Share global forest in Singapore
Singapore: Share global forest was 0.0004 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.0004
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
187th
of 235 countries
All-time high
0.0004
in 2010
All-time low
0.0003
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Share global forest in Singapore, 1990–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Singapore recorded 0.0004 for share global forest in 2025.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share global forest in Singapore peaked at 0.0004 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.0003, in 1990.
That places Singapore 187th out of 235 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Share global forest in Singapore, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0003 | — |
| 1991 | 0.0003 | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0004 | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0004 | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0004 | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0004 | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0004 | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0004 | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0004 | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0004 | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0004 | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0004 | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0004 | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0004 | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0004 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0004 | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0004 | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0004 | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0004 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0004 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0004 | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0004 | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0004 | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0004 | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0004 | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0004 | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0004 | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0004 | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0004 | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0004 | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0004 | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0004 | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0004 | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0004 | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0004 | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 0.0004 | +0.1% |
Singapore compared with similar countries
- Singapore's 0.0004 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0105, 4% of the median. (83 countries reporting)
- Singapore's 0.0004 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0275, 1% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0004 | 0.0003 | 0.0004 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0004 | 0.0004 | 0.0004 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0004 | 0.0004 | 0.0004 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0004 | 0.0004 | 0.0004 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
- 184 Andorra 0.0004 compare
- 185 Grenada 0.0004 compare
- 186 American Samoa 0.0004 compare
- 188 Cook Islands 0.0004 compare
- 189 Cayman Islands 0.0003 compare
- 190 Palestine 0.0003 compare
More environment data for Singapore
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 0 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2015)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share global forest in Singapore?
- Share global forest in Singapore was 0.0004 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share global forest recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0004 in 2010.
- What is the lowest share global forest recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0003 in 1990.
- How does Singapore rank for share global forest?
- Singapore ranks 187th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share global forest rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Singapore data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share global forest. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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