How does Brunei rank for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?

Brunei ranks 193rd out of 209 countries with data for 2023.

Is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures rising or falling in Brunei?

Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Brunei data come from?

The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Brunei

Name: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Brunei
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Brunei: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures was 0.65 percent in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

0.65 percent

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

193rd

of 209 countries

All-time high

1.14 percent

in 1961

All-time low

0.63 percent

in 2006

Years of data

1961–2023

Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Brunei, 1961–2023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in percent.

Analysis

In 2023, share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Brunei stood at 0.65 percent.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Brunei peaked at 1.14 percent in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.63 percent, in 2006.

That places Brunei 193rd out of 209 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Brunei, year by year

Annual values for Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Brunei, 1961 to 2023.
Year	percent	Change
1961	1.14 percent	—
1962	1.14 percent	+0.0%
1963	1.14 percent	+0.0%
1964	1.14 percent	+0.0%
1965	1.14 percent	+0.0%
1966	1.14 percent	+0.0%
1967	1.14 percent	+0.0%
1968	1.14 percent	+0.0%
1969	1.14 percent	+0.0%
1970	1.14 percent	+0.0%
1971	1.14 percent	+0.0%
1972	1.14 percent	+0.0%
1973	1.14 percent	+0.0%
1974	1.14 percent	+0.0%
1975	1.14 percent	+0.0%
1976	1.14 percent	+0.0%
1977	1.14 percent	+0.0%
1978	1.14 percent	+0.0%
1979	1.14 percent	+0.0%
1980	1.14 percent	+0.0%
1981	1.14 percent	+0.0%
1982	1.14 percent	+0.0%
1983	1.14 percent	+0.0%
1984	0.95 percent	-16.7%
1985	0.95 percent	+0.0%
1986	0.95 percent	+0.0%
1987	0.95 percent	+0.0%
1988	0.95 percent	+0.0%
1989	0.95 percent	+0.0%
1990	0.95 percent	+0.0%
1991	0.95 percent	+0.0%
1992	0.95 percent	+0.0%
1993	0.95 percent	+0.0%
1994	0.95 percent	+0.0%
1995	0.76 percent	-20.0%
1996	0.76 percent	+0.0%
1997	0.76 percent	+0.0%
1998	0.76 percent	+0.0%
1999	0.76 percent	+0.0%
2000	0.76 percent	+0.0%
2001	0.76 percent	+0.0%
2002	0.76 percent	+0.0%
2003	0.76 percent	+0.0%
2004	0.76 percent	+0.0%
2005	0.76 percent	+0.0%
2006	0.63 percent	-17.1%
2007	0.65 percent	+3.2%
2008	0.65 percent	+0.0%
2009	0.65 percent	+0.0%
2010	0.65 percent	+0.0%
2011	0.65 percent	+0.0%
2012	0.65 percent	+0.0%
2013	0.65 percent	+0.0%
2014	0.65 percent	+0.0%
2015	0.65 percent	+0.0%
2016	0.65 percent	+0.0%
2017	0.65 percent	+0.0%
2018	0.65 percent	+0.0%
2019	0.65 percent	+0.0%
2020	0.65 percent	+0.0%
2021	0.65 percent	+0.0%
2022	0.65 percent	+0.0%
2023	0.65 percent	+0.0%

Brunei compared with similar countries

Brunei's 0.65 percent is below the median for high income countries, which is 9.66 percent, 7% of the median. (71 countries reporting)
Brunei's 0.65 percent is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.93 percent, 22% of the median. (31 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	1.14 percent	1.14 percent	1.14 percent	9
1970s	1.14 percent	1.14 percent	1.14 percent	10
1980s	1.03 percent	0.95 percent	1.14 percent	10
1990s	0.855 percent	0.76 percent	0.95 percent	10
2000s	0.714 percent	0.63 percent	0.76 percent	10
2010s	0.65 percent	0.65 percent	0.65 percent	10
2020s	0.65 percent	0.65 percent	0.65 percent	4

Countries ranked near Brunei

190 Japan 0.85 percent compare
191 Northern Mariana Islands 0.8 percent compare
192 Myanmar 0.74 percent compare
194 Saint Lucia 0.61 percent compare
195 Greenland 0.59 percent compare
196 South Korea 0.57 percent compare

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More reference data data for Brunei

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure Management 23.58 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0005 (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 - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure left on 89.45 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 177.72 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.5816 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2382 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 63.12 (2050)

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Brunei?: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Brunei was 0.65 percent in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Brunei?: The highest recorded value was 1.14 percent in 1961.
What is the lowest share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Brunei?: The lowest recorded value was 0.63 percent in 2006.
How does Brunei rank for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?: Brunei ranks 193rd out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
Is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures rising or falling in Brunei?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Brunei data come from?: The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures
Unit: percent
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 210 places, 12,094 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Permanent meadows and pastures are areas used permanently (five years or more) for herbaceous forage crops, either cultivated or growing wild (wild prairie or grazing land).