Forest area in Singapore
Singapore: Forest area was 14.73 ha th in 2025. β¬ Flat
Latest (2025)
14.73 ha th
World rank
171st
of 212 countries
All-time high
17.74 ha th
in 2010
All-time low
14.73 ha th
in 2025
Years of data
6
1990β2025
Forest area in Singapore, 1990β2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in ha th.
Analysis
Singapore recorded 14.73 ha th for forest area in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is down 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in Singapore peaked at 17.74 ha th in 2010 and was at its lowest, 14.73 ha th, in 2025.
That places Singapore 171st out of 212 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.83 ha th | 14.83 ha th | 14.83 ha th | 1 |
| 2000s | 17.01 ha th | 17.01 ha th | 17.01 ha th | 1 |
| 2010s | 17.1 ha th | 16.47 ha th | 17.74 ha th | 2 |
| 2020s | 14.99 ha th | 14.73 ha th | 15.25 ha th | 2 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
- 168 Andorra 18.22 ha th compare
- 169 Grenada 17.7 ha th compare
- 170 American Samoa 15.85 ha th compare
- 172 Cayman Islands 12.72 ha th compare
- 173 Saint Kitts and Nevis 11 ha th compare
- 174 Turks and Caicos Islands 10.52 ha th compare
More environment data for Singapore
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 42.94 % change on previous year (1990)
- Standard Deviation 0.253 Β°C (1990)
- Temperature change 0.647 Β°C (1990)
- Recovered paper β Production 402,000 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish β Production 402,000 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value 20,438 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import quantity 5,992 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export value 353,738 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export quantity 328,460 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import value 215,071 1000 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area in Singapore?
- Forest area in Singapore was 14.73 ha th in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest forest area recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 17.74 ha th in 2010.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.73 ha th in 2025.
- How does Singapore rank for forest area?
- Singapore ranks 171st out of 212 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Singapore data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Forest area (thousands of hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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