Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Singapore
Singapore: Terrestrial and marine protected areas was 2.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Singapore, 2013–2025
Source: Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM), UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring. Measured in % of total territorial area.
Analysis
Singapore recorded 2.1% for terrestrial and marine protected areas in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of down 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, terrestrial and marine protected areas in Singapore peaked at 3.2% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 2.1%, in 2024.
Singapore ranks 168th of 213 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Singapore, year by year
| Year | % of total territorial area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 3.0% | — |
| 2014 | 3.2% | +6.7% |
| 2015 | 2.5% | -21.9% |
| 2016 | 2.5% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2.5% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2.5% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2.5% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2.5% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2.5% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 2.5% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2.5% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 2.1% | -16.0% |
| 2025 | 2.1% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.7% | 2.5% | 3.2% | 7 |
| 2020s | 2.4% | 2.1% | 2.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
- 166 Uruguay 2.4% compare
- 167 Puerto Rico 2.3% compare
- 168 El Salvador 2.1% compare
- 170 Trinidad and Tobago 2.0% compare
- 171 Equatorial Guinea 1.8% compare
More climate change data for Singapore
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 22.49 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 19.69 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2.8 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.0743 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.0999 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 0.2385 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 0.2385 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 0 kt (1992)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0009 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0 kt (1992)
Frequently asked questions
- What is terrestrial and marine protected areas in Singapore?
- Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Singapore was 2.1% in 2025, according to Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM), UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring.
- What is the highest terrestrial and marine protected areas recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 3.2% in 2014.
- What is the lowest terrestrial and marine protected areas recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.1% in 2024.
- How does Singapore rank for terrestrial and marine protected areas?
- Singapore ranks 168th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is terrestrial and marine protected areas rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Singapore data come from?
- The figures come from Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM), UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring, published as part of Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Terrestrial protected areas are totally or partially protected areas of at least 1,000 hectares that are designated by national authorities as scientific reserves with limited public access, national parks, natural monuments, nature reserves or wildlife sanctuaries, protected landscapes, and areas managed mainly for sustainable use. Marine protected areas are areas of intertidal or subtidal terrain--and overlying water and associated flora and fauna and historical and cultural features--that have been reserved by law or other effective means to protect part or all of the enclosed environment. Sites protected under local or provincial law are excluded.