Fastest growing country through land reclamation (% of original size)

Fastest growing country through land reclamation (% of original size)
Who
Singapore
What
17 percentage
Where
Singapore ()
When
2004
The fastest growing country through land reclamation is Singapore, when compared as a percentage of its original size. In 1960, the total area of the island nation was 581.5 km² (224.5 miles²), since then Singapore has added over 100 km² (38.6 miles²) of land, which represents an increase of 17% of the original area. By 2030, Singapore intends to have extended the area by a total of 150 km² (58 miles²)- a growth of a quarter (25%) of its original area.