24-3  Land Usage
				(sq. km)
Class	2002	2003	2004	2005
Residential
Private Residential①	25	24	25	25
Public Residential②	17	17	17	17
Rural Settlements③	26	26	35	36
Commercial
Commercial/Business and Offices	3	3	3	3
Industrial
Industrial	5	6	7	7
Industrial Estates	3	3	3	3
Warehouse and Storage④	11	12	15	15
Institution
Government, Institution and Community Facilities	21	21	23	23
Transportation
Roads	36	37	38	38
Railways	1	2	2	3
Airport	13	13	13	13
Open Space⑤	20	20	21	22
Vacant Land
Vacant Development Land/Construction in Progress	33	31	29	26
Other Urban or Built-up Land
Cemeteries and Crematoriums	5	6	7	7
Public Utilities	6	6	6	6
Other Uses	14	16	18	20
Agricultural Land
Agricultural	54	58	56	55
Fish ponds/Gei wais	13	13	17	18
Woodland/ Shrubland/ Grassland
Woodland	190	285	268	257
Shrubland	241	230	214	220
Grassland	308	226	249	251
Wetland
Mangrove and Swamp⑥	4	5	1	5
Barren Land
Badland	16	11	5	5
Quarries	3	2	2	2
Rocky Shore	5	2	2	2
Water Area
Reservoirs	24	24	24	24
Streams and Nullahs	4	4	3	5
Total⑥	1103	1108	1 107	1108
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 to 2005, some Mangrove and Swamp areas below the High Water Mark are excluded from the calculation of the land area.