Brunei's forest cover fell from 77.2 % in 1994 to 72.1 % in 2023.
Brunei · Environment
Forests, air quality, land, water and protected areas.
10 indicators · 8 with data
Land
Brunei's forest area fell from 4,066 km in 1994 to 3,800 km in 2023.
Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area)
% of land area
13th of 213 · 3rd in East Asia & Pacific
Brunei's terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) fell from 46.9 % in 2013 to 39.9 % in 2025.
Brunei's agricultural land (% of land area) rose from 2.5 % in 1994 to 2.5 % in 2023.
Brunei's arable land (% of land area) was 0.8 % in 1994 and 0.8 % in 2023.
Air
Brunei's air pollution (pm2.5) fell from 9.7 in 1994 to 7.6 in 2023.
Water
Brunei's water stress rose from 1.0 % in 1993 to 1.1 % in 2022.
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita
cubic metres per person
33rd of 181 · 8th in East Asia & Pacific
Brunei's renewable internal freshwater resources per capita fell from 30,689 in 1993 to 18,666 in 2022.
›No data available (2)
These indicators exist in the registry but no source reports a value for Brunei.
- Safe drinking waterNo data
- Safe sanitationNo data