Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Singapore
Singapore: Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops was 0.6344 in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Singapore, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Singapore recorded 0.6344 for arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in 2023.
That represents a change of up 13.0% on the previous year and up 18.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Singapore peaked at 4.43 in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.3933, in 1971.
That places Singapore 45th out of 163 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Singapore, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1 | — |
| 1962 | 1.36 | +35.5% |
| 1963 | 1.34 | -1.4% |
| 1964 | 1.34 | +0.7% |
| 1965 | 1.15 | -14.4% |
| 1966 | 1.1 | -4.2% |
| 1967 | 1.12 | +1.8% |
| 1968 | 0.7487 | -33.3% |
| 1969 | 0.7318 | -2.3% |
| 1970 | 0.9831 | +34.3% |
| 1971 | 0.3933 | -60.0% |
| 1972 | 0.5834 | +48.3% |
| 1973 | 0.6961 | +19.3% |
| 1974 | 0.6228 | -10.5% |
| 1975 | 0.6496 | +4.3% |
| 1976 | 0.6029 | -7.2% |
| 1977 | 0.6585 | +9.2% |
| 1978 | 0.6992 | +6.2% |
| 1979 | 0.7735 | +10.6% |
| 1980 | 0.7943 | +2.7% |
| 1981 | 0.7819 | -1.6% |
| 1982 | 0.8092 | +3.5% |
| 1983 | 0.9482 | +17.2% |
| 1984 | 1.04 | +10.0% |
| 1985 | 1.22 | +16.8% |
| 1986 | 1.52 | +25.1% |
| 1987 | 1.8 | +18.0% |
| 1988 | 2.77 | +54.2% |
| 1989 | 2.1 | -24.2% |
| 1990 | 1.94 | -7.5% |
| 1991 | 3.61 | +85.5% |
| 1992 | 3.53 | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 4.19 | +18.5% |
| 1994 | 4.43 | +5.7% |
| 1995 | 3.7 | -16.4% |
| 1996 | 3.23 | -12.9% |
| 1997 | 2.84 | -11.9% |
| 1998 | 2.51 | -11.5% |
| 1999 | 2.26 | -10.3% |
| 2000 | 2.04 | -9.4% |
| 2001 | 1.87 | -8.5% |
| 2002 | 1.71 | -8.5% |
| 2003 | 0.8385 | -51.0% |
| 2004 | 0.9078 | +8.3% |
| 2005 | 0.8123 | -10.5% |
| 2006 | 0.7312 | -10.0% |
| 2007 | 0.8487 | +16.1% |
| 2008 | 0.7295 | -14.0% |
| 2009 | 0.6903 | -5.4% |
| 2010 | 0.6709 | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 0.6316 | -5.9% |
| 2012 | 0.6056 | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 0.5375 | -11.2% |
| 2014 | 0.5095 | -5.2% |
| 2015 | 0.5053 | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.5154 | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 0.5094 | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.4807 | -5.6% |
| 2019 | 0.475 | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.5012 | +5.5% |
| 2021 | 0.4865 | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 0.5612 | +15.4% |
| 2023 | 0.6344 | +13.0% |
Singapore compared with similar countries
- Singapore's 0.6344 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.5062, 1.3× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Singapore's 0.6344 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.4156, 1.5× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Singapore changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +85.5% | 1.94 | 3.61 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.1 | 0.7318 | 1.36 | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.6662 | 0.3933 | 0.9831 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.38 | 0.7819 | 2.77 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.22 | 1.94 | 4.43 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.12 | 0.6903 | 2.04 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5441 | 0.475 | 0.6709 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5458 | 0.4865 | 0.6344 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
More reference data data for Singapore
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.008 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0066 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0618 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0618 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0269 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0096 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0378 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2664 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (1992)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.2567 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Singapore?
- Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Singapore was 0.6344 in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 4.43 in 1994.
- What is the lowest arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3933 in 1971.
- How does Singapore rank for arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops?
- Singapore ranks 45th out of 163 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Singapore data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Index of arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops (where values in 1961 are equal to 1.0).