× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Brunei's 0.2451 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1841, 1.3× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP PPP (kilogrammes of CO2) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +43.9% | 0.1346 | 0.1936 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1623 | 0.1262 | 0.2196 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1924 | 0.1729 | 0.2088 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2512 | 0.2451 | 0.2623 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Brunei
- 27 Serbia 0.2547 compare
- 28 United Arab Emirates 0.2502 compare
- 29 Saudi Arabia 0.246 compare
- 30 Brunei Darussalam 0.2451 compare
- 32 Yemen 0.2348 compare
- 33 Canada 0.23 compare
More climate change data for Brunei
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 218.54 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 176.15 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 42.4 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.6647 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1.51 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 7.37 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1.62 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 5.76 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0061 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.2056 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gdp ppp in Brunei?
- Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gdp ppp in Brunei was 0.2451 in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gdp ppp recorded in Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2623 in 2020.
- What is the lowest carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gdp ppp recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1262 in 2002.
- How does Brunei rank for carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gdp ppp?
- Brunei ranks 30th out of 160 countries with data for 2023.
- Is carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gdp ppp rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brunei data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP PPP (kilogrammes of CO2 per constant 2021 United States dollars). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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