24-3  Land Usage
           
          (sq. km)
Class 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
           
Residential                 
    Private Residential 24 25 25 24 25
    Public Residential 16 17 17 17 17
    Rural Settlements 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 Storage 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 Space 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 Swamp 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
Total 1099 1100 1101 1 103 1104
           
           
Notes : Figures are as at December of the year.  
           Residential land developed by private developers except village houses, Home Ownership Scheme (HOS)/Private Sector Participation
               Scheme (PSPS) and temporary housing areas.
           Include HOS/PSPS and temporary housing areas.
           Include temporary structures.
           Include open storage areas.
           Include parks, stadiums and playgrounds.
           From 2002 onwards, Mangrove and Swamp areas which are below the High Water Mark are excluded from the calculation of the land area.