Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Brunei
Brunei: Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change was 27.86 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Brunei, 1933–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
In 2024, per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in Brunei stood at 27.86 tonnes per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.8% on the previous year and up 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in Brunei peaked at 258.9 tonnes per person in 1949 and was at its lowest, 4.05 tonnes per person, in 1960.
That places Brunei 2nd out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 27.01 tonnes per person | 17.16 tonnes per person | 77.48 tonnes per person | 7 |
| 1940s | 80.08 tonnes per person | 16.53 tonnes per person | 258.9 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 17.74 tonnes per person | 5.23 tonnes per person | 22.85 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 9.61 tonnes per person | 4.05 tonnes per person | 17.08 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 55.87 tonnes per person | 40.62 tonnes per person | 70.67 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 23.27 tonnes per person | 14.54 tonnes per person | 42 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 25.46 tonnes per person | 22.02 tonnes per person | 30.48 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.59 tonnes per person | 17.16 tonnes per person | 27.42 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 24 tonnes per person | 19.93 tonnes per person | 28.31 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.9 tonnes per person | 26.69 tonnes per person | 28.96 tonnes per person | 5 |
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More climate change data for Brunei
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Population growth 0.8% (2025)
- Population, total 466,330 (2025)
- Urban population growth 0.9% (2025)
- Urban population 349,799 (2025)
- Urban population 75.0% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 26.05 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 427.76 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 26.05 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 26.05 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in Brunei?
- Per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in Brunei was 27.86 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 258.9 tonnes per person in 1949.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.05 tonnes per person in 1960.
- How does Brunei rank for per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Brunei ranks 2nd out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Brunei data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.