Share of marine territorial waters that are protected in Brunei
Brunei: Share of marine territorial waters that are protected was 0.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of marine territorial waters that are protected in Brunei, 2013–2025
Source: Protected Planet WDPA and WD-OECM data, UNEP-WCMC and IUCN, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of territorial waters.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of marine territorial waters that are protected in Brunei is 0.0%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of marine territorial waters that are protected in Brunei peaked at 0.2% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2024.
That places Brunei 150th out of 174 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 6 |
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More reference data data for Brunei
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.5399 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.2249 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month -0.2563 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote 0 (2025)
- Consumer price index 106.12 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.2101 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.3438 °C (2025)
- Democracy 0 (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected 0 (2025)
- Precipitation anomalies 606.1 millimeters (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of marine territorial waters that are protected in Brunei?
- Share of marine territorial waters that are protected in Brunei was 0.0% in 2025, according to Protected Planet WDPA and WD-OECM data, UNEP-WCMC and IUCN, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of marine territorial waters that are protected recorded in Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2013.
- What is the lowest share of marine territorial waters that are protected recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2024.
- How does Brunei rank for share of marine territorial waters that are protected?
- Brunei ranks 150th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of marine territorial waters that are protected rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brunei data come from?
- The figures come from Protected Planet WDPA and WD-OECM data, UNEP-WCMC and IUCN, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of marine territorial waters that are protected. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Marine protected areas are regions of intertidal or sub-tidal land and associated water, flora and fauna, and cultural and historical features that have been legally or effectively reserved for protection.