Land area — Area in Singapore

Singapore: Land area — Area was 72.48 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
72.48 1000 ha
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
201st
of 248 countries
All-time high
72.48 1000 ha
in 2024
All-time low
67 1000 ha
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Land area — Area in Singapore, 1961–2024

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

Analysis

In 2024, land area — area in Singapore stood at 72.48 1000 ha. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.

The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, land area — area in Singapore peaked at 72.48 1000 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 67 1000 ha, in 1961.

That places Singapore 201st out of 248 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 67 1000 ha 67 1000 ha 67 1000 ha 9
1970s 67 1000 ha 67 1000 ha 67 1000 ha 10
1980s 67 1000 ha 67 1000 ha 67 1000 ha 10
1990s 67 1000 ha 67 1000 ha 67 1000 ha 10
2000s 68.66 1000 ha 67 1000 ha 69.96 1000 ha 10
2010s 70.82 1000 ha 70.15 1000 ha 71.53 1000 ha 10
2020s 72.12 1000 ha 71.73 1000 ha 72.48 1000 ha 5

Countries ranked near Singapore

  1. 198 Bahrain 80 1000 ha compare
  2. 198 Netherlands Antilles (former) 80 1000 ha compare
  3. 200 Dominica 75.1 1000 ha compare
  4. 202 Tonga 72 1000 ha compare
  5. 203 Micronesia (Federated States of) 70.1 1000 ha compare
  6. 204 Saint Lucia 61 1000 ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is land area — area in Singapore?
Land area — area in Singapore was 72.48 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest land area — area recorded in Singapore?
The highest recorded value was 72.48 1000 ha in 2024.
What is the lowest land area — area recorded in Singapore?
The lowest recorded value was 67 1000 ha in 1961.
How does Singapore rank for land area — area?
Singapore ranks 201st out of 248 countries with data for 2024.
Is land area — area rising or falling in Singapore?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. 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 Land area — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Land area — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
284 places, 16,501 data points, 1961–2024
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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.