Land area in hectares in Singapore

Singapore: Land area in hectares was 71,800 hectares in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
71,800 hectares
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
189th
of 233 countries
All-time high
71,800 hectares
in 2020
All-time low
67,000 hectares
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Land area in hectares in Singapore, 1961–2023

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.

Analysis

Singapore recorded 71,800 hectares for land area in hectares in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, land area in hectares in Singapore peaked at 71,800 hectares in 2020 and was at its lowest, 67,000 hectares, in 1961.

Singapore ranks 189th of 233 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 67,000 hectares 67,000 hectares 67,000 hectares 9
1970s 67,000 hectares 67,000 hectares 67,000 hectares 10
1980s 67,000 hectares 67,000 hectares 67,000 hectares 10
1990s 67,000 hectares 67,000 hectares 67,000 hectares 10
2000s 68,690 hectares 67,000 hectares 70,000 hectares 10
2010s 70,880 hectares 70,200 hectares 71,600 hectares 10
2020s 71,800 hectares 71,800 hectares 71,800 hectares 4

Countries ranked near Singapore

  1. 187 Dominica 75,000 hectares compare
  2. 188 Tonga 72,000 hectares compare
  3. 190 Micronesia (country) 70,000 hectares compare
  4. 191 Saint Lucia 61,000 hectares compare
  5. 192 Isle of Man 57,000 hectares compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is land area in hectares in Singapore?
Land area in hectares in Singapore was 71,800 hectares in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest land area in hectares recorded in Singapore?
The highest recorded value was 71,800 hectares in 2020.
What is the lowest land area in hectares recorded in Singapore?
The lowest recorded value was 67,000 hectares in 1961.
How does Singapore rank for land area in hectares?
Singapore ranks 189th out of 233 countries with data for 2023.
Is land area in hectares rising or falling in Singapore?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Land area in hectares. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Land area in hectares
Unit
hectares
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 13,636 data points, 1961–2023
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Total land area, measured in hectares. 100 hectares is one square kilometer. Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.