Forest area in Singapore
Singapore: Forest area was 15,800 hectares in 2025. ▬ Flat
Forest area in Singapore, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Singapore recorded 15,800 hectares for forest area in 2025.
That represents a change of down 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in Singapore peaked at 17,740 hectares in 2010 and was at its lowest, 14,830 hectares, in 1990.
Singapore ranks 187th of 235 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15,811 hectares | 14,830 hectares | 16,792 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 17,338 hectares | 17,010 hectares | 17,667 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 16,717 hectares | 15,934 hectares | 17,740 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 15,800 hectares | 15,800 hectares | 15,800 hectares | 6 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
- 184 Andorra 18,220 hectares compare
- 185 Grenada 17,700 hectares compare
- 186 American Samoa 15,850 hectares compare
- 188 Cook Islands 15,590 hectares compare
- 189 Cayman Islands 12,720 hectares compare
- 190 Palestine 11,100 hectares compare
More environment data for Singapore
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 76.09 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 12.6 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.0073 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0019 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.4457 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0097 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 4.75 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0637 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0292 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 4.11 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area in Singapore?
- Forest area in Singapore was 15,800 hectares in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest forest area recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 17,740 hectares in 2010.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 14,830 hectares in 1990.
- How does Singapore rank for forest area?
- Singapore ranks 187th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems.