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Maritime Statistics

The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) is responsible for Singapore's port and maritime development, taking on the roles of Port Authority, Port Regulator, Port Planner, International Maritime Centre (IMC) Champion, and National Maritime Representative.

Statistics on vessel traffic, cargo volumes and other port activities within Singapore port waters are collated by the MPA.

Civil Air Traffic

The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS)’ roles are to enable the growth of the air hub and aviation industry, oversee and promote safety in the industry, provide air navigation services, and develop Singapore as a centre of excellence for aviation knowledge and human resource development.

Following the corporatisation of Changi Airport on 1 July 2009, the operations of Changi Airport, including the collection of data on passengers, airfreight, airmail and aircraft traffic passing through Changi Airport and Seletar Aerodrome, are managed by the Changi Airport Group Pte Ltd (CAG). Statistics on passenger, airfreight, parcel mail and aircraft movements are compiled by the CAAS from the data collected by the CAG.

Public Transport

The Land Transport Authority (LTA) is a statutory board under the Ministry of Transport, which spearheads land transport developments in Singapore. The land transport network has transformed significantly since the inception of LTA in 1995.

Statistics on land transport in Singapore come under the purview of the LTA.

Road Traffic Accident Casualties

Data on road traffic accident casualties are compiled from police records of fatal and injury traffic accidents that occurred on the roads of Singapore.

Data

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Key Indicators

Items	Unit	Latest Period	Latest Data	% Change (Y‑o‑Y) 1/	Previous Period Data	% Change (Y‑o‑Y) 2/
Transport
Air Cargo Handled 3/	'000 Tonnes	2023	1,740.2	-6.1	1,853.0	-4.8
Aircraft Landings	Number	2023	164,124	50.2	109,246	100.9
Sea Cargo Handled	'000 Tonnes	2023	591,698.5	2.3	578,220.8	-3.6
Arrival of Vessels of Over 75 GT 4/	Number	2023	121,403	20.4	100,807	15.6
Arrival of Vessels of Over 75 GT 4/	'000 GT	2023	3,093,676	9.4	2,828,364	0.5
Container Throughput	'000 TEUs 5/	2023	39,013.0	4.6	37,289.6	-0.7

Data are preliminary when first released.
1 Refers to % change in latest period over the same period in the previous year.
2 Refers to % change in the previous period over the same period in the previous year.
3 Refers to changi airport only.
4 Includes all sea-going vessels & regional ferries above 75 GT.
5 Refers to twenty-foot equivalent units.

Air Transport

Title : Civil Aircraft Arrivals And Departures, Passengers, Air Cargo Tonnage, Direct And Transhipment Tonnage And Mail - Changi Airport, Annual

Data Items	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023
Total Aircraft Arrivals And Departures (Number)	360,490	373,201	386,042	382,342	125,424	108,892	218,668	328,292
Aircraft Arrivals * Refers to commercial passenger and cargo aircraft arrivals. (Number)	180,251	186,591	193,000	191,164	62,721	54,387	109,246	164,124
Aircraft Departures * Refers to commercial passenger and cargo aircraft departures. (Number)	180,239	186,610	193,042	191,178	62,703	54,505	109,422	164,168
Total Passengers * Refer to arriving, departing and in transit passengers. (Number)	58,698,039	62,219,573	65,627,356	68,282,840	11,765,963	3,052,925	32,202,122	58,946,083
Passengers Arriving (Number)	29,203,726	30,960,084	32,674,600	34,101,443	5,810,422	1,447,837	16,106,323	29,464,610
Passengers Departing (Number)	28,953,978	30,613,511	32,215,085	33,499,517	5,824,476	1,581,473	15,796,050	28,946,142
Passengers In Transit * Refers to passengers who arrived and departed on the same aircraft with the same flight number within 24 hours of scheduled time of arrival, to a country other than the country from which they embarked. (Number)	540,335	645,978	737,671	681,880	131,065	23,615	299,749	535,331
Total Air Cargo Tonnage * Refers to Changi Airport only. Data exclude passenger baggage, diplomatic cargo and aircraft stores. Data provided are based on flight origin/destination. Total is the sum of Imports and Exports. (Tonne)	1,969,434	2,125,226	2,154,880	2,014,097	1,544,101	1,946,689	1,852,956	1,740,225
Total Direct Tonnage * Refers to Changi Airport only. Data exclude passenger baggage, diplomatic cargo and aircraft stores. Data provided are based on flight origin/destination. Data cover international airport movements, but exclude domestic flights and non-commercial flights movements such as government charter, military, training, technical test/stop and non-revenue. Direct and Transhipment are the component breakdowns of air cargo tonnage/movements. Total is the sum of Total Direct and Total Transhipment. Import is a sum of direct import and tranship import. Export is a sum of direct export and tranship export. One tonne refers to 1,000 kilogrammes. Total Direct is the sum of Direct Imports and Direct Exports. (Tonne)	1,123,840	1,242,754	1,269,994	1,200,337	1,085,594	1,305,674	1,238,652	1,093,831
Total Transhipment Tonnage * Refers to Changi Airport only. Data exclude passenger baggage, diplomatic cargo and aircraft stores. Data provided are based on flight origin/destination. Data cover international airport movements, but exclude domestic flights and non-commercial flights movements such as government charter, military, training, technical test/stop and non-revenue. Direct and Transhipment are the component breakdowns of air cargo tonnage/movements. Total is the sum of Total Direct and Total Transhipment. Import is a sum of direct import and tranship import. Export is a sum of direct export and tranship export. One tonne refers to 1,000 kilogrammes. Total transhipment is the sum of transhipment Imports and transhipment Exports. (Tonne)	845,595	882,472	884,885	813,760	458,508	641,015	614,304	646,394
Total Mail * Mail tonnage consist of parcels and letters as declared by airlines. (Tonne)	36,891	39,773	40,093	42,564	28,851	23,432	18,506	19,465

SOURCE : CIVIL AVIATION AUTHORITY OF SINGAPORE

Footnotes

Data from January 1989 refers to Changi Airport only. Data covers all aircraft services.

Civil Aircraft Arrivals and Departures, Passengers, Air Cargo Tonnage, Direct and Transhipment Tonnage And Mail - Changi Airport, Annual

Air Cargo Discharged By Region/Country Of Origin, Annual

Air Cargo Loaded By Region/Country Of Destination, Annual

Air Passenger Arrivals By Region/Country Of Embarkation, Annual

Air Passenger Departures By Region/Country Of Disembarkation, Annual

Low-Value Goods Received Through Singapore's Air Cargo Checkpoints, Annual

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Sea Transport

Title : Sea Cargo And Shipping Statistics, Annual

Data Items	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023
Total Cargo (Thousand Tonnes)	593,296.7	627,688.1	630,125.3	626,521.2	590,738.3	599,642.7	578,220.7	592,008.9
Cargo (General) (Thousand Tonnes)	353,243.4	376,045.7	391,745.2	389,435.6	376,370.3	385,317.1	367,104.9	377,456.6
Cargo (Bulk) (Thousand Tonnes)	240,053.3	251,642.3	238,380	237,085.5	214,368	214,325.6	211,115.9	214,552.3
Total Container Throughput * TEU refers to Twenty-Foot Equivalent Unit. (Thousand Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units)	30,903.6	33,666.6	36,599.3	37,256	36,942.4	37,571.2	37,289.6	39,013
Bunker Sales (Thousand Tonnes)	48,614.5	50,637.2	49,798.8	47,464.4	49,833.1	50,040	47,896.7	51,824
Singapore Registry Of Ships (End Of Period) - Number (Number)	4,717	4,578	4,456	4,437	4,275	4,090	4,023	3,976
Singapore Registry Of Ships (End Of Period) - '000 GT * GT refers to Gross Tonnage (Thousand Gross Tonnes)	88,023	88,808	90,944	97,320	94,998	92,336	95,472	99,560

SOURCE : MARITIME AND PORT AUTHORITY OF SINGAPORE

Footnotes

Sea Cargo And Shipping Statistics, Annual

Vessel Arrivals By Type, Annual

Vessel Arrivals By Purpose, Annual

Cruise Ships and Passenger Throughput Volume, Annual

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Land Transport (including MRT and LRT)

Title : Public Transport Operation And Ridership, Annual

Data Items	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023
Rail Length (Kilometres)	199.6	228.1	228.1	228.1	232.3	245.3	258.5	258.5
Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) (Kilometres)	170.8	199.3	199.3	199.3	203.5	216.5	229.7	229.7
Light Rail Transit (LRT) (Kilometres)	28.8	28.8	28.8	28.8	28.8	28.8	28.8	28.8
MRT km Operated (Thousand Train-Kilometres)	34,194	36,278	40,676	40,883	39,362	40,613	41,785	43,579
LRT km Operated (Thousand Car-Kilometres)	6,620	7,233	7,302	7,566	6,799	7,019	7,037	7,104
Average Daily Ridership - MRT (Thousand)	3,095	3,122	3,302	3,384	2,023	2,100	2,745	3,243
Average Daily Ridership - LRT (Thousand)	180	190	199	208	139	151	184	202
Average Daily Ridership - Public Bus (Thousand)	3,939	3,952	4,037	4,099	2,878	3,008	3,461	3,747
Average Daily Trip - Point-To-Point (P2P) Transport (Taxis And Private Hire Cars) (Thousand Daily-Trips)	Na	Na	755	772	516	553	582	606