Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. GDP per capita in Brunei Darussalam
Brunei Darussalam: Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. GDP per capita was 46 percent in 2008. ▼ Falling
Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. GDP per capita in Brunei Darussalam, 2001–2008
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in percent.
Analysis
Brunei Darussalam recorded 46 percent for share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita in 2008. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and down 8.0% over ten years.
Brunei Darussalam ranks 79th of 182 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. GDP per capita in Brunei Darussalam, year by year
| Year | percent | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 50 percent | — |
| 2002 | 48 percent | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 47 percent | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 46 percent | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 47 percent | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 47 percent | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 47 percent | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 46 percent | -2.1% |
Brunei Darussalam compared with similar countries
- Brunei Darussalam's 46 percent is above the median for high income countries, which is 31 percent, 1.5× the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Brunei Darussalam's 46 percent is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 45 percent, 1.0× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Brunei Darussalam
- 79 Saudi Arabia 46 percent compare
- 79 Uzbekistan 46 percent compare
- 82 Papua New Guinea 45 percent
- 82 South Africa 45 percent compare
More energy & mining data for Brunei Darussalam
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 7.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 65.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita in Brunei Darussalam?
- Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita in Brunei Darussalam was 46 percent in 2008, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita recorded in Brunei Darussalam?
- The highest recorded value was 50 percent in 2001.
- What is the lowest share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita recorded in Brunei Darussalam?
- The lowest recorded value was 46 percent in 2004.
- How does Brunei Darussalam rank for share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita?
- Brunei Darussalam ranks 79th out of 182 countries with data for 2008.
- Is share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Brunei Darussalam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brunei Darussalam data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A high share of calories from cereals, roots and tubers typically represents lower dietary diversity. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.