Annual area burnt per wildfire in Brunei
Brunei: Annual area burnt per wildfire was 219.5 in 2026. ▼ Falling
Annual area burnt per wildfire in Brunei, 2012–2026
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Brunei recorded 219.5 for annual area burnt per wildfire in 2026.
The figure is up 6.6% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual area burnt per wildfire in Brunei peaked at 395 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 155.17, in 2022.
That places Brunei 116th out of 182 countries with data for 2026, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Annual area burnt per wildfire in Brunei, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 168.83 | — |
| 2013 | 395 | +134.0% |
| 2014 | 199 | -49.6% |
| 2015 | 204.18 | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 205.81 | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 193 | -6.2% |
| 2019 | 223.33 | +15.7% |
| 2020 | 177 | -20.7% |
| 2021 | 199.29 | +12.6% |
| 2022 | 155.17 | -22.1% |
| 2023 | 227 | +46.3% |
| 2024 | 221.2 | -2.6% |
| 2025 | 206 | -6.9% |
| 2026 | 219.5 | +6.6% |
Brunei compared with similar countries
- Brunei's 219.5 is above the median for high income countries, which is 212.67, 1.0× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Brunei's 219.5 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 286.12, 77% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual area burnt per wildfire 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +134.0% | 168.83 | 395 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 227.02 | 168.83 | 395 | 7 |
| 2020s | 200.74 | 155.17 | 227 | 7 |
Countries ranked near Brunei
More reference data data for Brunei
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2382 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1318 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.071 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0594 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.1318 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.6707 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3375 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.089 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0005 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual area burnt per wildfire in Brunei?
- Annual area burnt per wildfire in Brunei was 219.5 in 2026, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual area burnt per wildfire recorded in Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 395 in 2013.
- What is the lowest annual area burnt per wildfire recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 155.17 in 2022.
- How does Brunei rank for annual area burnt per wildfire?
- Brunei ranks 116th out of 182 countries with data for 2026.
- Is annual area burnt per wildfire rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brunei data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Annual area burnt per wildfire. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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