Commodity driven deforestation in Singapore
Singapore: Commodity driven deforestation was 8.92 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Commodity driven deforestation in Singapore, 2001–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Singapore recorded 8.92 for commodity driven deforestation in 2024.
That represents a change of down 57.0% on the previous year and down 38.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, commodity driven deforestation in Singapore peaked at 52.15 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 1.08, in 2013.
That places Singapore 152nd out of 187 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Commodity driven deforestation in Singapore, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 22.15 | — |
| 2002 | 44.84 | +102.4% |
| 2003 | 5.46 | -87.8% |
| 2004 | 6.31 | +15.5% |
| 2005 | 11.61 | +84.1% |
| 2006 | 12.92 | +11.3% |
| 2007 | 9.84 | -23.8% |
| 2008 | 19.54 | +98.4% |
| 2009 | 52.15 | +166.9% |
| 2010 | 10.23 | -80.4% |
| 2011 | 15.69 | +53.4% |
| 2012 | 17.31 | +10.3% |
| 2013 | 1.08 | -93.8% |
| 2014 | 14.54 | +1250.0% |
| 2015 | 9.23 | -36.5% |
| 2016 | 32.15 | +248.3% |
| 2017 | 38.07 | +18.4% |
| 2018 | 26.61 | -30.1% |
| 2019 | 22.84 | -14.2% |
| 2020 | 27 | +18.2% |
| 2021 | 20.07 | -25.6% |
| 2022 | 27.15 | +35.3% |
| 2023 | 20.77 | -23.5% |
| 2024 | 8.92 | -57.0% |
Singapore compared with similar countries
- Singapore's 8.92 is below the median for high income countries, which is 66.13, 13% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Singapore's 8.92 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1,101, 1% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Commodity driven deforestation in Singapore changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +1250.0% | 1.08 | 14.54 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.54 | 5.46 | 52.15 | 9 |
| 2010s | 18.77 | 1.08 | 38.07 | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.78 | 8.92 | 27.15 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
More environment data for Singapore
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 0 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is commodity driven deforestation in Singapore?
- Commodity driven deforestation in Singapore was 8.92 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest commodity driven deforestation recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 52.15 in 2009.
- What is the lowest commodity driven deforestation recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.08 in 2013.
- How does Singapore rank for commodity driven deforestation?
- Singapore ranks 152nd out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is commodity driven deforestation rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Singapore data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Commodity driven deforestation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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