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Brunei Darussalam

Location

  • Geographical region: South-eastern Asia, Asia
  • SDG region: SDG Eastern and South-Eastern Asia

Land

  • Total area: --- km2
  • Land area: 5,270 km2 (2022)
  • Land use by sector: 3% agriculture, 72% forest and 25% other (2022)

People

  • Total population: 458,949 people (2023)
  • Population density: 86 people per km2 (2022)  
  • Urbanisation: 79% lives in urban areas and 21% lives in rural areas (2023) 

Economy

  • Total GDP: 35,260,317,274 USD per year (2023)
  • GDP per capita: 76,828 USD per year (2023)
  • Value added by sector: 1% from agriculture, 39% from services and 62% from industry (2023)
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SDG 6 snapshot in Brunei Darussalam

  • Drinking water

    --- % of the population in Brunei Darussalam uses a safely managed drinking water service (SDG indicator 6.1.1, 2024)

  • Sanitation

    --- % of the population in Brunei Darussalam uses a safely managed sanitation service (SDG indicator 6.2.1a, 2024)

  • Hygiene

    --- % of the population in Brunei Darussalam has a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home (SDG indicator 6.2.1b, 2024)

  • Wastewater

    --- % of domestic wastewater in Brunei Darussalam is safely treated (2024), and ---% of industrial wastewater receives some treatment (---) (SDG indicator 6.3.1)

  • Water quality

    --- % of monitored water bodies in Brunei Darussalam has good ambient water quality (SDG indicator 6.3.2, 2023)

  • Efficiency

    --- $/m<sup>3</sup> is the value added from the use of water by people and the economy in Brunei Darussalam (SDG indicator 6.4.1, 2021)

  • Water stress

    3.5 % of the renewable water resources in Brunei Darussalam is being withdrawn, after taking into account environmental flow requirements (SDG indicator 6.4.2, 2021)

  • Water management

    70 % is the degree of implementation of integrated water resources management in Brunei Darussalam (SDG indicator 6.5.1, 2023) 

  • Transboundary

    0 % of transboundary basin area has an operational arrangement for water cooperation (SDG indicator 6.5.2, 2023)

  • Ecosystems

    18 % is the increase in permanent surface water in Brunei Darussalam in 2022, compared to baseline period 2000-2019 (SDG indicator 6.6.1)

  • Cooperation

    n/a is the amount of water- and sanitation-related official development assistance received by Brunei Darussalam in 2022 (SDG indicator 6.a.1)

  • Participation

    --- is the number of sub-sectors (out of 6) with a high level of participation by communities in Brunei Darussalam (SDG indicator 6.b.1, 2021)

Drinking water

6.1.1 Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water services in Brunei Darussalam, progress over time

6.1.1 Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water services in Brunei Darussalam, by service level and location (2024)

Sanitation and hygiene

6.2.1a Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services in Brunei Darussalam, progress over time

6.2.1a Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services in Brunei Darussalam, by service level and location (2024)

6.2.1b Proportion of population with a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home in Brunei Darussalam, by service level and location (2024)

Water quality and wastewater

Change in 6.3.1 Proportion of wastewater flow (safely) treated > Domestic in Brunei Darussalam, between 2022 and 2024, compared to other countries (and areas) in South-eastern Asia

6.3.2 Proportion of bodies of water with good ambient water quality in Brunei Darussalam (2023), compared to other countries (and areas) in the region

Water use and scarcity

Water resources and withdrawal in Brunei Darussalam, total and per capita

Long-term average annual precipitation in depth: 2,722 (mm/year) (2020)

Renewable water resources: 19,827 m3 per capita (2017)

Water withdrawal: m3 per capita ()

Environmental flow requirements: % of the renewable water resources ()

6.4.2 Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of available freshwater resources in Brunei Darussalam, change over time, compared to other countries (and areas) in the region

6.4.1 Change in water-use efficiency over time in Brunei Darussalam, by sector (2020)

Water-use efficiency for ‘Agriculture, forestry and fishing’ only takes into account the proportion of gross value added that comes from irrigated agriculture, since that activity is associated with water withdrawal (other activities are rain-fed).

6.4.1 Change in water-use efficiency over time in Brunei Darussalam, progress over time, compared to other countries (and areas) in the region

Water resources management

6.5.1 Degree of integrated water resources management implementation (0-100) in Brunei Darussalam, progress over time, by dimension

Very low (0-10) – Low (11-30) – Medium-low (31-50) – Medium-high (51-70) – High (71-90) – Very high (91-100)

6.5.2 Proportion of transboundary basin area with an operational arrangement for water cooperation in Brunei Darussalam, progress over time, by component

Very low (0-10) – Low (11-30) – Medium-low (31-50) – Medium-high (51-70) – High (71-90) – Very high (91-100)

International cooperation and capacity-building

Annual expenditure for drinking water, sanitation and hygiene in Brunei Darussalam, by funding source

Community participation

6.b.1 Procedures in law or policy for participation by users/communities and level of participation in Brunei Darussalam

6.b.1 Level of participation by users/communities in Brunei Darussalam, progress over time, by sub-sector