Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average in Brunei
Brunei: Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average was 26.05 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
26.05 tonnes per person
Change on year
down 4.4%
World rank
3rd
of 213 countries
All-time high
245.08 tonnes per person
in 1949
All-time low
0.107 tonnes per person
in 1933
Years of data
92
1933–2024
Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average 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
Brunei recorded 26.05 tonnes per person for per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.4% on the previous year and up 22.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average in Brunei peaked at 245.08 tonnes per person in 1949 and was at its lowest, 0.107 tonnes per person, in 1933.
That places Brunei 3rd out of 213 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.
Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average in Brunei, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1933 | 0.107 tonnes per person | — |
| 1934 | 1.24 tonnes per person | +1063.1% |
| 1935 | 0.7035 tonnes per person | -43.5% |
| 1936 | 2.05 tonnes per person | +190.8% |
| 1937 | 5.29 tonnes per person | +158.5% |
| 1938 | 5.4 tonnes per person | +2.1% |
| 1939 | 63.89 tonnes per person | +1083.3% |
| 1940 | 70.42 tonnes per person | +10.2% |
| 1941 | 45.97 tonnes per person | -34.7% |
| 1942 | 28.72 tonnes per person | -37.5% |
| 1943 | 42.76 tonnes per person | +48.9% |
| 1944 | 56.46 tonnes per person | +32.0% |
| 1945 | 20.62 tonnes per person | -63.5% |
| 1946 | 21 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
| 1947 | 117.81 tonnes per person | +461.1% |
| 1948 | 1.76 tonnes per person | -98.5% |
| 1949 | 245.08 tonnes per person | +13844.2% |
| 1950 | 8.57 tonnes per person | -96.5% |
| 1951 | 5.87 tonnes per person | -31.5% |
| 1952 | 5.94 tonnes per person | +1.3% |
| 1953 | 5.98 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 1954 | 5.86 tonnes per person | -2.0% |
| 1955 | 4.61 tonnes per person | -21.5% |
| 1956 | 4.27 tonnes per person | -7.4% |
| 1957 | 3.95 tonnes per person | -7.4% |
| 1958 | 4.04 tonnes per person | +2.1% |
| 1959 | 3.89 tonnes per person | -3.6% |
| 1960 | 3.77 tonnes per person | -3.0% |
| 1961 | 3.29 tonnes per person | -12.9% |
| 1962 | 3.83 tonnes per person | +16.4% |
| 1963 | 3.51 tonnes per person | -8.2% |
| 1964 | 3.22 tonnes per person | -8.4% |
| 1965 | 3.01 tonnes per person | -6.5% |
| 1966 | 4.24 tonnes per person | +40.9% |
| 1967 | 3.63 tonnes per person | -14.3% |
| 1968 | 3.4 tonnes per person | -6.5% |
| 1969 | 3.71 tonnes per person | +9.2% |
| 1970 | 60.7 tonnes per person | +1537.4% |
| 1971 | 54.46 tonnes per person | -10.3% |
| 1972 | 66.48 tonnes per person | +22.1% |
| 1973 | 67.67 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
| 1974 | 53.57 tonnes per person | -20.8% |
| 1975 | 44.76 tonnes per person | -16.4% |
| 1976 | 36.79 tonnes per person | -17.8% |
| 1977 | 37.75 tonnes per person | +2.6% |
| 1978 | 54.51 tonnes per person | +44.4% |
| 1979 | 41.2 tonnes per person | -24.4% |
| 1980 | 36.95 tonnes per person | -10.3% |
| 1981 | 10.73 tonnes per person | -71.0% |
| 1982 | 13.45 tonnes per person | +25.4% |
| 1983 | 13.35 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 9.05 tonnes per person | -32.2% |
| 1985 | 11.85 tonnes per person | +30.9% |
| 1986 | 10.14 tonnes per person | -14.4% |
| 1987 | 14.18 tonnes per person | +39.8% |
| 1988 | 23.71 tonnes per person | +67.2% |
| 1989 | 25.57 tonnes per person | +7.8% |
| 1990 | 19.62 tonnes per person | -23.3% |
| 1991 | 25.99 tonnes per person | +32.5% |
| 1992 | 24.71 tonnes per person | -4.9% |
| 1993 | 21.13 tonnes per person | -14.5% |
| 1994 | 18.63 tonnes per person | -11.8% |
| 1995 | 20.21 tonnes per person | +8.5% |
| 1996 | 19.99 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 20.23 tonnes per person | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 17.91 tonnes per person | -11.5% |
| 1999 | 18.72 tonnes per person | +4.5% |
| 2000 | 18.03 tonnes per person | -3.7% |
| 2001 | 17.27 tonnes per person | -4.2% |
| 2002 | 15.54 tonnes per person | -10.0% |
| 2003 | 17.71 tonnes per person | +14.0% |
| 2004 | 16.91 tonnes per person | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 15.12 tonnes per person | -10.5% |
| 2006 | 19.59 tonnes per person | +29.5% |
| 2007 | 21.78 tonnes per person | +11.2% |
| 2008 | 24.26 tonnes per person | +11.4% |
| 2009 | 20.12 tonnes per person | -17.1% |
| 2010 | 20.43 tonnes per person | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 23.92 tonnes per person | +17.1% |
| 2012 | 23.42 tonnes per person | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 18.55 tonnes per person | -20.8% |
| 2014 | 21.19 tonnes per person | +14.3% |
| 2015 | 16.42 tonnes per person | -22.5% |
| 2016 | 17.85 tonnes per person | +8.7% |
| 2017 | 21.51 tonnes per person | +20.5% |
| 2018 | 21.34 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 21.6 tonnes per person | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 24.94 tonnes per person | +15.4% |
| 2021 | 25.92 tonnes per person | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 26.87 tonnes per person | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 27.24 tonnes per person | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 26.05 tonnes per person | -4.4% |
Brunei compared with similar countries
- Brunei's 26.05 tonnes per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 6.14 tonnes per person, 4.2× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Brunei's 26.05 tonnes per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.21 tonnes per person, 8.1× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | +13844.2% | 1.76 tonnes per person | 245.08 tonnes per person |
| 1970 | +1537.4% | 3.71 tonnes per person | 60.7 tonnes per person |
| 1939 | +1083.3% | 5.4 tonnes per person | 63.89 tonnes per person |
| 1934 | +1063.1% | 0.107 tonnes per person | 1.24 tonnes per person |
| 1947 | +461.1% | 21 tonnes per person | 117.81 tonnes per person |
| 1936 | +190.8% | 0.7035 tonnes per person | 2.05 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 11.24 tonnes per person | 0.107 tonnes per person | 63.89 tonnes per person | 7 |
| 1940s | 65.06 tonnes per person | 1.76 tonnes per person | 245.08 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 5.3 tonnes per person | 3.89 tonnes per person | 8.57 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.56 tonnes per person | 3.01 tonnes per person | 4.24 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 51.79 tonnes per person | 36.79 tonnes per person | 67.67 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 16.9 tonnes per person | 9.05 tonnes per person | 36.95 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 20.71 tonnes per person | 17.91 tonnes per person | 25.99 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.63 tonnes per person | 15.12 tonnes per person | 24.26 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.62 tonnes per person | 16.42 tonnes per person | 23.92 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.2 tonnes per person | 24.94 tonnes per person | 27.24 tonnes per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brunei
- 1 Qatar 41.27 tonnes per person compare
- 2 Kuwait 26.25 tonnes per person compare
- 4 Bahrain 24.27 tonnes per person compare
- 5 Trinidad and Tobago 22.93 tonnes per person compare
- 6 Saudi Arabia 20.38 tonnes per person 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 per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average in Brunei?
- Per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average in Brunei was 26.05 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 relative to the global average recorded in Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 245.08 tonnes per person in 1949.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.107 tonnes per person in 1933.
- How does Brunei rank for per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average?
- Brunei ranks 3rd out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.9%. 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 relative to the global average. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.