Waste — Emissions per capita in Brunei

Brunei: Waste — Emissions per capita was 0.24 t CO2eq/cap in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.24 t CO2eq/cap
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
101st
of 222 countries
All-time high
0.25 t CO2eq/cap
in 2008
All-time low
0.21 t CO2eq/cap
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Waste — Emissions per capita in Brunei, 1990–2023

00.050.10.150.20.251990200620231990: 0.21 t CO2eq/cap1991: 0.21 t CO2eq/cap1992: 0.21 t CO2eq/cap1993: 0.21 t CO2eq/cap1994: 0.22 t CO2eq/cap1995: 0.22 t CO2eq/cap1996: 0.22 t CO2eq/cap1997: 0.22 t CO2eq/cap1998: 0.22 t CO2eq/cap1999: 0.23 t CO2eq/cap2000: 0.23 t CO2eq/cap2001: 0.23 t CO2eq/cap2002: 0.23 t CO2eq/cap2003: 0.24 t CO2eq/cap2004: 0.24 t CO2eq/cap2005: 0.24 t CO2eq/cap2006: 0.24 t CO2eq/cap2007: 0.24 t CO2eq/cap2008: 0.25 t CO2eq/cap2009: 0.23 t CO2eq/cap2010: 0.23 t CO2eq/cap2011: 0.23 t CO2eq/cap2012: 0.23 t CO2eq/cap2013: 0.23 t CO2eq/cap2014: 0.23 t CO2eq/cap2015: 0.23 t CO2eq/cap2016: 0.23 t CO2eq/cap2017: 0.23 t CO2eq/cap2018: 0.23 t CO2eq/cap2019: 0.23 t CO2eq/cap2020: 0.23 t CO2eq/cap2021: 0.24 t CO2eq/cap2022: 0.24 t CO2eq/cap2023: 0.24 t CO2eq/cap

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t CO2eq/cap.

Analysis

In 2023, waste — emissions per capita in Brunei stood at 0.24 t CO2eq/cap.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, waste — emissions per capita in Brunei peaked at 0.25 t CO2eq/cap in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.21 t CO2eq/cap, in 1990.

That places Brunei 101st out of 222 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Waste — Emissions per capita in Brunei, year by year

Annual values for Waste — Emissions per capita in Brunei, 1990 to 2023.
Year t CO2eq/cap Change
1990 0.21 t CO2eq/cap
1991 0.21 t CO2eq/cap +0.0%
1992 0.21 t CO2eq/cap +0.0%
1993 0.21 t CO2eq/cap +0.0%
1994 0.22 t CO2eq/cap +4.8%
1995 0.22 t CO2eq/cap +0.0%
1996 0.22 t CO2eq/cap +0.0%
1997 0.22 t CO2eq/cap +0.0%
1998 0.22 t CO2eq/cap +0.0%
1999 0.23 t CO2eq/cap +4.5%
2000 0.23 t CO2eq/cap +0.0%
2001 0.23 t CO2eq/cap +0.0%
2002 0.23 t CO2eq/cap +0.0%
2003 0.24 t CO2eq/cap +4.3%
2004 0.24 t CO2eq/cap +0.0%
2005 0.24 t CO2eq/cap +0.0%
2006 0.24 t CO2eq/cap +0.0%
2007 0.24 t CO2eq/cap +0.0%
2008 0.25 t CO2eq/cap +4.2%
2009 0.23 t CO2eq/cap -8.0%
2010 0.23 t CO2eq/cap +0.0%
2011 0.23 t CO2eq/cap +0.0%
2012 0.23 t CO2eq/cap +0.0%
2013 0.23 t CO2eq/cap +0.0%
2014 0.23 t CO2eq/cap +0.0%
2015 0.23 t CO2eq/cap +0.0%
2016 0.23 t CO2eq/cap +0.0%
2017 0.23 t CO2eq/cap +0.0%
2018 0.23 t CO2eq/cap +0.0%
2019 0.23 t CO2eq/cap +0.0%
2020 0.23 t CO2eq/cap +0.0%
2021 0.24 t CO2eq/cap +4.3%
2022 0.24 t CO2eq/cap +0.0%
2023 0.24 t CO2eq/cap +0.0%

Brunei compared with similar countries

  • Brunei's 0.24 t CO2eq/cap is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.44 t CO2eq/cap, 55% of the median. (61 countries reporting)
  • Brunei's 0.24 t CO2eq/cap is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.17 t CO2eq/cap, 1.4× the median. (27 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.217 t CO2eq/cap 0.21 t CO2eq/cap 0.23 t CO2eq/cap 10
2000s 0.237 t CO2eq/cap 0.23 t CO2eq/cap 0.25 t CO2eq/cap 10
2010s 0.23 t CO2eq/cap 0.23 t CO2eq/cap 0.23 t CO2eq/cap 10
2020s 0.2375 t CO2eq/cap 0.23 t CO2eq/cap 0.24 t CO2eq/cap 4

Countries ranked near Brunei

  1. 99 Cabo Verde 0.25 t CO2eq/cap compare
  2. 99 Solomon Islands 0.25 t CO2eq/cap compare
  3. 101 Albania 0.24 t CO2eq/cap compare
  4. 101 Argentina 0.24 t CO2eq/cap compare
  5. 101 Brunei Darussalam 0.24 t CO2eq/cap compare
  6. 101 El Salvador 0.24 t CO2eq/cap compare
  7. 101 Kazakhstan 0.24 t CO2eq/cap compare
  8. 101 Palau 0.24 t CO2eq/cap compare
  9. 101 Peru 0.24 t CO2eq/cap compare
  10. 101 Serbia and Montenegro 0.24 t CO2eq/cap compare

See the full ranking of 254 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is waste — emissions per capita in Brunei?
Waste — emissions per capita in Brunei was 0.24 t CO2eq/cap in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest waste — emissions per capita recorded in Brunei?
The highest recorded value was 0.25 t CO2eq/cap in 2008.
What is the lowest waste — emissions per capita recorded in Brunei?
The lowest recorded value was 0.21 t CO2eq/cap in 1990.
How does Brunei rank for waste — emissions per capita?
Brunei ranks 101st out of 222 countries with data for 2023.
Is waste — emissions per capita rising or falling in Brunei?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Brunei data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Waste — Emissions per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Waste — Emissions per capita
Unit
t CO2eq/cap
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
254 places, 8,412 data points, 1990–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.