Land area — Area in Singapore
Singapore: Land area — Area was 72.48 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Land area — Area in Singapore, 1961–2024
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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 198 Bahrain 80 1000 ha compare
- 198 Netherlands Antilles (former) 80 1000 ha compare
- 200 Dominica 75.1 1000 ha compare
- 202 Tonga 72 1000 ha compare
- 203 Micronesia (Federated States of) 70.1 1000 ha compare
- 204 Saint Lucia 61 1000 ha compare
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)
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
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.