How have things changed? in Brunei
Brunei: How have things changed? was 17,696 metric tons in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
17,696 metric tons
Change on year
down 8.7%
World rank
142nd
of 215 countries
All-time high
21,213 metric tons
in 2022
All-time low
1,100 metric tons
in 1965
Years of data
60
1965–2024
How have things changed? in Brunei, 1965–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in metric tons.
Analysis
Brunei recorded 17,696 metric tons for how have things changed? in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.7% on the previous year and up 354.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, how have things changed? in Brunei peaked at 21,213 metric tons in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1,100 metric tons, in 1965.
That places Brunei 142nd out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
How have things changed? in Brunei, year by year
| Year | metric tons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 1,100 metric tons | — |
| 1966 | 1,200 metric tons | +9.1% |
| 1967 | 1,200 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 1,300 metric tons | +8.3% |
| 1969 | 1,300 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 1,500 metric tons | +15.4% |
| 1971 | 1,500 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 1,500 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 1,500 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 1,560 metric tons | +4.0% |
| 1975 | 1,570 metric tons | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 1,644 metric tons | +4.7% |
| 1977 | 2,193 metric tons | +33.4% |
| 1978 | 2,704 metric tons | +23.3% |
| 1979 | 2,792 metric tons | +3.3% |
| 1980 | 2,225 metric tons | -20.3% |
| 1981 | 2,367 metric tons | +6.4% |
| 1982 | 2,357 metric tons | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 3,055 metric tons | +29.6% |
| 1984 | 3,425 metric tons | +12.1% |
| 1985 | 3,967 metric tons | +15.8% |
| 1986 | 4,106 metric tons | +3.5% |
| 1987 | 3,916 metric tons | -4.6% |
| 1988 | 2,042 metric tons | -47.9% |
| 1989 | 2,318 metric tons | +13.5% |
| 1990 | 2,354 metric tons | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 1,652 metric tons | -29.8% |
| 1992 | 1,709 metric tons | +3.5% |
| 1993 | 1,764 metric tons | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 4,517 metric tons | +156.1% |
| 1995 | 4,822 metric tons | +6.8% |
| 1996 | 5,848 metric tons | +21.3% |
| 1997 | 4,678 metric tons | -20.0% |
| 1998 | 5,221 metric tons | +11.6% |
| 1999 | 3,380 metric tons | -35.3% |
| 2000 | 2,600 metric tons | -23.1% |
| 2001 | 1,696 metric tons | -34.8% |
| 2002 | 2,215 metric tons | +30.6% |
| 2003 | 1,949 metric tons | -12.0% |
| 2004 | 2,632 metric tons | +35.0% |
| 2005 | 3,163 metric tons | +20.2% |
| 2006 | 2,754 metric tons | -12.9% |
| 2007 | 3,172 metric tons | +15.2% |
| 2008 | 2,830 metric tons | -10.8% |
| 2009 | 2,391 metric tons | -15.5% |
| 2010 | 2,851 metric tons | +19.2% |
| 2011 | 2,684 metric tons | -5.9% |
| 2012 | 5,073 metric tons | +89.0% |
| 2013 | 3,387 metric tons | -33.2% |
| 2014 | 3,897 metric tons | +15.1% |
| 2015 | 4,353 metric tons | +11.7% |
| 2016 | 14,240 metric tons | +227.1% |
| 2017 | 13,496 metric tons | -5.2% |
| 2018 | 14,812 metric tons | +9.8% |
| 2019 | 14,624 metric tons | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 16,591 metric tons | +13.5% |
| 2021 | 20,063 metric tons | +20.9% |
| 2022 | 21,213 metric tons | +5.7% |
| 2023 | 19,387 metric tons | -8.6% |
| 2024 | 17,696 metric tons | -8.7% |
Brunei compared with similar countries
- Brunei's 17,696 metric tons is below the median for high income countries, which is 19,758 metric tons, 90% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Brunei's 17,696 metric tons is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 96,821 metric tons, 18% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where How have things changed? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +227.1% | 4,353 metric tons | 14,240 metric tons |
| 1994 | +156.1% | 1,764 metric tons | 4,517 metric tons |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,220 metric tons | 1,100 metric tons | 1,300 metric tons | 5 |
| 1970s | 1,846 metric tons | 1,500 metric tons | 2,792 metric tons | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,978 metric tons | 2,042 metric tons | 4,106 metric tons | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,594 metric tons | 1,652 metric tons | 5,848 metric tons | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,540 metric tons | 1,696 metric tons | 3,172 metric tons | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,942 metric tons | 2,684 metric tons | 14,812 metric tons | 10 |
| 2020s | 18,990 metric tons | 16,591 metric tons | 21,213 metric tons | 5 |
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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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is how have things changed? in Brunei?
- How have things changed? in Brunei was 17,696 metric tons in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest how have things changed? recorded in Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 21,213 metric tons in 2022.
- What is the lowest how have things changed? recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,100 metric tons in 1965.
- How does Brunei rank for how have things changed??
- Brunei ranks 142nd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is how have things changed? rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is up 354.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Brunei data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of How have things changed?. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Change captured by a range of socioeconomic and environmental indicators, measured relative to the first year.