Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport in Brunei
Brunei: Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport was 2,832 kilograms per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport in Brunei, 1990–2023
Source: Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per person.
Analysis
Brunei recorded 2,832 kilograms per person for per capita co₂ emissions from transport in 2023.
The figure is up 6.6% on the previous year and down 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions from transport in Brunei peaked at 3,304 kilograms per person in 2012 and was at its lowest, 2,154 kilograms per person, in 1990.
That places Brunei 12th out of 191 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,534 kilograms per person | 2,154 kilograms per person | 2,849 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,741 kilograms per person | 2,481 kilograms per person | 3,047 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,148 kilograms per person | 2,982 kilograms per person | 3,304 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,679 kilograms per person | 2,546 kilograms per person | 2,832 kilograms per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Brunei
- 9 United Arab Emirates 3,572 kilograms per person compare
- 10 Kuwait 3,522 kilograms per person compare
- 11 New Zealand 2,857 kilograms per person compare
- 13 Oman 2,682 kilograms per person compare
- 14 Antigua and Barbuda 2,679 kilograms per person compare
- 15 Maldives 2,566 kilograms per person compare
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 from transport in Brunei?
- Per capita co₂ emissions from transport in Brunei was 2,832 kilograms per person in 2023, according to Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita co₂ emissions from transport recorded in Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 3,304 kilograms per person in 2012.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions from transport recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,154 kilograms per person in 1990.
- How does Brunei rank for per capita co₂ emissions from transport?
- Brunei ranks 12th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions from transport rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brunei data come from?
- The figures come from Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Emissions are measured in kilograms per person.