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.