How does Singapore rank for artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area?

Singapore ranks 121st out of 240 countries with data for 2024.

Is artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area rising or falling in Singapore?

Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this Singapore data come from?

The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area from MODIS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area in Singapore

Name: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area in Singapore
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)

Singapore: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area was 40.92 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)

40.92 1000 ha

Change on year

down 0.4%

World rank

121st

of 240 countries

All-time high

41.18 1000 ha

in 2022

All-time low

40.22 1000 ha

in 2001

Years of data

2001–2024

Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area in Singapore, 2001–2024

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.

Analysis

Singapore recorded 40.92 1000 ha for artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in 2024.

That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Singapore peaked at 41.18 1000 ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 40.22 1000 ha, in 2001.

That places Singapore 121st out of 240 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
2000s	40.54 1000 ha	40.22 1000 ha	40.67 1000 ha	9
2010s	40.9 1000 ha	40.47 1000 ha	41.09 1000 ha	10
2020s	41.07 1000 ha	40.92 1000 ha	41.18 1000 ha	5

Countries ranked near Singapore

118 Guatemala 46.01 1000 ha compare
119 Panama 42.77 1000 ha compare
120 North Macedonia 42.03 1000 ha compare
122 Guinea 40.85 1000 ha compare
123 Bosnia and Herzegovina 40.35 1000 ha compare
124 Lithuania 39.48 1000 ha compare

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More environment data for Singapore

Inland waters — Area 1 1000 ha (2024)
Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 15.15 % (2024)
Permanent crops — Area 0.1 1000 ha (2024)
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 84.85 % (2024)
Arable land — Area 0.56 1000 ha (2024)
Cropland — Area per capita 0 ha/cap (2024)
Cropland — Share in Land area 0.91 % (2024)
Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 100 % (2024)
Cropland — Area 0.66 1000 ha (2024)
Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 102,536 USD_PPP/ha (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Singapore?: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Singapore was 40.92 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area recorded in Singapore?: The highest recorded value was 41.18 1000 ha in 2022.
What is the lowest artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area recorded in Singapore?: The lowest recorded value was 40.22 1000 ha in 2001.
How does Singapore rank for artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area?: Singapore ranks 121st out of 240 countries with data for 2024.
Is artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area rising or falling in Singapore?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Singapore data come from?: The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area from MODIS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area from MODIS
Unit: 1000 ha
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 269 places, 6,390 data points, 2001–2024
Last refreshed: 12 August 2026

The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.