Other land — Area in Singapore
Singapore: Other land — Area was 56.02 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Other land — Area in Singapore, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for other land — area in Singapore is 56.02 1000 ha, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other land — area in Singapore peaked at 56.02 1000 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 48.72 1000 ha, in 2001.
That places Singapore 198th out of 259 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Other land — Area in Singapore, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 50.17 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 50.75 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 50.53 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 50.32 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 50.1 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 49.88 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 49.66 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 49.44 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 49.23 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 49.01 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 48.79 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 48.72 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 49.14 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 50.65 1000 ha | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 50.77 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 50.74 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 51.17 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 51.14 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 51.66 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 51.59 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 51.67 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 52.13 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 52.59 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 53 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 53.46 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 53.71 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 53.85 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 54.28 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 54.61 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 54.94 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 55.27 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 55.33 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 55.78 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 55.9 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 56.02 1000 ha | +0.2% |
Singapore compared with similar countries
- Singapore's 56.02 1000 ha is below the median for high income countries, which is 806.25 1000 ha, 7% of the median. (81 countries reporting)
- Singapore's 56.02 1000 ha is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 281.86 1000 ha, 20% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 49.91 1000 ha | 49.01 1000 ha | 50.75 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 50.44 1000 ha | 48.72 1000 ha | 51.66 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.42 1000 ha | 51.67 1000 ha | 54.94 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.66 1000 ha | 55.27 1000 ha | 56.02 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
More environment data for Singapore
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.71 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.9965 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 42.94 % change on previous year (1990)
- Standard Deviation 0.253 °C (1990)
- Temperature change 0.647 °C (1990)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 5.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -5.19 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is other land — area in Singapore?
- Other land — area in Singapore was 56.02 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest other land — area recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 56.02 1000 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest other land — area recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.72 1000 ha in 2001.
- How does Singapore rank for other land — area?
- Singapore ranks 198th out of 259 countries with data for 2024.
- Is other land — area rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. 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 Other land — 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.