Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in Brunei
Brunei: Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass was 54.7 million t in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in Brunei, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Brunei is 54.7 million t, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Brunei peaked at 59.46 million t in 1990 and was at its lowest, 54.7 million t, in 2010.
That places Brunei 146th out of 249 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in Brunei, year by year
| Year | million t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 59.46 million t | — |
| 1991 | 59.23 million t | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 59 million t | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 58.77 million t | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 58.54 million t | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 58.31 million t | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 58.07 million t | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 57.84 million t | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 57.61 million t | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 57.38 million t | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 57.15 million t | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 56.91 million t | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 56.66 million t | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 56.42 million t | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 56.17 million t | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 55.93 million t | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 55.68 million t | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 55.44 million t | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 55.19 million t | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 54.95 million t | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 54.7 million t | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 54.7 million t | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 54.7 million t | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 54.7 million t | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 54.7 million t | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 54.7 million t | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 54.7 million t | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 54.7 million t | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 54.7 million t | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 54.7 million t | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 54.7 million t | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 54.7 million t | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 54.7 million t | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 54.7 million t | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 54.7 million t | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 54.7 million t | +0.0% |
Brunei compared with similar countries
- Brunei's 54.7 million t is below the median for high income countries, which is 57 million t, 96% of the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Brunei's 54.7 million t is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 143.68 million t, 38% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 58.42 million t | 57.38 million t | 59.46 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 56.05 million t | 54.95 million t | 57.15 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.7 million t | 54.7 million t | 54.7 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.7 million t | 54.7 million t | 54.7 million t | 6 |
Countries ranked near Brunei
- 143 North Macedonia 60.16 million t compare
- 144 Ireland 59.29 million t compare
- 145 Jamaica 57.4 million t compare
- 146 Brunei Darussalam 54.7 million t compare
- 148 Uzbekistan 49.89 million t compare
- 149 Algeria 46.95 million t 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 forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Brunei?
- Forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Brunei was 54.7 million t in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — carbon stock in living biomass recorded in Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 59.46 million t in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest land — carbon stock in living biomass recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.7 million t in 2010.
- How does Brunei rank for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass?
- Brunei ranks 146th out of 249 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest land — carbon stock in living biomass rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brunei data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.