Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre in Brunei
Brunei: Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre was 0.0097 hectares per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre in Brunei, 2001–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre in Brunei is 0.0097 hectares per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of down 13.0% on the previous year and down 32.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre in Brunei peaked at 0.0927 hectares per square kilometre in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.0097 hectares per square kilometre, in 2023.
Brunei ranks 21st of 176 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre in Brunei, year by year
| Year | hectares per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.041 hectares per square kilometre | — |
| 2002 | 0.0431 hectares per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0293 hectares per square kilometre | -32.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0391 hectares per square kilometre | +33.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0483 hectares per square kilometre | +23.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0312 hectares per square kilometre | -35.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0423 hectares per square kilometre | +35.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0359 hectares per square kilometre | -15.3% |
| 2009 | 0.06 hectares per square kilometre | +67.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0259 hectares per square kilometre | -56.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0927 hectares per square kilometre | +258.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0606 hectares per square kilometre | -34.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0144 hectares per square kilometre | -76.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0628 hectares per square kilometre | +335.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0406 hectares per square kilometre | -35.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0408 hectares per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0161 hectares per square kilometre | -60.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0127 hectares per square kilometre | -20.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0205 hectares per square kilometre | +61.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0221 hectares per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0194 hectares per square kilometre | -12.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0112 hectares per square kilometre | -42.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0097 hectares per square kilometre | -13.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tree cover loss by dominant driver, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +335.1% | 0.0144 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0628 hectares per square kilometre |
| 2011 | +258.4% | 0.0259 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0927 hectares per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0411 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0293 hectares per square kilometre | 0.06 hectares per square kilometre | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.0387 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0127 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0927 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0156 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0097 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0221 hectares per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Brunei
- 18 British Virgin Islands 0.0112 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 19 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0.0108 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 20 Montenegro 0.0099 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 22 Liechtenstein 0.0089 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 23 Equatorial Guinea 0.0086 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 24 Bahamas 0.0082 hectares 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 tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre in Brunei?
- Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre in Brunei was 0.0097 hectares per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre recorded in Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0927 hectares per square kilometre in 2011.
- What is the lowest tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0097 hectares per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Brunei rank for tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre?
- Brunei ranks 21st out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.6%. 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 Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Tree cover loss by dominant driver 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.
Tree cover loss by dominant driver ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Tree cover loss by dominant driver Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing 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
Tree cover loss by dominant driver 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.