Total electricity output in Brunei

Brunei: Total electricity output was 4,200 GWh in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
4,200 GWh
Change on year
down 6.8%
World rank
127th
of 230 countries
All-time high
4,506 GWh
in 2014
All-time low
1,172 GWh
in 1990
Years of data
26
1990–2015

Total electricity output in Brunei, 1990–2015

1.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k5.0k1990200220151990: 1.2k GWh1991: 1.3k GWh1992: 1.4k GWh1993: 1.5k GWh1994: 1.7k GWh1995: 2.0k GWh1996: 2.1k GWh1997: 2.4k GWh1998: 2.5k GWh1999: 2.4k GWh2000: 2.5k GWh2001: 2.6k GWh2002: 2.7k GWh2003: 3.2k GWh2004: 3.3k GWh2005: 3.3k GWh2006: 3.3k GWh2007: 3.4k GWh2008: 3.4k GWh2009: 3.6k GWh2010: 3.8k GWh2011: 3.7k GWh2012: 3.9k GWh2013: 4.4k GWh2014: 4.5k GWh2015: 4.2k GWh

Source: World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp). Measured in GWh.

Analysis

Brunei recorded 4,200 GWh for total electricity output in 2015.

That represents a change of down 6.8% on the previous year and up 28.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total electricity output in Brunei peaked at 4,506 GWh in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1,172 GWh, in 1990.

Brunei ranks 127th of 230 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Total electricity output in Brunei, year by year

Annual values for Total electricity output (GWh) in Brunei, 1990 to 2015.
Year GWh Change
1990 1,172 GWh
1991 1,269 GWh +8.3%
1992 1,407 GWh +10.9%
1993 1,548 GWh +10.0%
1994 1,663 GWh +7.4%
1995 1,966 GWh +18.2%
1996 2,123 GWh +8.0%
1997 2,407 GWh +13.4%
1998 2,504 GWh +4.0%
1999 2,434 GWh -2.8%
2000 2,543 GWh +4.5%
2001 2,579 GWh +1.4%
2002 2,701 GWh +4.7%
2003 3,191 GWh +18.1%
2004 3,264 GWh +2.3%
2005 3,264 GWh +0.0%
2006 3,298 GWh +1.0%
2007 3,395 GWh +2.9%
2008 3,423 GWh +0.8%
2009 3,612 GWh +5.5%
2010 3,792 GWh +5.0%
2011 3,725 GWh -1.8%
2012 3,930 GWh +5.5%
2013 4,402 GWh +12.0%
2014 4,506 GWh +2.4%
2015 4,200 GWh -6.8%

Brunei compared with similar countries

  • Brunei's 4,200 GWh is below the median for high income countries, which is 16,808 GWh, 25% of the median. (82 countries reporting)
  • Brunei's 4,200 GWh is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4,176 GWh, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1,849 GWh 1,172 GWh 2,504 GWh 10
2000s 3,127 GWh 2,543 GWh 3,612 GWh 10
2010s 4,092 GWh 3,725 GWh 4,506 GWh 6

Countries ranked near Brunei

  1. 124 Cyprus 4,533 GWh compare
  2. 125 Cambodia 4,397 GWh compare
  3. 126 Lithuania 4,258 GWh compare
  4. 128 Papua New Guinea 4,176 GWh compare
  5. 129 Jamaica 4,122 GWh compare
  6. 130 Senegal 3,955 GWh compare

See the full ranking of 230 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is total electricity output in Brunei?
Total electricity output in Brunei was 4,200 GWh in 2015, according to World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp).
What is the highest total electricity output recorded in Brunei?
The highest recorded value was 4,506 GWh in 2014.
What is the lowest total electricity output recorded in Brunei?
The lowest recorded value was 1,172 GWh in 1990.
How does Brunei rank for total electricity output?
Brunei ranks 127th out of 230 countries with data for 2015.
Is total electricity output rising or falling in Brunei?
Over the last ten years it is up 28.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Brunei data come from?
The figures come from World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), published as part of Total electricity output (GWh). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Total electricity output (GWh)
Unit
GWh
Source
World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
230 places, 5,911 data points, 1990–2015
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