Natural resource rents, per square kilometre in Brunei

Brunei: Natural resource rents, per square kilometre was 0.0046 units per square kilometre in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.0046 units per square kilometre
Change on year
up 76.5%
World rank
2nd
of 210 countries
All-time high
0.0132 units per square kilometre
in 1976
All-time low
0.0006 units per square kilometre
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2021

Natural resource rents, per square kilometre in Brunei, 1970–2021

00.0050.010.015197019952021

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.

Analysis

The most recent figure for natural resource rents, per square kilometre in Brunei is 0.0046 units per square kilometre, measured in 2021.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 76.5% on the previous year and down 18.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, natural resource rents, per square kilometre in Brunei peaked at 0.0132 units per square kilometre in 1976 and was at its lowest, 0.0006 units per square kilometre, in 1970.

Brunei ranks 2nd of 210 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.

Natural resource rents, per square kilometre in Brunei, year by year

Annual values for Natural resource rents, per square kilometre in Brunei, 1970 to 2021.
Year units per square kilometre Change
1970 0.0006 units per square kilometre —
1971 0.0006 units per square kilometre +6.3%
1972 0.0019 units per square kilometre +200.0%
1973 0.0047 units per square kilometre +149.4%
1974 0.0119 units per square kilometre +152.0%
1975 0.0124 units per square kilometre +4.6%
1976 0.0132 units per square kilometre +6.2%
1977 0.0124 units per square kilometre -6.0%
1978 0.0117 units per square kilometre -5.6%
1980 0.0114 units per square kilometre -3.0%
1981 0.0075 units per square kilometre -34.4%
1982 0.0046 units per square kilometre -37.8%
1983 0.0063 units per square kilometre +35.7%
1984 0.0072 units per square kilometre +14.4%
1985 0.0066 units per square kilometre -8.3%
1986 0.0064 units per square kilometre -2.4%
1987 0.0067 units per square kilometre +3.4%
1988 0.005 units per square kilometre -24.7%
1989 0.0063 units per square kilometre +24.7%
1990 0.0074 units per square kilometre +18.2%
1991 0.0047 units per square kilometre -37.0%
1992 0.0049 units per square kilometre +5.9%
1993 0.0052 units per square kilometre +5.9%
1994 0.0049 units per square kilometre -5.4%
1995 0.0045 units per square kilometre -8.1%
1996 0.0051 units per square kilometre +12.5%
1997 0.0049 units per square kilometre -3.9%
1998 0.0035 units per square kilometre -29.4%
1999 0.0046 units per square kilometre +33.3%
2000 0.0066 units per square kilometre +43.5%
2001 0.0053 units per square kilometre -19.8%
2002 0.0049 units per square kilometre -8.8%
2003 0.0053 units per square kilometre +10.1%
2004 0.0058 units per square kilometre +8.8%
2005 0.0066 units per square kilometre +13.7%
2006 0.0071 units per square kilometre +7.3%
2007 0.0064 units per square kilometre -10.2%
2008 0.0061 units per square kilometre -4.8%
2009 0.0045 units per square kilometre -26.3%
2010 0.0051 units per square kilometre +13.4%
2011 0.0056 units per square kilometre +10.8%
2012 0.0048 units per square kilometre -14.9%
2013 0.0041 units per square kilometre -14.8%
2014 0.0042 units per square kilometre +2.9%
2015 0.0036 units per square kilometre -14.5%
2016 0.003 units per square kilometre -17.1%
2017 0.0033 units per square kilometre +9.4%
2018 0.0043 units per square kilometre +31.2%
2019 0.004 units per square kilometre -7.4%
2020 0.0026 units per square kilometre -34.0%
2021 0.0046 units per square kilometre +76.5%

Brunei compared with similar countries

  • Brunei's 0.0046 units per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0 units per square kilometre, 2572.3× the median. (82 countries reporting)
  • Brunei's 0.0046 units per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0 units per square kilometre, 749.7× the median. (36 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Natural resource rents, 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.

YearChange FromTo
1972 +200.0% 0.0006 units per square kilometre 0.0019 units per square kilometre
1974 +152.0% 0.0047 units per square kilometre 0.0119 units per square kilometre
1973 +149.4% 0.0019 units per square kilometre 0.0047 units per square kilometre

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.0077 units per square kilometre 0.0006 units per square kilometre 0.0132 units per square kilometre 9
1980s 0.0068 units per square kilometre 0.0046 units per square kilometre 0.0114 units per square kilometre 10
1990s 0.005 units per square kilometre 0.0035 units per square kilometre 0.0074 units per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.0059 units per square kilometre 0.0045 units per square kilometre 0.0071 units per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.0042 units per square kilometre 0.003 units per square kilometre 0.0056 units per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.0036 units per square kilometre 0.0026 units per square kilometre 0.0046 units per square kilometre 2

Countries ranked near Brunei

  1. 1 Bahrain 0.0211 units per square kilometre compare
  2. 3 Cape Verde 0.0044 units per square kilometre compare
  3. 4 Qatar 0.0024 units per square kilometre compare
  4. 5 East Timor 0.0023 units per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is natural resource rents, per square kilometre in Brunei?
Natural resource rents, per square kilometre in Brunei was 0.0046 units per square kilometre in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest natural resource rents, per square kilometre recorded in Brunei?
The highest recorded value was 0.0132 units per square kilometre in 1976.
What is the lowest natural resource rents, per square kilometre recorded in Brunei?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0006 units per square kilometre in 1970.
How does Brunei rank for natural resource rents, per square kilometre?
Brunei ranks 2nd out of 210 countries with data for 2021.
Is natural resource rents, per square kilometre rising or falling in Brunei?
Over the last ten years it is down 18.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Brunei data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Natural resource rents, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Natural resource rents 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.

Natural resource rents ÷ Land area (sq. km)

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Indicator
Natural resource rents, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
210 places, 9,015 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed

Natural resource rents 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.