24-3  Land Usage
					(sq. km)
Class	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004
Residential
Private Residential①	24	25	25	24	25
Public Residential②	16	17	17	17	17
Rural Settlements③	27	26	26	26	35
Commercial
Commercial/Business and Offices	3	3	3	3	3
Industrial
Industrial	5	5	5	6	7
Industrial Estates	3	3	3	3	3
Warehouse and Storage④	11	11	11	12	15
Institution
Government, Institution and Community Facilities	20	20	21	21	23
Transportation
Roads	35	35	36	37	38
Railways	1	1	1	2	2
Airport	13	13	13	13	13
Open Space⑤	20	20	20	20	21
Vacant Land
Vacant Development Land/Construction in Progress	27	31	33	31	29
Other Urban or Built-up Land
Cemeteries and Crematoriums	5	5	5	6	7
Public Utilities	6	6	6	6	6
Other Uses	14	14	14	16	18
Agricultural Land
Agricultural	57	55	54	58	56
Fish ponds/Gei wais	13	13	13	13	17
Woodland/ Shrubland/ Grassland
Woodland	190	190	190	285	268
Shrubland	241	241	241	230	214
Grassland	310	308	308	226	249
Wetland
Mangrove and Swamp⑥	6	6	4	5	1
Barren Land
Badland	16	16	16	11	5
Quarries	3	3	3	2	2
Rocky Shore	5	5	5	2	2
Water Area
Reservoirs	24	24	24	24	24
Streams and Nullahs	4	4	4	4	3
Total⑥	1099	1100	1101	1 103	1104
Notes : Figures are as at December of the year.
①Residential land developed by private developers except village houses, Home Ownership Scheme (HOS)/Private Sector Participation
Scheme (PSPS) and temporary housing areas.
②Include HOS/PSPS and temporary housing areas.
③Include temporary structures.
④Include open storage areas.
⑤Include parks, stadiums and playgrounds.
⑥From 2002 onwards, Mangrove and Swamp areas which are below the High Water Mark are excluded from the calculation of the land area.