Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from burning gas in Brunei
Brunei: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from burning gas was 0.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from burning gas in Brunei, 1933–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Brunei recorded 0.1% for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from burning gas in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from burning gas in Brunei peaked at 0.1% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1933.
Brunei ranks 70th of 146 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 92 years of available data.
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from burning gas in Brunei, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1933 | 0.0% | — |
| 1934 | 0.0% | +1123.4% |
| 1935 | 0.0% | +44.5% |
| 1936 | 0.0% | +63.8% |
| 1937 | 0.0% | +110.7% |
| 1938 | 0.0% | +53.4% |
| 1939 | 0.0% | +40.0% |
| 1940 | 0.0% | +33.5% |
| 1941 | 0.0% | +0.2% |
| 1942 | 0.0% | -5.8% |
| 1943 | 0.0% | -6.0% |
| 1944 | 0.0% | -6.1% |
| 1945 | 0.0% | -6.3% |
| 1946 | 0.0% | -1.2% |
| 1947 | 0.0% | -2.0% |
| 1948 | 0.0% | -1.1% |
| 1949 | 0.1% | +81.7% |
| 1950 | 0.1% | +2.7% |
| 1951 | 0.1% | +1.3% |
| 1952 | 0.1% | +0.7% |
| 1953 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.1% | -0.2% |
| 1955 | 0.1% | -1.0% |
| 1956 | 0.1% | -1.3% |
| 1957 | 0.1% | -1.9% |
| 1958 | 0.1% | -1.7% |
| 1959 | 0.1% | -2.0% |
| 1960 | 0.1% | -2.3% |
| 1961 | 0.0% | -2.9% |
| 1962 | 0.0% | -2.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0% | -3.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0% | -3.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0% | -3.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0% | -3.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0% | -3.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0% | -4.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0% | -3.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0% | -3.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0% | -3.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0% | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0% | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0% | +5.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0% | +5.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0% | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0% | +5.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0% | +14.9% |
| 1979 | 0.1% | +10.5% |
| 1980 | 0.1% | +6.0% |
| 1981 | 0.1% | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 0.1% | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 0.1% | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 0.1% | -1.6% |
| 1985 | 0.1% | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 0.1% | -1.9% |
| 1987 | 0.1% | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 0.1% | +6.2% |
| 1989 | 0.1% | +6.6% |
| 1990 | 0.1% | +3.5% |
| 1991 | 0.1% | +4.1% |
| 1992 | 0.1% | +3.7% |
| 1993 | 0.1% | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 0.1% | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 0.1% | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 0.1% | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 0.1% | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 0.1% | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.1% | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.1% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.1% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.1% | -0.7% |
Brunei compared with similar countries
- Brunei's 0.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.1%, 67% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Brunei's 0.1% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1%, 64% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from burning gas 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1934 | +1123.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1937 | +110.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1949 | +81.7% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| 1936 | +63.8% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1938 | +53.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1935 | +44.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 7 |
| 1940s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brunei
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 share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from burning gas in Brunei?
- Share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from burning gas in Brunei was 0.1% 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 burning gas recorded in Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2018.
- What is the lowest share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from burning gas recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1933.
- How does Brunei rank for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from burning gas?
- Brunei ranks 70th out of 146 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from burning gas rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 burning gas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from gas since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global cumulative emissions of CO₂ from gas.