Datasets
Land Reclamation and Land-Area Anchors
Dated SingStat land-area totals, historical baseline context, major reclamation project hectares, and Tekong polder completion anchors.
Land Reclamation and Land-Area Anchors
Narrative: land reclamation. Historical baselines and modern cadastral methods are not perfectly comparable.
National land area
| Metric | Value | As of | Source tier |
|---|---|---|---|
| Land area | 744.3 km² | Dec 2025 | SingStat |
| Early-colonial baseline (orientation) | ~578 km² | Pre-modern cadastre | NLB research |
Source: SingStat environment reference; NLB Land From Sand, accessed 9 August 2026. Implied growth ~29% across two centuries — do not treat as a single continuous series without the comparability caveat.
Major project scale anchors
| Project | Hectares / scale | Period / status |
|---|---|---|
| East Coast reclamation (HDB) | ~1,525 ha | Pilot 1963; phases from 1966 |
| Pulau Tekong polder (main works) | ~800 ha | Completed 2025; ~half the sand of conventional reclamation |
| Jurong Island amalgamation | ~3,000 ha added | Seven islets; completed 2003 |
Source: NLB Land From Sand; PUB Tekong Polder, accessed 9 August 2026.
Long Island status (planning only)
| Field | Value | Guardrail |
|---|---|---|
| Long Island | Concept off East Coast | Preparatory works progressing as at Aug 2026 |
| Legal effect | Not a completed reclamation schedule | Distinguish concept from gazetted Master Plan parcel |
Source: URA Long Island page cited in land reclamation, accessed 8 August 2026. Do not quote a final island area or completion year unless URA publishes one.
Record details
- Also known as
- ["Singapore land area 744.3","Tekong polder 800 hectares"]
- Jurisdiction
- SG
- What each row represents
- one dated anchor in land-reclamation-anchors
- Update cadence
- when primary sources revise anchored facts
- Source format
- markdown
Dates describe this record’s own period and applicability. A verification date does not mean a rule is currently in force.
Sources
- SingStat — Environment: land area Accessed 2026-08-09
- BiblioAsia — Land From Sand Accessed 2026-08-09
- PUB — Tekong Polder main works completion Accessed 2026-08-09
Collection as of 2026-10-07 · An expanding collection. Published counts show available knowledge, not complete coverage of Singapore.