Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Brunei
Brunei: Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food was 16.2% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Brunei, 1990–2015
Source: Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2015, share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Brunei stood at 16.2%.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and down 28.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Brunei peaked at 43.4% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 14.2%, in 2011.
Brunei ranks 182nd of 217 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Brunei, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 23.5% | — |
| 1991 | 21.8% | -7.1% |
| 1992 | 21.5% | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 21.9% | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 21.5% | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 20.9% | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 21.8% | +4.3% |
| 1997 | 22.5% | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 43.4% | +92.7% |
| 1999 | 22.6% | -47.8% |
| 2000 | 22.5% | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 22.6% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 22.4% | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 21.8% | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 22.0% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 22.8% | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 19.6% | -13.7% |
| 2007 | 20.5% | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 19.4% | -5.4% |
| 2009 | 20.5% | +5.7% |
| 2010 | 21.6% | +5.4% |
| 2011 | 14.2% | -34.2% |
| 2012 | 14.8% | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 15.0% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 16.0% | +6.6% |
| 2015 | 16.2% | +0.8% |
Brunei compared with similar countries
- Brunei's 16.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 24.5%, 66% of the median. (77 countries reporting)
- Brunei's 16.2% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 53.6%, 30% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +92.7% | 22.5% | 43.4% |
| 1999 | -47.8% | 43.4% | 22.6% |
| 2011 | -34.2% | 21.6% | 14.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.1% | 20.9% | 43.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.4% | 19.4% | 22.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.3% | 14.2% | 21.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Brunei
- 179 South Africa 16.6% compare
- 180 Maldives 16.5% compare
- 181 Bosnia and Herzegovina 16.3% compare
- 183 Iran 16.0% compare
- 184 Bermuda 15.7% compare
- 185 Saint Helena 15.7% 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 share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Brunei?
- Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Brunei was 16.2% in 2015, according to Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food recorded in Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 43.4% in 1998.
- What is the lowest share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.2% in 2011.
- How does Brunei rank for share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food?
- Brunei ranks 182nd out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brunei data come from?
- The figures come from Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food system emissions include agriculture, land-use change, and supply chain emissions (transport, packaging, food processing, retail, cooking, and waste). Emissions are quantified based on food production, not consumption. This means they do not account for international trade.