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Topic 07 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Brunei: Environment & Sustainability
How much pressure does a country put on the natural world?
Brunei is placed 146th of 186 countries on environment & sustainability in the Country Index 2026, from 2 of its 4 key statistics. Readings behind it: CO₂ Emissions per Capita 26.05 (2024); Water Stress 3.47 (2023).
Share
Environment & Sustainability
146th
of 186 countries placed
Placed from 2 of 4 key statistics
01The evidence
The 4 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Brunei on environment & sustainability — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.
26.05
Fossil CO₂ (tonnes per person)
Lower is better
Brunei: 26.05. Across the 210 countries in this edition, values run from 0.054 (DR Congo) to 41.27 (Qatar); the world median is 3.21.
- World median
- 3.21
- Best in South-eastern Asia
- 0.477 Timor-Leste
- Land neighbours
- Malaysia 8.162
Key 2 of 4
Water Stress
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
2023 edition · data for 2023 · CC BY 4.0
3.47
Freshwater withdrawal as a share of available resources (%)
Lower is better
Brunei: 3.47. Across the 177 countries in this edition, values run from 0.03 (Republic of the Congo) to 3,851 (Kuwait); the world median is 10.
- World median
- 10
- Best in South-eastern Asia
- 1.04 Cambodia
- Land neighbours
- Malaysia 3.44
Key 3 of 4
Organic Agricultural Area
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 4.0
No reading
Organic share of agricultural land (%)
Higher is better
FAO publishes no 2024 figure for Brunei, so the standing rests on the other keys.
Across the 156 countries in this edition, values run from 0 (Afghanistan) to 86.38 (Samoa); the world median is 0.725.
- World median
- 0.725
- Best in South-eastern Asia
- 7.72 Timor-Leste
- Land neighbours
- Malaysia 0
No reading
Ecological Footprint (global hectares per person)
Lower is better
Global Footprint Network publishes no 2025 figure for Brunei, so the standing rests on the other keys.
Across the 126 countries in this edition, values run from 0.514 (Yemen) to 11.73 (Qatar); the world median is 2.296.
- World median
- 2.296
- Best in South-eastern Asia
- 0.893 Timor-Leste
- Land neighbours
- Malaysia 4.111
02Over time
Which way Brunei is moving
Each key’s published value, edition by edition, beside the world median. The Country Index 2026 is the first edition of the standing, so the standing itself has no history to chart yet.
CO₂ Emissions per Capita
Fossil CO₂ (tonnes per person) · lower is better
BruneiWorld median
Brunei rose from 18.03 in 2000 to 26.05 in 2024; the world median went from 2.662 to 3.21.
Every year’s figures
Year Brunei World median 2024 26.0 3.210 2023 27.2 3.145 2022 26.9 3.162 2021 25.9 3.087 2020 24.9 2.903 2019 21.6 3.273 2018 21.3 3.036 2017 21.5 3.049 2016 17.9 2.894 2015 16.4 2.846 2014 21.2 2.919 2013 18.5 2.779 2012 23.4 2.770 2011 23.9 2.748 2010 20.4 2.812 2009 20.1 2.799 2008 24.3 2.979 2007 21.8 2.593 2006 19.6 2.865 2005 15.1 2.885 2004 16.9 2.802 2003 17.7 2.918 2002 15.5 2.785 2001 17.3 2.726 2000 18.0 2.662 Water Stress
Freshwater withdrawal as a share of available resources (%) · lower is better
BruneiWorld median
Brunei was at 3.47 in both 2000 and 2023; the world median went from 10.07 to 10.
Every year’s figures
Year Brunei World median 2023 3 10.000 2022 3 10.190 2021 3 10.460 2020 3 10.460 2019 3 10.890 2018 3 10.460 2017 3 10.460 2016 3 10.460 2015 3 10.190 2014 3 10.460 2013 3 10.460 2012 3 10.460 2011 3 10.460 2010 3 10.710 2009 3 10.960 2008 3 10.815 2007 3 11.180 2006 3 10.430 2005 3 10.250 2004 3 10.715 2003 3 10.370 2002 3 10.180 2001 3 10.130 2000 3 10.070
03In context
Brunei beside its neighbours
A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 186 countries on environment & sustainability, never a place within the region.
Brunei and the countries it borders
Standing among all 186; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.
| Country | Standing | CO₂ Emissions per CapitaFossil CO₂ (tonnes per person) | Water StressFreshwater withdrawal as a share of available resources (%) | Organic Agricultural AreaOrganic share of agricultural land (%) | Ecological FootprintEcological Footprint (global hectares per person) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brunei | 146th | 26.05 | 3.47 | — | — |
 Malaysia | =158th | 8.162 | 3.44 | 0 | 4.111 |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across South-eastern Asia
Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 186.
Placed either side on environment & sustainability
The countries immediately above and below Brunei in the topic’s list.
04Context, no vote
Where Brunei is ahead of the world, and behind
46 more statistics filed under environment & sustainability, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.
Ahead of the world median10
Statistics on which Brunei does better than the middle country measured.
Baseline Water Stress (Aqueduct)WRI · 2019 · world median 1.66301.663No earlier reading
Brunei: 0 · world median 1.663 · Baseline water stress score (0–5). World Resources Institute (WRI), 2023 edition, data for 2019.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 5; lower is better.
Adjusted Net SavingsWorld Bank Group · 2021 · world median 8.38923.998.389▼ Worsened since 2011
Brunei: 23.99 · world median 8.389 · Adjusted net savings, including particulate emission damage (% of GNI). World Bank Group, 2021 edition, data for 2021.
Published values in that edition run from -81.62 to 32.18; higher is better.
Position 7th of 118 · derived.
Children's Climate Risk IndexUNICEF · 2020 · world median 52.45No earlier reading
Brunei: 2.4 · world median 5 · Children's Climate Risk Index (0–10, higher is more risk). UNICEF, 2021 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 1 to 8.7; lower is better.
Ranked 147th of 163 by UNICEF (1st = worst).
World Risk IndexInstitute for International Law of Peace and Armed Conflict (IFHV), Ruhr University Bochum · 2025 · world median 4.171.314.17No real change since 2015
Brunei: 1.31 · world median 4.17 · WorldRiskIndex score (0–100, where 100 is the most at risk). Institute for International Law of Peace and Armed Conflict (IFHV), Ruhr University Bochum, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.18 to 46.56; lower is better.
Position 168th of 193 · derived, 1st = worst.
Renewable Internal Freshwater Resources per CapitaFAO · 2022 · world median 2,52818,6662,528No real change since 2012
Brunei: 18,666 · world median 2,528 · Renewable internal freshwater (cubic metres per person). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 445,023; higher is better.
Position 33rd of 181 · derived.
Climate Vulnerability (ND-GAIN)Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame · 2024 · world median 0.450.4240.45No real change since 2014
Brunei: 0.424 · world median 0.45 · ND-GAIN Vulnerability (0–1, where 1 is the most vulnerable). Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.263 to 0.655; lower is better.
Ranked 76th of 190 by Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame.
PM2.5 Air Pollution ExposureAtmospheric Composition Analysis Group, Washington University in St. Louis · 2023 · world median 14.4512.514.45▼ Worsened since 2013
Brunei: 12.5 · world median 14.45 · Population-weighted PM2.5 concentration (µg/m³). Atmospheric Composition Analysis Group, Washington University in St. Louis, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 2.5 to 68.2; lower is better.
Position 130th of 220 · derived, 1st = worst.
ND-GAIN Country IndexNotre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame · 2024 · world median 47.4449.6447.44▼ Worsened since 2014
Brunei: 49.64 · world median 47.44 · ND-GAIN Index (0–100, where 100 is best placed to adapt). Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 26.42 to 71.85; higher is better.
Ranked 80th of 190 by Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame.
Agricultural Emissions IntensityFAO · 2023 · world median 1.5651.461.565▼ Worsened since 2013
Brunei: 1.46 · world median 1.565 · Greenhouse gases from farming per value of agricultural output (kg CO₂eq per international dollar). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 28.2; lower is better.
Position 103rd of 190 · derived, 1st = worst.
World Energy Trilemma IndexWorld Energy Council · 2023 · world median 63.864.863.8No earlier reading
Brunei: 64.8 · world median 63.8 · Trilemma score (0–100). World Energy Council, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 27.7 to 83.2; higher is better.
Ranked 45th of 99 by World Energy Council.
Behind the world median9
Statistics on which Brunei does worse than the middle country measured.
Planetary pressures-adjusted HDIUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 0.6780.60.678▼ Worsened since 2013
Brunei: 0.6 · world median 0.678 · PHDI (0–1). UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.276 to 0.827; higher is better.
Position 107th of 156 · derived.
Forest Area within Legally Established Protected AreasFAO · 2025 · world median 18.18518.18No real change since 2015
Brunei: 5 · world median 18.18 · Forest within legally established protected areas, as a share of the country's 2015 forest area (%). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.
Municipal Solid Waste GenerationWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 0.9661.8490.966No earlier reading
Brunei: 1.849 · world median 0.966 · Municipal solid waste generated (kg per person per day). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 0.058 to 4.176; lower is better.
Position 30th of 201 · derived, 1st = worst.
Coal Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 019.780▼ Worsened since 2014
Brunei: 19.78 · world median 0 · Coal (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 98.25; lower is better.
Wind and Solar Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 5.2790.185.279▼ Worsened since 2014
Brunei: 0.18 · world median 5.279 · Wind and solar (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 69.12; higher is better.
Energy Intensity of GDP (PPP)EIA · 2024 · world median 2.7386.9282.738▼ Worsened since 2014
Brunei: 6.928 · world median 2.738 · Energy use per dollar of GDP (thousand Btu per US$ at PPP). U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.666 to 17.45; lower is better.
Low-Carbon Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 37.320.1837.32▼ Worsened since 2014
Brunei: 0.18 · world median 37.32 · Low-carbon sources (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.
Position 158th of 162 · derived.
Renewable Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 32.060.1832.06▼ Worsened since 2014
Brunei: 0.18 · world median 32.06 · Renewables (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.
Position 158th of 162 · derived.
Carbon Intensity of ElectricityEmber · 2024 · world median 433.75892.99433.75No real change since 2014
Brunei: 892.99 · world median 433.75 · Carbon intensity (gCO₂e per kWh generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 23.73 to 1,306; lower is better.
Position 4th of 165 · derived, 1st = worst.
Level with the median, or no median to compare2
Annual Forest Area Change RateFAO · 2025 · world median 000▲ Improved since 2015
Brunei: 0 · world median 0 · Compound annual change in forest area over the interval ending that year (%). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -3.29 to 12.3; higher is better.
Progress Toward Productive and Sustainable Agriculture (SDG 2.4.1 Proxy)FAO · 2024 · world median 3.143.143.14▲ Improved since 2015
Brunei: 3.14 · world median 3.14 · Current status score, from 1 (worst) to 5 (best), averaged over up to seven sub-indicators. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1.67 to 4.57; higher is better.
Position 92nd of 186 · derived.
No better end25
These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.
Livestock DensityFAO · 2023 · world median 0.53515.910.535No real change since 2013
Brunei: 15.91 · world median 0.535 · Livestock units per hectare of agricultural land. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.02 to 43.97.
Position 3rd of 188 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Cropland Nitrogen BalanceFAO · 2023 · world median 37.63476.5437.63No real change since 2013
Brunei: 476.54 · world median 37.63 · Nitrogen surplus (+) or deficit (−) on cropland, kg per hectare. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from -555.52 to 1,199.
Forest AreaFAO · 2023 · world median 31.0872.1131.08No real change since 2013
Brunei: 72.11 · world median 31.08 · Forest area (% of land area). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 94.45.
Position 14th of 210 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Population Living Below 5 m ElevationCenter for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN), Columbia University · 2015 · world median 2.95420.872.954No real change since 1990
Brunei: 20.87 · world median 2.954 · Population living below 5 m elevation (% of total population). Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN), Columbia University, 2015 edition, data for 2015.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 78.48.
Total Natural Resources Rents (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2021 · world median 1.70824.281.708No real change since 2011
Brunei: 24.28 · world median 1.708 · Natural resources rents (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2021 edition, data for 2021.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 61.03.
Position 17th of 180 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Pesticide Use per HectareFAO · 2024 · world median 1.7312.591.73Moved since 2014
Brunei: 12.59 · world median 1.73 · Pesticide use (kg per hectare of cropland). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 37.72.
Position 25th of 178 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Fertilizer Consumption per HectareFAO · 2023 · world median 87.36177.2587.36Moved since 2013
Brunei: 177.25 · world median 87.36 · Fertilizer consumption (kg per hectare of arable land). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 2,926.
Position 47th of 188 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Agricultural Irrigated LandFAO · 2023 · world median 3.668.2353.66No earlier reading
Brunei: 8.235 · world median 3.66 · Irrigated share of agricultural land (%). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.003 to 89.04.
Position 39th of 121 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Mangrove AreaGlobal Mangrove Watch (Aberystwyth University, JAXA, soloEO, Wetlands International, The Nature Conservancy) · 2025 · world median 8,92713,1018,927No real change since 2015
Brunei: 13,101 · world median 8,927 · Mangrove forest area (hectares). Global Mangrove Watch (Aberystwyth University, JAXA, soloEO, Wetlands International, The Nature Conservancy), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.524 to 3,146,544.
Operating Coal Power CapacityGlobal Energy Monitor · 2026 · world median 525220525No earlier reading
Brunei: 220 · world median 525 · Coal-fired capacity in operation (megawatts). Global Energy Monitor, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 1,263,101.
Tree Cover LossWorld Resources Institute — Global Forest Watch (data: University of Maryland) · 2025 · world median 3,775851.893,775Moved since 2015
Brunei: 851.89 · world median 3,775 · Tree cover loss (hectares, where canopy cover exceeded 30% in 2000). World Resources Institute — Global Forest Watch (data: University of Maryland), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 6,225,187.
Temperature Change on LandFAO · 2025 · world median 1.4741.2881.474No real change since 2015
Brunei: 1.288 · world median 1.474 · Change in mean land-surface temperature against the country's own 1951–1980 average, °C. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.34 to 3.294.
Fisheries and Aquaculture ProductionFAO · 2024 · world median 52,37517,69752,375Moved since 2014
Brunei: 17,697 · world median 52,375 · Fish, crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic animals caught or farmed, tonnes (live weight). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 70,500,841.
Tropical Moist Forest DeforestationJRC · 2025 · world median 0.00100.001No real change since 2015
Brunei: 0 · world median 0.001 · Tropical moist forest deforested in the year (million hectares). European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 0.708.
Burned AreaGWIS · 2025 · world median 13,824236.1313,824No real change since 2015
Brunei: 236.13 · world median 13,824 · Burned area (hectares). European Commission Joint Research Centre — Global Wildfire Information System (GWIS), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 50,562,035.
Methane EmissionsEDGAR · 2025 · world median 325.6964.86325.69No real change since 2015
Brunei: 64.86 · world median 325.69 · Methane emissions (gigagrams of CH₄). European Commission, Joint Research Centre (EDGAR), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.048 to 51,093.
Agricultural EmissionsFAO · 2023 · world median 8,635367.718,635No real change since 2013
Brunei: 367.71 · world median 8,635 · Farm-gate emissions (kt CO₂eq). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 1,044,508.
Position 161st of 193 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Solar Electricity Installed CapacityEIA · 2024 · world median 0.1440.0050.144Moved since 2014
Brunei: 0.005 · world median 0.144 · Solar generating capacity installed (gigawatts). U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 886.66.
Solar Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 3.0490.183.049Moved since 2014
Brunei: 0.18 · world median 3.049 · Solar (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 50.
Water Withdrawal by SectorFAO · 2022 · world median 62.145.76162.14No real change since 2012
Brunei: 5.761 · world median 62.14 · Freshwater withdrawn for agriculture (% of total). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 99.48.
Position 151st of 171 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Consumption-Based CO₂ EmissionsGlobal Carbon Project · 2023 · world median 12.792.42312.79Moved since 2013
Brunei: 2.423 · world median 12.79 · Consumption-based fossil CO₂ (million tonnes of carbon). Global Carbon Project, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.882 to 2,963.
Land Under Cereal ProductionFAO · 2023 · world median 689,2781,500689,278No real change since 2013
Brunei: 1,500 · world median 689,278 · Land under cereal production (hectares). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 103,715,108.
Position 162nd of 179 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Arable Land per PersonFAO · 2023 · world median 0.1090.0090.109No real change since 2013
Brunei: 0.009 · world median 0.109 · Arable land (hectares per person). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 1.459.
Position 190th of 206 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Agricultural LandFAO · 2023 · world median 37.962.54337.96No real change since 2013
Brunei: 2.543 · world median 37.96 · Agricultural land (% of land area). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.445 to 86.48.
Position 203rd of 209 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Environmentally Related Tax RevenueOECD · 2024 · world median 1.07501.075No real change since 2014
Brunei: 0 · world median 1.075 · Environmentally related tax revenue (% of GDP). OECD, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 3.346.
No current reading for Brunei
Ecological Footprint, Meat Supply per Person, Operating Wind Power Capacity, Organic Agricultural Area and Water-Use Efficiency. Listed rather than hidden, so the page can be checked against it.
“Position · derived” is this site’s ordering of the published values, 1st = best unless the row says otherwise; the publisher ranks no country on it. Rank, position and standing
05Country Index 2026
Environment & Sustainability among Brunei’s 15 topics
Environment & Sustainability is Brunei’s 14th best-placed topic of 15. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Risk & Resilience24th of 1933/4 keys
- Economy & Innovation44th of 1762/4 keys
- Governance & Institutions49th of 1943/4 keys
- Work & Labourjoint 72nd of 1824/4 keys
- Food & Agriculturejoint 73rd of 1843/4 keys
- Health & Wellbeing82nd of 2002/4 keys
- Peace & Security76th of 1772/4 keys
- Development & Human Capital88th of 1963/3 keys
- Democracy & Civil Liberties100th of 1982/4 keys
- Gender & Equalityjoint 97th of 1832/4 keys
- Mobility & Trade96th of 1773/4 keys
- Education & Knowledge127th of 1982/4 keys
- Digital & Technologyjoint 133rd of 1983/4 keys
- Environment & Sustainability146th of 1862/4 keys
- Energy140th of 1653/3 keys
No standing on Poverty & Inequality: too few of those topics’ key statistics are published for this country.
06The top of the list
Who leads on environment & sustainability
The three countries placed highest of 186, and the leaders Brunei can most readily be measured against.
1
AngolaMiddle Africa
1st of 186 · 3 of 4 keys
Photo: Paulo César Santos derivative work: Jjtkk · CC0, greyscale
- 2
São Tomé and PríncipeMiddle Africa
2nd of 186 · 3 of 4 keys
3
Sierra LeoneWestern Africa
3rd of 186 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: Annabel Symington derivative work: Jjtkk · CC BY 2.0, greyscale
Placed highest nearby
Highest in Asia
Palestine24th2/4 keysHighest in South-eastern Asia
Timor-Leste32nd4/4 keysThis page
Brunei146th2/4 keys
Positions out of 186 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.
07Questions
Brunei on environment & sustainability: questions answered
Every answer is built from the numbers on this page, so none can say something the page does not.
How does Brunei rank on environment & sustainability?
Brunei is placed 146th of 186 countries on Environment & Sustainability in the Country Index 2026, from 2 of its 4 key statistics (CO₂ Emissions per Capita and Water Stress). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.
What is the latest CO₂ Emissions per Capita figure for Brunei?
26.05 in 2024 (fossil CO₂ (tonnes per person)), according to Global Carbon Project. The world median in the same edition was 3.21.
What is the latest Water Stress figure for Brunei?
3.47 in 2023 (freshwater withdrawal as a share of available resources (%)), according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). The world median in the same edition was 10.
How does Brunei compare with Malaysia on environment & sustainability?
Malaysia is placed joint 158th of 186, and Brunei 146th. CO₂ Emissions per Capita: Malaysia 8.162, Brunei 26.05; Water Stress: Malaysia 3.44, Brunei 3.47.
How have Brunei’s environment & sustainability figures changed?
CO₂ Emissions per Capita rose from 18.03 in 2000 to 26.05 in 2024; Water Stress was 3.47 in both 2000 and 2023.
Which environment & sustainability statistics are missing for Brunei?
No current reading is published for Brunei on Ecological Footprint, Meat Supply per Person, Operating Wind Power Capacity, Organic Agricultural Area and Water-Use Efficiency. They are listed rather than hidden, so the evidence on the page can be checked against it.
08Method
Method, sources and how to cite
What this topic does not measure
Air quality and biodiversity are not keys, because the site does not yet hold data for them that passes every test. Forest cover, farmland, farm emissions and the renewable share of electricity are published here as context. Exposure to natural hazards belongs to Risk & Resilience.
How the Environment & Sustainability standing is decided
A standing is this site’s ordering, named with its edition — never a publisher’s rank. 4 key statistics vote, one vote each; every country’s published value becomes a place within that key’s own field, the places are averaged, and the average is never published. A country needs 2 of the 4 keys to be placed.
The environment & sustainability method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built
The key statistics and their licences
- CO₂ Emissions per Capita — Global Carbon Project, CC BY 4.0
- Water Stress — Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), CC BY 4.0
- Organic Agricultural Area — Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), CC BY 4.0
- Ecological Footprint — Global Footprint Network, CC BY-SA 4.0
The other 46 statistics on this page come from 20 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.
The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photographs
Brunei’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Brunei (banner) — kulimpapat derivative work: Inkey, CC BY 2.0
- Angola — Paulo César Santos derivative work: Jjtkk, CC0
- Sierra Leone — Annabel Symington derivative work: Jjtkk, CC BY 2.0
Cite this page
Nations Inquiry (2026). Brunei: Environment & Sustainability — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/brunei/environment