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Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Brunei

Brunei: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions was 32.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
32.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
down 4.8%
World rank
4th
of 199 countries
All-time high
257.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1949
All-time low
5.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1960
Years of data
175
1850–2024

Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Brunei, 1850–2024

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Source: Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.

Analysis

In 2024, per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Brunei stood at 32.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.8% on the previous year and down 3.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Brunei peaked at 257.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1949 and was at its lowest, 5.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 1960.

Brunei ranks 4th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 12.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 15.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
1860s 10.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 9.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 11.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
1870s 10.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 9.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 11.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
1880s 14.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 12.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 15.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
1890s 9.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 8.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 11.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
1900s 12.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 11.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 13.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
1910s 17.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 15.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 18.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
1920s 12.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 9.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 14.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
1930s 21.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 14.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 75.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
1940s 78.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 15.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 257.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
1950s 15.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 7.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 20.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
1960s 10.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 5.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 14.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
1970s 64.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 51.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 79.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
1980s 30.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 22.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 52.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
1990s 30.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 28.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 35.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
2000s 28.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 22.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 37.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
2010s 32.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 27.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 37.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
2020s 33.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 32.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 35.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 5

Countries ranked near Brunei

  1. 1 Qatar 48.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
  2. 2 Bahrain 39.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
  3. 3 Kuwait 34.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
  4. 5 Mongolia 28.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
  5. 6 Trinidad and Tobago 27.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
  6. 7 Saudi Arabia 24.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Brunei?
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Brunei was 32.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest per capita greenhouse gas emissions recorded in Brunei?
The highest recorded value was 257.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1949.
What is the lowest per capita greenhouse gas emissions recorded in Brunei?
The lowest recorded value was 5.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1960.
How does Brunei rank for per capita greenhouse gas emissions?
Brunei ranks 4th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is per capita greenhouse gas emissions rising or falling in Brunei?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Brunei data come from?
The figures come from Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita greenhouse gas emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Source
Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 34,079 data points, 1850–2024
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Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.