Land area in Brunei
Brunei: Land area was 5,270 sq. km in 2023. ▬ Flat
Land area in Brunei, 1961–2023
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in sq. km.
Analysis
Brunei recorded 5,270 sq. km for land area in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area in Brunei peaked at 5,270 sq. km in 1961 and was at its lowest, 5,270 sq. km, in 1961.
That places Brunei 167th out of 216 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5,270 sq. km | 5,270 sq. km | 5,270 sq. km | 9 |
| 1970s | 5,270 sq. km | 5,270 sq. km | 5,270 sq. km | 10 |
| 1980s | 5,270 sq. km | 5,270 sq. km | 5,270 sq. km | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,270 sq. km | 5,270 sq. km | 5,270 sq. km | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,270 sq. km | 5,270 sq. km | 5,270 sq. km | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,270 sq. km | 5,270 sq. km | 5,270 sq. km | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,270 sq. km | 5,270 sq. km | 5,270 sq. km | 4 |
Countries ranked near Brunei
- 164 Cyprus 9,240 sq. km compare
- 165 Puerto Rico 8,870 sq. km compare
- 166 Palestine 6,025 sq. km compare
- 168 Trinidad and Tobago 5,130 sq. km compare
- 169 Cape Verde 4,030 sq. km compare
- 170 French Polynesia 3,471 sq. km compare
More agriculture & rural data for Brunei
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.1% (2024)
- Rural population 25.0% (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.3% (2025)
- Rural population 116,531 (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.2% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 177.58 million current US$ (2025)
- Land under cereal production 1,500 hectares (2023)
- Cereal yield 2,467 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal production 3,700 metric tons (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area in Brunei?
- Land area in Brunei was 5,270 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest land area recorded in Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 5,270 sq. km in 1961.
- What is the lowest land area recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,270 sq. km in 1961.
- How does Brunei rank for land area?
- Brunei ranks 167th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land area rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Brunei data come from?
- The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Land area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.