Primary Forest — Area in Singapore
Singapore: Primary Forest — Area was 0.21 1000 ha in 2025. ▬ Flat
Primary Forest — Area in Singapore, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2025, primary forest — area in Singapore stood at 0.21 1000 ha. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary forest — area in Singapore peaked at 0.21 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.21 1000 ha, in 1990.
Singapore ranks 123rd of 182 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Primary Forest — Area in Singapore, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.21 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 0.21 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.21 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.21 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.21 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.21 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.21 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.21 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.21 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.21 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.21 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.21 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.21 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.21 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.21 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.21 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.21 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.21 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.21 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.21 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.21 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.21 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.21 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.21 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.21 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.21 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.21 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.21 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.21 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.21 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.21 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.21 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.21 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.21 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.21 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.21 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Singapore compared with similar countries
- Singapore's 0.21 1000 ha is below the median for high income countries, which is 5.92 1000 ha, 4% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Singapore's 0.21 1000 ha is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 241.05 1000 ha, 0% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.21 1000 ha | 0.21 1000 ha | 0.21 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.21 1000 ha | 0.21 1000 ha | 0.21 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.21 1000 ha | 0.21 1000 ha | 0.21 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.21 1000 ha | 0.21 1000 ha | 0.21 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
- 120 Djibouti 0.9 1000 ha compare
- 121 Mayotte 0.74 1000 ha compare
- 122 Wallis and Futuna Islands 0.36 1000 ha compare
- 124 American Samoa 0.09 1000 ha compare
- 125 British Virgin Islands 0.03 1000 ha compare
- 126 Algeria 0 1000 ha
- 126 Andorra 0 1000 ha
- 126 Antigua and Barbuda 0 1000 ha
- 126 Azerbaijan 0 1000 ha
- 126 Bahamas 0 1000 ha
- 126 Bahrain 0 1000 ha
- 126 Barbados 0 1000 ha
- 126 Belgium 0 1000 ha
- 126 Belgium-Luxembourg 0 1000 ha
- 126 Burkina Faso 0 1000 ha
- 126 Cabo Verde 0 1000 ha
- 126 Comoros 0 1000 ha
- 126 Cuba 0 1000 ha
- 126 Egypt 0 1000 ha
- 126 Eritrea 0 1000 ha
- 126 Falkland Islands (Malvinas) 0 1000 ha
- 126 Faroe Islands 0 1000 ha
- 126 Fiji 0 1000 ha
- 126 Germany 0 1000 ha
- 126 Gibraltar 0 1000 ha
- 126 Greenland 0 1000 ha
- 126 Guam 0 1000 ha
- 126 Holy See 0 1000 ha
- 126 Hungary 0 1000 ha
- 126 Ireland 0 1000 ha
- 126 Israel 0 1000 ha
- 126 Kuwait 0 1000 ha
- 126 Libya 0 1000 ha
- 126 Luxembourg 0 1000 ha
- 126 Mali 0 1000 ha
- 126 Malta 0 1000 ha
- 126 Mauritania 0 1000 ha
- 126 Monaco 0 1000 ha
- 126 Morocco 0 1000 ha
- 126 Namibia 0 1000 ha
- 126 Naoero 0 1000 ha
- 126 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 0 1000 ha
- 126 Oman 0 1000 ha
- 126 Puerto Rico 0 1000 ha
- 126 Qatar 0 1000 ha
- 126 Saint Lucia 0 1000 ha
- 126 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0 1000 ha
- 126 San Marino 0 1000 ha
- 126 Syrian Arab Republic 0 1000 ha
- 126 Thailand 0 1000 ha
- 126 Togo 0 1000 ha
- 126 Tokelau 0 1000 ha
- 126 Tunisia 0 1000 ha
- 126 Türkiye 0 1000 ha
- 126 Tuvalu 0 1000 ha
- 126 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0 1000 ha
- 126 United States Virgin Islands 0 1000 ha
- 126 Western Sahara 0 1000 ha
- 126 Nauru 0 1000 ha
- 126 Syria 0 1000 ha
- 126 Turkey 0 1000 ha
- 126 United Kingdom 0 1000 ha
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 primary forest — area in Singapore?
- Primary forest — area in Singapore was 0.21 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest primary forest — area recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 0.21 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest primary forest — area recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.21 1000 ha in 1990.
- How does Singapore rank for primary forest — area?
- Singapore ranks 123rd out of 182 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary forest — area rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Singapore data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Primary Forest — 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.