Definitions

Data on forest area is defined as any area (i) with vegetation dominated by trees having the potential to grow to at least 5m in height; (ii) with the potential for a canopy cover of at least 30%; and (iii) of at least 0.5 ha, with a minimum width of 20m.
Please see Singapore's FRA2025 report for more information..

Concepts

This is in line with the definition of our land-use category "Forest Land" for the purpose of reporting of greenhouse gas emissions/removals for the Land Use, Land-Use Change and Forestry (LULUCF) sector. For Singapore, this will include, among others, our nature reserves, nature parks and mangrove forests.

Computational Method

Method of estimation: Compound annual change rate.
Formula can be found in here.
The forest area change direction is determined by examining the value of the forest area change rate forthe most recent period, a negative value indicate a loss of forest area, a zero value means that forest areais stable, and a positive value means that forest area has increased. The change in forest area loss rate1isbased on a comparison of the annual forest area change rate for the period 2010-2020 with the annualforest area change rate for the period 2000-2010 (baseline).

Disaggregation

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Data Source

National Parks Board (NParks)

Data Collection

Land cover and land use map generated using high-resolution imagery from SPOT and Pleiades satellites. Data are reported to the FAO for the Global Forest Resource Assessment 2020 report.

Time Period

2015-2020

Frequency

Every 5 years

SDG Global Metadata

Link to United Nations SDG global metadata

Indicator 15.2.1