Land use hidden — Total area in Singapore

Singapore: Land use hidden — Total area was 728 Square kilometres in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
728 Square kilometres
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
164th
of 202 countries
All-time high
728 Square kilometres
in 2020
All-time low
680 Square kilometres
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Land use hidden — Total area in Singapore, 1961–2023

0200400600800196119922023

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.

Analysis

In 2023, land use hidden — total area in Singapore stood at 728 Square kilometres. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, land use hidden — total area in Singapore peaked at 728 Square kilometres in 2020 and was at its lowest, 680 Square kilometres, in 1961.

That places Singapore 164th out of 202 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 680 Square kilometres 680 Square kilometres 680 Square kilometres 9
1970s 680 Square kilometres 680 Square kilometres 680 Square kilometres 10
1980s 680 Square kilometres 680 Square kilometres 680 Square kilometres 10
1990s 680 Square kilometres 680 Square kilometres 680 Square kilometres 10
2000s 696.9 Square kilometres 680 Square kilometres 710 Square kilometres 10
2010s 718.8 Square kilometres 712 Square kilometres 726 Square kilometres 10
2020s 728 Square kilometres 728 Square kilometres 728 Square kilometres 4

Countries ranked near Singapore

  1. 161 Bahrain 800 Square kilometres compare
  2. 162 Dominica 750 Square kilometres compare
  3. 162 Tonga 750 Square kilometres compare
  4. 165 Saint Lucia 620 Square kilometres compare
  5. 166 Guam 540 Square kilometres compare
  6. 167 Andorra 470 Square kilometres compare

See the full ranking of 230 places →

More environment data for Singapore

All data for Singapore →

Frequently asked questions

What is land use hidden — total area in Singapore?
Land use hidden — total area in Singapore was 728 Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest land use hidden — total area recorded in Singapore?
The highest recorded value was 728 Square kilometres in 2020.
What is the lowest land use hidden — total area recorded in Singapore?
The lowest recorded value was 680 Square kilometres in 1961.
How does Singapore rank for land use hidden — total area?
Singapore ranks 164th out of 202 countries with data for 2023.
Is land use hidden — total area rising or falling in Singapore?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Singapore data come from?
The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land use hidden — Total area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 63 observations, free to reuse under OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Land use hidden — Total area in Singapore. Statizoid, drawing on Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Retrieved 20 August 2026, from https://environment.statizoid.com/stat/land-use-hidden-total-area/singapore/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://environment.statizoid.com/stat/land-use-hidden-total-area/singapore/">Land use hidden — Total area in Singapore</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Land use hidden — Total area
Unit
Square kilometres
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
230 places, 13,415 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Land resources are one of the four components of the natural environment: water, air, land and living resources. In this context land is both: a physical "milieu" necessary for the development of natural vegetation as well as cultivated vegetation; a resource for human activities. The data presented here give information concerning land use state and changes (e.g. agricultural land, forest land). Data source(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N., (FAOSTAT) Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: June 3, 2024 Database documentation Countries metadata