Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring in Brunei
Brunei: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring was 0.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring in Brunei, 1970–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring in Brunei stood at 0.4%.
That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and down 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring in Brunei peaked at 1.0% in 1978 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 1970.
Brunei ranks 41st of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 55 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8% | 0.3% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brunei
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 share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring in Brunei?
- Share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring in Brunei was 0.4% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring recorded in Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 1978.
- What is the lowest share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 1970.
- How does Brunei rank for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring?
- Brunei ranks 41st out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brunei data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from flaring since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global cumulative emissions of CO₂ from flaring.