Brunei Darussalam

South-Eastern Asia, Asia

CO2 emissions per person
26.0
t CO2/person/year · 2024
3rd of 213 countries
Temperature anomaly
0.46
°C vs 1991-2020 · 2025
140th of 193 countries
Air pollution (PM2.5)
8.90
µg/m³ annual mean · 2024
180th of 241 countries
19402025

Brunei Darussalam in stripes: every year since 1940, blue cooler than the 1991-2020 average, red hotter.

The future under three scenarios

Temperature vs 1991-2020, observed and projected to 2100

0241950200020502100Low · SSP1-2.6Middle · SSP2-4.5High · SSP5-8.5high 2024low 1945

Solid line: observed (Copernicus ERA5). Dashed lines: CMIP6 multi-model median under three IPCC emissions scenarios, anchored to the observed 2015-2024 average, from the World Bank Climate Change Knowledge Portal. Scenarios are futures the world can still choose between, not predictions.

Climate

CO2 emissions

12.1 Mt CO2/year · 2024
+128% since 1994104th highest of 215 · 2024
051019401960198020002020high 2023

Carbon dioxide released each year from burning fossil fuels and industry. The main driver of global warming. Global Carbon Budget via Our World in Data

CO2 emissions per person

26.0 t CO2/person/year · 2024
+40% since 19943rd highest of 213 · 2024
010020019401960198020002020high 1949

Each person's share of their country's yearly CO2 emissions. A fairer way to compare countries of very different sizes. Global Carbon Budget via Our World in Data

Temperature anomaly

0.46 °C vs 1991-2020 · 2025
+0.7 °C since 1995140th highest of 193 · 2025
-10119401960198020002020Worldhigh 2024low 1945

How much warmer or cooler a country's year was compared with its 1991-2020 average. Watch the map turn red as you move the slider towards today. Copernicus Climate Change Service (ERA5) via Our World in Data

Methane emissions

1.58 Mt CO2e/year · 2024
+7.0% since 1994151st highest of 199 · 2024
0241850190019502000high 2012

Methane traps around 80 times more heat than CO2 over 20 years. It comes mainly from livestock, rice, landfill and leaky fossil fuel infrastructure. Global Carbon Project / PRIMAP via Our World in Data

All greenhouse gases

15.0 Mt CO2e/year · 2024
+85% since 1994136th highest of 199 · 2024
0510151850190019502000high 2021

Every warming gas combined: CO2, methane and nitrous oxide, expressed as CO2-equivalents. Jones et al. / PRIMAP via Our World in Data

Nitrous oxide emissions

0.57 Mt CO2e/year · 2024
+898% since 1994146th highest of 201 · 2024
00.20.40.61850190019502000

N2O is nearly 300 times more warming than CO2 and comes mostly from fertilised farmland and livestock. Jones et al. / PRIMAP via Our World in Data

Consumption-based CO2

8.88 Mt CO2/year · 2023
+74% since 1993105th highest of 120 · 2023
05101990200020102020high 2011low 2001

CO2 counted where goods are used rather than where they are made. Compare with production emissions to see who imports their footprint. Global Carbon Budget via Our World in Data

Energy

Energy use per person

118,212 kWh/person/year · 2023
+114% since 19936th highest of 216 · 2023
050k100k150k19801990200020102020high 2008low 1994

How much energy each person uses in a year, across electricity, transport, heating and industry. Energy Institute / Ember via Our World in Data

Solar electricity

0.18 % of electricity · 2024
+0.2 pp since 2000167th highest of 195 · 2024
00.050.10.1520002005201020152020

The share of a country's electricity generated from solar panels. The fastest-growing energy source in history. Ember / Energy Institute via Our World in Data

Wind electricity

0.00 % of electricity · 2024
+0.0 pp since 2000106th highest of 193 · 2024
-10120002005201020152020

The share of a country's electricity generated from wind turbines, onshore and offshore. Ember / Energy Institute via Our World in Data

Coal electricity

19.8 % of electricity · 2024
+20 pp since 200037th highest of 194 · 2024
0102020002005201020152020high 2021

The share of electricity still generated by burning coal, the most polluting fuel. The number that must reach zero first. Ember / Energy Institute via Our World in Data

Oil electricity

0.90 % of electricity · 2024
+0.1 pp since 2000145th highest of 195 · 2024
00.5120002005201020152020high 2017low 2020

The share of a country's electricity generated by burning oil. Rare on big grids, still common on islands. Ember via Our World in Data

Gas electricity

79.1 % of electricity · 2024
-20 pp since 200015th highest of 192 · 2024
05010020002005201020152020high 2001low 2022

The share of a country's electricity generated from natural gas, the least polluting fossil fuel but still a fossil fuel. Ember via Our World in Data

Land & Life

Tree cover loss

1,039 ha/year · 2024
-16% since 2001126th highest of 197 · 2024
01k2k2005201020152020high 2011low 2003

Forest area lost each year to fire, logging, farming and storms. Not all loss is permanent deforestation, but the trend matters. Global Forest Watch (Hansen/UMD) via Our World in Data

Forest area

72.1 % of land · 2025
-4.7 pp since 199517th highest of 212 · 2025
0501990200020102020Worldlow 2010

How much of a country's land is covered by forest. FAO via Our World in Data

Deaths from natural disasters

0.00 deaths/year · 2021
89th highest of 194 · 2021
012320002005201020152020high 2015

People killed by floods, storms, droughts, heatwaves, earthquakes and other disasters each year. Single events dominate single years. IHME Global Burden of Disease via Our World in Data

Red List Index

0.85 index (1 = species safe) · 2024
-3.4% since 1994128th highest of 244 · 2024
00.5200020102020low 2014

Tracks extinction risk across all assessed species. 1 means no species at risk; falling values mean wildlife sliding towards extinction. IUCN / SDG 15.5.1 via Our World in Data

Protected land

39.9 % of land area · 2024
-7.0 pp since 201313th highest of 213 · 2024
02040201420162018202020222024World

The share of a country's land under legal protection for nature. The global 30x30 target aims for 30% by 2030. World Bank / UNEP-WCMC via Our World in Data

Meat supply per person

74.7 kg/person/year · 2009
+77% since 197944th highest of 174 · 2009
0501970198019902000Worldhigh 1996

Meat available for consumption per person. Livestock drives around 15% of global emissions and most deforestation. FAO via Our World in Data

Nitrogen fertiliser use

24.3 kg N/ha of cropland · 2023
+94% since 1989118th highest of 198 · 2023
020406019801990200020102020high 2010

Nitrogen applied per hectare of cropland. It feeds half the world, but runoff chokes rivers and coastal seas. FAO via Our World in Data

Marine protected areas

0.00 % of territorial waters · 2024
-0.2 pp since 2013149th highest of 174 · 2024
051015201420162018202020222024World

How much of a country's coastal waters are protected for nature. The global goal is 30% by 2030. UNEP-WCMC via Our World in Data

Urban population

75.0 % living in cities · 2025
+6.2 pp since 199588th highest of 236 · 2025
0501960198020002020Worldhigh 2011

The share of people living in towns and cities. Urbanisation shapes energy use, land use and how people experience climate change. UN World Urbanization Prospects via Our World in Data

Water

Water stress

3.47 % of renewable resources withdrawn · 2022
+0.0 pp since 2000138th highest of 179 · 2022
05101520002005201020152020World

How much of a country's renewable freshwater is withdrawn each year. Above 25% counts as stressed; above 100% means drawing down reserves. FAO AQUASTAT (SDG 6.4.2) via Our World in Data

Renewable water per person

18,666 m³/person/year · 2022
-41% since 199233rd highest of 181 · 2022
050k198020002020World

Each person's share of the country's renewable freshwater. Below 1,700 m³ is water stress; below 1,000 m³ is scarcity. FAO AQUASTAT via Our World in Data

Annual precipitation

3,512 mm/year · 2025
+14% since 19956th highest of 192 · 2025
02k4k19401960198020002020Worldhigh 1966low 2002

Total rain and snow that fell over a country in a year, averaged across its land area. Copernicus Climate Change Service (ERA5) via Our World in Data

Rainfall anomaly

10.9 % vs 1961-1990 · 2025
+14 pp since 199533rd highest of 192 · 2025
-2002019401960198020002020Worldhigh 1966low 2002

How much wetter (teal) or drier (brown) a country's year was compared with its 1961-1990 average. A simple drought and deluge signal. Derived from Copernicus ERA5 precipitation via Our World in Data

Pollution

Air pollution (PM2.5)

8.90 µg/m³ annual mean · 2024
-32% since 1998180th highest of 241 · 2024
010203020002005201020152020Worldlow 1999

Average exposure to fine particles small enough to enter the bloodstream. The WHO guideline is 5 µg/m³. World Bank / van Donkelaar et al. via Our World in Data

Ozone-depleting substances

3.75 ODP tonnes/year · 2021
-94% since 198974th highest of 168 · 2021
0501990200020102020high 1997low 2019

Consumption of chemicals that destroy the ozone layer. Watch the map fade towards zero: the Montreal Protocol is the world's most successful environmental treaty. UN Environment Programme via Our World in Data

What can one person do?

  • Fly less
    One long-haul return flight can outweigh a year of other savings. Swap one flight for a train trip or a call.
  • Eat more plants
    Shifting towards a plant-rich diet is one of the largest steady cuts a person can make, and it starts with single meals.
  • Travel without a car where you can
    Walking, cycling and public transport beat an electric car; an electric car beats petrol.
  • Use your voice
    Personal footprints matter, but system change matters more. Vote, ask your employer and bank what they are doing, and talk about it.

Based on the highest-impact personal actions identified by Wynes & Nicholas (2017) and the IPCC's AR6 report on demand-side mitigation.

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