Share of global methane emissions in Brunei
Brunei: Share of global methane emissions was 0.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.0%
Change on year
down 16.5%
World rank
152nd
of 201 countries
All-time high
0.0%
in 2012
All-time low
0.0%
in 1917
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Share of global methane emissions in Brunei, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Brunei recorded 0.0% for share of global methane emissions in 2024.
That represents a change of down 16.5% on the previous year and down 57.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global methane emissions in Brunei peaked at 0.0% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1917.
That places Brunei 152nd out of 201 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of global methane emissions in Brunei, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.0% | — |
| 1851 | 0.0% | +0.5% |
| 1852 | 0.0% | +0.3% |
| 1853 | 0.0% | +0.3% |
| 1854 | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| 1855 | 0.0% | +0.3% |
| 1856 | 0.0% | +0.2% |
| 1857 | 0.0% | +0.4% |
| 1858 | 0.0% | +0.4% |
| 1859 | 0.0% | +0.1% |
| 1860 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 1861 | 0.0% | -0.2% |
| 1862 | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| 1863 | 0.0% | -0.4% |
| 1864 | 0.0% | -0.3% |
| 1865 | 0.0% | -0.3% |
| 1866 | 0.0% | -0.3% |
| 1867 | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| 1868 | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| 1869 | 0.0% | -0.3% |
| 1870 | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| 1871 | 0.0% | -0.5% |
| 1872 | 0.0% | -0.8% |
| 1873 | 0.0% | -0.6% |
| 1874 | 0.0% | +0.1% |
| 1875 | 0.0% | -0.6% |
| 1876 | 0.0% | -0.3% |
| 1877 | 0.0% | -0.3% |
| 1878 | 0.0% | -0.3% |
| 1879 | 0.0% | -0.6% |
| 1880 | 0.0% | -1.0% |
| 1881 | 0.0% | -0.5% |
| 1882 | 0.0% | -0.5% |
| 1883 | 0.0% | -0.5% |
| 1884 | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| 1885 | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| 1886 | 0.0% | -0.2% |
| 1887 | 0.0% | -0.5% |
| 1888 | 0.0% | -0.8% |
| 1889 | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| 1890 | 0.0% | -0.9% |
| 1891 | 0.0% | -0.4% |
| 1892 | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| 1893 | 0.0% | +0.2% |
| 1894 | 0.0% | -0.4% |
| 1895 | 0.0% | -0.6% |
| 1896 | 0.0% | -0.3% |
| 1897 | 0.0% | -0.5% |
| 1898 | 0.0% | -0.6% |
| 1899 | 0.0% | -1.0% |
| 1900 | 0.0% | -0.7% |
| 1901 | 0.0% | -0.4% |
| 1902 | 0.0% | -0.3% |
| 1903 | 0.0% | -1.1% |
| 1904 | 0.0% | -0.2% |
| 1905 | 0.0% | -0.7% |
| 1906 | 0.0% | -0.9% |
| 1907 | 0.0% | -1.7% |
| 1908 | 0.0% | +0.6% |
| 1909 | 0.0% | -0.7% |
| 1910 | 0.0% | -0.6% |
| 1911 | 0.0% | -0.5% |
| 1912 | 0.0% | -0.6% |
| 1913 | 0.0% | -1.3% |
| 1914 | 0.0% | +1.6% |
| 1915 | 0.0% | +0.1% |
| 1916 | 0.0% | -1.3% |
| 1917 | 0.0% | -0.8% |
| 1918 | 0.0% | +0.8% |
| 1919 | 0.0% | +1.9% |
| 1920 | 0.0% | -2.0% |
| 1921 | 0.0% | +4.7% |
| 1922 | 0.0% | +0.8% |
| 1923 | 0.0% | -0.4% |
| 1924 | 0.0% | +1.6% |
| 1925 | 0.0% | +1.7% |
| 1926 | 0.0% | +2.2% |
| 1927 | 0.0% | -0.3% |
| 1928 | 0.0% | +1.8% |
| 1929 | 0.0% | +0.4% |
| 1930 | 0.0% | +2.4% |
| 1931 | 0.0% | +2.8% |
| 1932 | 0.0% | +2.3% |
| 1933 | 0.0% | +0.6% |
| 1934 | 0.0% | -0.2% |
| 1935 | 0.0% | +0.3% |
| 1936 | 0.0% | +0.6% |
| 1937 | 0.0% | +1.2% |
| 1938 | 0.0% | +3.0% |
| 1939 | 0.0% | +1.3% |
| 1940 | 0.0% | +1.0% |
| 1941 | 0.0% | +2.1% |
| 1942 | 0.0% | +2.6% |
| 1943 | 0.0% | +1.7% |
| 1944 | 0.0% | +2.2% |
| 1945 | 0.0% | +4.6% |
| 1946 | 0.0% | +0.7% |
| 1947 | 0.0% | +0.3% |
| 1948 | 0.0% | +1.9% |
| 1949 | 0.0% | +2.1% |
| 1950 | 0.0% | +0.9% |
| 1951 | 0.0% | +4.4% |
| 1952 | 0.0% | +5.1% |
| 1953 | 0.0% | +5.6% |
| 1954 | 0.0% | +4.4% |
| 1955 | 0.0% | -0.3% |
| 1956 | 0.0% | +3.3% |
| 1957 | 0.0% | +3.6% |
| 1958 | 0.0% | +4.0% |
| 1959 | 0.0% | +2.1% |
| 1960 | 0.0% | +3.1% |
| 1961 | 0.0% | +3.3% |
| 1962 | 0.0% | +4.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0% | -5.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0% | -8.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0% | -6.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0% | +13.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0% | +8.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0% | +2.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0% | +2.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0% | +696.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0% | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0% | +33.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0% | +34.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0% | +4.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0% | +3.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0% | +21.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0% | +4.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0% | +4.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0% | +4.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0% | -18.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0% | -3.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0% | +3.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0% | -4.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0% | -6.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0% | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0% | -5.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0% | -2.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0% | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0% | +5.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0% | -5.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | -17.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0% | +22.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | -3.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | +7.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | +14.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | +10.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | +9.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | +19.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | -19.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | -16.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | -5.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | +33.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | +55.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | -25.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | +15.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | +13.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | -32.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | +25.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | -6.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | -9.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | +10.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | -12.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | -43.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | +6.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0% | -16.5% |
Brunei compared with similar countries
- Brunei's 0.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.1%, 18% of the median. (67 countries reporting)
- Brunei's 0.0% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1%, 29% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global methane emissions 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | +696.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 2008 | +55.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 2022 | -43.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1973 | +34.8% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1972 | +33.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 2006 | +33.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 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 methane emissions in Brunei?
- Share of global methane emissions in Brunei was 0.0% in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global methane emissions recorded in Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2012.
- What is the lowest share of global methane emissions recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1917.
- How does Brunei rank for share of global methane emissions?
- Brunei ranks 152nd out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global methane emissions rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is down 57.3%. 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of the world's methane emissions.