Indonesia vs Singapore: Forest area
Forest area in 2024: 50.7% in Indonesia and 21.8% in Singapore, by FAO estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Indonesia, by 28.9 percentage points, or 2.32 times that in Singapore.
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% of land · FAO
| Country | Latest | 10 years before | Rank in 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 50.7 2024 | 50.8 | 57 of 209 |
| Singapore | 21.8 2024 | 23.6 | 128 of 209 |
| World | 31.1 2023 | 31.4 |
What the numbers say
- Indonesia has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1990.
- In 2024, Indonesia ranked 57 and Singapore ranked 128 of 209 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
% of land · FAO
| Year | Indonesia | Singapore | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 50.7 | 21.8 | – |
| 2023 | 50.6 | 21.8 | 31.1 |
| 2022 | 50.6 | 21.9 | 31.1 |
| 2021 | 50.5 | 22 | 31.2 |
| 2020 | 50.9 | 22 | 31.2 |
| 2019 | 50.8 | 22.3 | 31.2 |
| 2018 | 50.8 | 22.5 | 31.3 |
| 2017 | 50.7 | 22.8 | 31.3 |
| 2016 | 50.7 | 23.1 | 31.3 |
| 2015 | 50.6 | 23.3 | 31.4 |
| 2014 | 50.8 | 23.6 | 31.4 |
| 2013 | 50.9 | 24 | 31.4 |
| 2012 | 51 | 24.4 | 31.5 |
| 2011 | 51.2 | 24.9 | 31.9 |
| 2010 | 51.3 | 25.3 | 32 |
| 2009 | 51.1 | 25.3 | 32 |
| 2008 | 50.8 | 25.1 | 32 |
| 2007 | 50.6 | 25.2 | 32.1 |
| 2006 | 50.4 | 25.2 | 32.1 |
| 2005 | 50.1 | 25.2 | 32.1 |
| 2004 | 49.9 | 25.1 | 32.2 |
| 2003 | 49.7 | 25.1 | 32.3 |
| 2002 | 49.4 | 25.4 | 32.3 |
| 2001 | 49.2 | 25.5 | 32.3 |
| 2000 | 49 | 25.4 | 32.4 |
| 1999 | 52.1 | 25.1 | 32.5 |
| 1998 | 53.5 | 24.7 | 32.5 |
| 1997 | 54.8 | 24.4 | 32.6 |
| 1996 | 56.1 | 24.1 | 32.7 |
| 1995 | 57.5 | 23.8 | 32.7 |
| 1994 | 58.8 | 23.4 | 32.8 |
| 1993 | 60.2 | 23.1 | 32.8 |
| 1992 | 61.5 | 22.8 | 33 |
| 1991 | 62.9 | 22.5 | – |
| 1990 | 64.2 | 22.1 | – |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of land under trees at least 5 metres tall, natural or planted, leaving out orchards and city parks.
- Source: FAO, via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 209 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time