CO₂ emissions · Asia · 2024 data
Brunei CO₂ Emissions
Brunei emitted 12.1 million tonnes of CO₂ from fossil fuels and industry in 2024, or 26.0 t per person — #104 of 213 countries and 0.03% of global emissions. That is 5.5× the world average of 4.73 t per person. Over the past ten years emissions rose by 36%.
CO₂ emissions of Brunei, 1950–2024
Million tonnes of CO₂ per year · fossil fuels and industry, excluding land use · Our World in Data, based on the Global Carbon Budget and Jones et al. (CC BY 4.0)
CO₂ emissions by year (table)
| Year | CO₂ (million t) | Per person (t) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 12.1 | 26.05 | -3.6% |
| 2023 | 12.5 | 27.24 | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 12.2 | 26.87 | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 11.7 | 25.92 | +4.9% |
| 2020 | 11.2 | 24.94 | +16.7% |
| 2019 | 9.6 | 21.61 | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 9.3 | 21.34 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 9.3 | 21.51 | +22.0% |
| 2016 | 7.6 | 17.85 | +10.1% |
| 2015 | 6.9 | 16.42 | -21.5% |
| 2014 | 8.8 | 21.19 | +15.8% |
| 2013 | 7.6 | 18.55 | -19.7% |
| 2012 | 9.5 | 23.42 | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 9.6 | 23.93 | +19.2% |
| 2010 | 8.0 | 20.44 | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 7.7 | 20.12 | -15.5% |
| 2008 | 9.2 | 24.26 | +13.5% |
| 2007 | 8.1 | 21.78 | +13.1% |
| 2006 | 7.1 | 19.59 | +31.6% |
| 2005 | 5.4 | 15.12 | -9.0% |
| 2004 | 6.0 | 16.91 | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 6.1 | 17.71 | +16.2% |
| 2002 | 5.3 | 15.54 | -8.2% |
| 2001 | 5.8 | 17.27 | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 5.9 | 18.03 | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 6.0 | 18.72 | +6.8% |
| 1998 | 5.6 | 17.91 | -9.5% |
| 1997 | 6.2 | 20.24 | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 6.0 | 19.99 | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 5.9 | 20.21 | +11.2% |
| 1994 | 5.3 | 18.63 | -9.5% |
| 1993 | 5.9 | 21.13 | -12.3% |
| 1992 | 6.7 | 24.71 | -2.3% |
| 1991 | 6.8 | 25.99 | +36.3% |
| 1990 | 5.0 | 19.62 | -21.0% |
| 1989 | 6.3 | 25.57 | +11.0% |
| 1988 | 5.7 | 23.71 | +72.3% |
| 1987 | 3.3 | 14.18 | +44.4% |
| 1986 | 2.3 | 10.14 | -11.4% |
| 1985 | 2.6 | 11.85 | +35.4% |
| 1984 | 1.9 | 9.05 | -29.9% |
| 1983 | 2.7 | 13.35 | +2.6% |
| 1982 | 2.7 | 13.45 | +29.4% |
| 1981 | 2.1 | 10.73 | -70.1% |
| 1980 | 6.9 | 36.95 | -7.5% |
| 1979 | 7.4 | 41.20 | -22.0% |
| 1978 | 9.5 | 54.51 | +49.2% |
| 1977 | 6.4 | 37.75 | +6.1% |
| 1976 | 6.0 | 36.79 | -14.9% |
| 1975 | 7.1 | 44.76 | -13.5% |
| 1974 | 8.2 | 53.57 | -18.0% |
| 1973 | 10.0 | 67.67 | +5.5% |
| 1972 | 9.5 | 66.48 | +25.9% |
| 1971 | 7.5 | 54.46 | -8.4% |
| 1970 | 8.2 | 60.70 | +1,584.6% |
| 1969 | 0.5 | 3.71 | +13.5% |
| 1968 | 0.4 | 3.40 | -2.5% |
| 1967 | 0.4 | 3.63 | -10.4% |
| 1966 | 0.5 | 4.24 | +47.4% |
| 1965 | 0.3 | 3.01 | -2.3% |
| 1964 | 0.3 | 3.22 | -3.9% |
| 1963 | 0.4 | 3.51 | -4.1% |
| 1962 | 0.4 | 3.83 | +21.7% |
| 1961 | 0.3 | 3.29 | -8.7% |
| 1960 | 0.3 | 3.77 | +2.1% |
| 1959 | 0.3 | 3.89 | +2.2% |
| 1958 | 0.3 | 4.04 | +8.9% |
| 1957 | 0.3 | 3.95 | -1.3% |
| 1956 | 0.3 | 4.27 | -1.0% |
| 1955 | 0.3 | 4.61 | -16.4% |
| 1954 | 0.4 | 5.87 | +4.4% |
| 1953 | 0.3 | 5.98 | +6.8% |
| 1952 | 0.3 | 5.94 | +7.3% |
| 1951 | 0.3 | 5.87 | -27.5% |
| 1950 | 0.4 | 8.57 | -96.4% |
Where Brunei's CO₂ comes from
Gas is the largest source.
Per person: Brunei vs the world
Production vs consumption
Counting the CO₂ embedded in the goods it imports and exports, Brunei's consumption-based footprint was 8.9 million tonnes (19.3 t per person) in 2023. Brunei is a net exporter of emissions: 29% of what it emits goes into goods consumed abroad.
Primary energy use: 121,980 kWh per person (world 21,654 kWh).
All greenhouse gases (2024)
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Data: Our World in Data, based on the Global Carbon Budget and Jones et al. (CC BY 4.0). CO₂ figures cover fossil fuels and industry (territorial), excluding land-use change unless stated.