How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Brunei
Brunei: How have things changed?, per square kilometre was 3.68 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
3.68 metric tons per square kilometre
Change on year
down 8.6%
World rank
53rd
of 215 countries
All-time high
4.03 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2022
All-time low
0.2087 metric tons per square kilometre
in 1965
Years of data
59
1965–2023
How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Brunei, 1965–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per square kilometre.
Analysis
Brunei recorded 3.68 metric tons per square kilometre for how have things changed?, per square kilometre in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.6% on the previous year and up 472.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, how have things changed?, per square kilometre in Brunei peaked at 4.03 metric tons per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.2087 metric tons per square kilometre, in 1965.
Brunei ranks 53rd of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Brunei, year by year
| Year | metric tons per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0.2087 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1966 | 0.2277 metric tons per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1967 | 0.2277 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.2467 metric tons per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1969 | 0.2467 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.2846 metric tons per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 1971 | 0.2846 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.2846 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.2846 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.296 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1975 | 0.2979 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 0.312 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1977 | 0.4161 metric tons per square kilometre | +33.4% |
| 1978 | 0.5131 metric tons per square kilometre | +23.3% |
| 1979 | 0.5298 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1980 | 0.4222 metric tons per square kilometre | -20.3% |
| 1981 | 0.4491 metric tons per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1982 | 0.4472 metric tons per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.5797 metric tons per square kilometre | +29.6% |
| 1984 | 0.6499 metric tons per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 1985 | 0.7528 metric tons per square kilometre | +15.8% |
| 1986 | 0.7791 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1987 | 0.7431 metric tons per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 1988 | 0.3875 metric tons per square kilometre | -47.9% |
| 1989 | 0.4398 metric tons per square kilometre | +13.5% |
| 1990 | 0.4467 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 0.3135 metric tons per square kilometre | -29.8% |
| 1992 | 0.3243 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1993 | 0.3347 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 0.8571 metric tons per square kilometre | +156.1% |
| 1995 | 0.915 metric tons per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1996 | 1.11 metric tons per square kilometre | +21.3% |
| 1997 | 0.8877 metric tons per square kilometre | -20.0% |
| 1998 | 0.9907 metric tons per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 1999 | 0.6414 metric tons per square kilometre | -35.3% |
| 2000 | 0.4934 metric tons per square kilometre | -23.1% |
| 2001 | 0.3218 metric tons per square kilometre | -34.8% |
| 2002 | 0.4203 metric tons per square kilometre | +30.6% |
| 2003 | 0.3698 metric tons per square kilometre | -12.0% |
| 2004 | 0.4994 metric tons per square kilometre | +35.0% |
| 2005 | 0.6002 metric tons per square kilometre | +20.2% |
| 2006 | 0.5226 metric tons per square kilometre | -12.9% |
| 2007 | 0.6019 metric tons per square kilometre | +15.2% |
| 2008 | 0.537 metric tons per square kilometre | -10.8% |
| 2009 | 0.4537 metric tons per square kilometre | -15.5% |
| 2010 | 0.541 metric tons per square kilometre | +19.2% |
| 2011 | 0.5093 metric tons per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 2012 | 0.9626 metric tons per square kilometre | +89.0% |
| 2013 | 0.6427 metric tons per square kilometre | -33.2% |
| 2014 | 0.7395 metric tons per square kilometre | +15.1% |
| 2015 | 0.826 metric tons per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 2016 | 2.7 metric tons per square kilometre | +227.1% |
| 2017 | 2.56 metric tons per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 2018 | 2.81 metric tons per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 2019 | 2.77 metric tons per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 3.15 metric tons per square kilometre | +13.5% |
| 2021 | 3.81 metric tons per square kilometre | +20.9% |
| 2022 | 4.03 metric tons per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2023 | 3.68 metric tons per square kilometre | -8.6% |
Brunei compared with similar countries
- Brunei's 3.68 metric tons per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.48 metric tons per square kilometre, 2.5× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Brunei's 3.68 metric tons per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4.99 metric tons per square kilometre, 74% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where How have things changed?, per square kilometre 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% | 0.826 metric tons per square kilometre | 2.7 metric tons per square kilometre |
| 1994 | +156.1% | 0.3347 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.8571 metric tons per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2315 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.2087 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.2467 metric tons per square kilometre | 5 |
| 1970s | 0.3503 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.2846 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.5298 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.565 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.3875 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.7791 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6821 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.3135 metric tons per square kilometre | 1.11 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.482 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.3218 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.6019 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.51 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.5093 metric tons per square kilometre | 2.81 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.66 metric tons per square kilometre | 3.15 metric tons per square kilometre | 4.03 metric tons per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Brunei
- 50 Samoa 3.79 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 51 Ireland 3.78 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 52 United Kingdom 3.73 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 54 Saint Martin (French Part) 3.6 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 55 El Salvador 3.31 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 56 Saint Lucia 3.29 metric tons per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Brunei
- 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) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1318 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.1318 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2382 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.089 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3375 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.6707 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0005 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is how have things changed?, per square kilometre in Brunei?
- How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Brunei was 3.68 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest how have things changed?, per square kilometre recorded in Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 4.03 metric tons per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest how have things changed?, per square kilometre recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2087 metric tons per square kilometre in 1965.
- How does Brunei rank for how have things changed?, per square kilometre?
- Brunei ranks 53rd out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is how have things changed?, per square kilometre rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is up 472.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Brunei data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of How have things changed?, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
How have things changed? divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
How have things changed? ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- How have things changed? Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
How have things changed? divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.