Singapore - Forest area

Forest area (sq. km)

The value for Forest area (sq. km) in Singapore was 155.70 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 30 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 177.40 in 2010 and a minimum value of 148.27 in 1990.

Definition: Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

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Year Value
1990 148.27
1991 150.46
1992 152.64
1993 154.83
1994 157.02
1995 159.20
1996 161.39
1997 163.58
1998 165.76
1999 167.95
2000 170.13
2001 170.86
2002 171.59
2003 172.32
2004 173.04
2005 173.77
2006 174.50
2007 175.22
2008 175.95
2009 176.68
2010 177.40
2011 174.87
2012 172.33
2013 169.79
2014 167.25
2015 164.71
2016 162.86
2017 161.10
2018 159.30
2019 157.50
2020 155.70

Forest area (% of land area)

Forest area (% of land area) in Singapore was 21.96 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 25.50 in 2001, while its lowest value was 21.96 in 2020.

Definition: Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

See also:

Year Value
1990 22.13
1991 22.46
1992 22.78
1993 23.11
1994 23.44
1995 23.76
1996 24.09
1997 24.41
1998 24.74
1999 25.07
2000 25.39
2001 25.50
2002 25.42
2003 25.08
2004 25.11
2005 25.22
2006 25.14
2007 25.21
2008 25.14
2009 25.24
2010 25.27
2011 24.84
2012 24.41
2013 24.02
2014 23.59
2015 23.23
2016 22.97
2017 22.72
2018 22.47
2019 22.21
2020 21.96

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Land use