Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Singapore
Singapore: Arable land — Share in Agricultural land was 84.85 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Singapore, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arable land — share in agricultural land in Singapore is 84.85 %, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — share in agricultural land in Singapore peaked at 87.5 % in 2004 and was at its lowest, 20 %, in 1971.
Singapore ranks 13th of 248 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Singapore, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 21.43 % | — |
| 1962 | 28.57 % | +33.3% |
| 1963 | 30.77 % | +7.7% |
| 1964 | 30.77 % | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 30.77 % | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 30.77 % | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 30.77 % | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 25 % | -18.8% |
| 1969 | 25 % | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 33.33 % | +33.3% |
| 1971 | 20 % | -40.0% |
| 1972 | 27.27 % | +36.4% |
| 1973 | 27.27 % | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 22.22 % | -18.5% |
| 1975 | 25 % | +12.5% |
| 1976 | 25 % | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 25 % | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 25 % | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 25 % | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 25 % | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 28.57 % | +14.3% |
| 1982 | 33.33 % | +16.7% |
| 1983 | 33.33 % | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 33.33 % | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 40 % | +20.0% |
| 1986 | 50 % | +25.0% |
| 1987 | 66.67 % | +33.3% |
| 1988 | 66.67 % | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 50 % | -25.0% |
| 1990 | 50 % | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 83.33 % | +66.7% |
| 1992 | 83.33 % | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 83.33 % | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 83.33 % | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 83.33 % | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 83.33 % | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 83.33 % | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 83.33 % | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 83.33 % | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 83.33 % | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 83.33 % | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 83.33 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 75 % | -10.0% |
| 2004 | 87.5 % | +16.7% |
| 2005 | 86.84 % | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 86.67 % | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 87.5 % | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 85.71 % | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 85.71 % | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 86.49 % | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 86.3 % | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 86.3 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 85.07 % | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 84.85 % | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 84.85 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 84.85 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 84.85 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 84.85 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 84.85 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 84.85 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 84.85 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 84.85 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 84.85 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 84.85 % | +0.0% |
Singapore compared with similar countries
- Singapore's 84.85 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 46.14 %, 1.8× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Singapore's 84.85 % is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 24.07 %, 3.5× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 28.21 % | 21.43 % | 30.77 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 25.51 % | 20 % | 33.33 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 42.69 % | 25 % | 66.67 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 80 % | 50 % | 83.33 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 84.49 % | 75 % | 87.5 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.33 % | 84.85 % | 86.49 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.85 % | 84.85 % | 84.85 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
More environment data for Singapore
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.71 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.9965 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 42.94 % change on previous year (1990)
- Standard Deviation 0.253 °C (1990)
- Temperature change 0.647 °C (1990)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2015)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 5.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — share in agricultural land in Singapore?
- Arable land — share in agricultural land in Singapore was 84.85 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 87.5 % in 2004.
- What is the lowest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 20 % in 1971.
- How does Singapore rank for arable land — share in agricultural land?
- Singapore ranks 13th out of 248 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Singapore data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Arable land — Share in Agricultural land. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.