Land area in hectares, per capita in Singapore
Singapore: Land area in hectares, per capita was 0.0121 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land area in hectares, per capita in Singapore, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land area in hectares, per capita in Singapore is 0.0121 hectares per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.7% on the previous year and down 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area in hectares, per capita in Singapore peaked at 0.0394 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0121 hectares per person, in 2023.
That places Singapore 213th out of 215 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land area in hectares, per capita in Singapore, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0394 hectares per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0383 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0373 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0364 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0355 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0346 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0339 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0333 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0328 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0323 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0317 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0311 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0306 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1974 | 0.03 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0296 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0292 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0288 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0285 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0281 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0278 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0265 hectares per person | -4.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0253 hectares per person | -4.3% |
| 1983 | 0.025 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0245 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0245 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0245 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0241 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0235 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0229 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 1990 | 0.022 hectares per person | -3.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0214 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0207 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0202 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0196 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 1995 | 0.019 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0183 hectares per person | -4.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0176 hectares per person | -3.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0171 hectares per person | -3.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0169 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0166 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0162 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0162 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0167 hectares per person | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0165 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0162 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0158 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0151 hectares per person | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0145 hectares per person | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 0.014 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0138 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0136 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0133 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0131 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.013 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0128 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0126 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0127 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0127 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0126 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0126 hectares per person | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0132 hectares per person | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0127 hectares per person | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0121 hectares per person | -4.7% |
Singapore compared with similar countries
- Singapore's 0.0121 hectares per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.687 hectares per person, 2% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Singapore's 0.0121 hectares per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.7125 hectares per person, 2% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0357 hectares per person | 0.0328 hectares per person | 0.0394 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.03 hectares per person | 0.0281 hectares per person | 0.0323 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0249 hectares per person | 0.0229 hectares per person | 0.0278 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0193 hectares per person | 0.0169 hectares per person | 0.022 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0158 hectares per person | 0.014 hectares per person | 0.0167 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.013 hectares per person | 0.0126 hectares per person | 0.0138 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0127 hectares per person | 0.0121 hectares per person | 0.0132 hectares per person | 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 land area in hectares, per capita in Singapore?
- Land area in hectares, per capita in Singapore was 0.0121 hectares per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land area in hectares, per capita recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0394 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land area in hectares, per capita recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0121 hectares per person in 2023.
- How does Singapore rank for land area in hectares, per capita?
- Singapore ranks 213th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land area in hectares, per capita rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Singapore data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land area in hectares, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land area in hectares divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land area in hectares ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land area in hectares Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Land area in hectares divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.