Guadeloupe vs Reunion: Forest area
Guadeloupe
75,600 hectares
in 2025
Reunion
77,150 hectares
in 2025
Guadeloupe rank
165th
Reunion rank
164th
Forest area over time
- Guadeloupe
- Reunion
How they compare
Reunion currently reports 77,150 hectares against 75,600 hectares in Guadeloupe, a difference of 1,550 hectares.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Guadeloupe ahead.
Guadeloupe ranks 165th and Reunion ranks 164th of 235 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Guadeloupe averaged higher in 1 and Reunion in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guadeloupe | Reunion | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 72,765 hectares | 69,309 hectares | 3,456 hectares | Guadeloupe |
| 2000s | 71,946 hectares | 72,329 hectares | 383 hectares | Reunion |
| 2010s | 72,765 hectares | 75,636 hectares | 2,871 hectares | Reunion |
| 2020s | 74,925 hectares | 77,110 hectares | 2,185 hectares | Reunion |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Guadeloupe or Reunion?
- Reunion, at 77,150 hectares against 75,600 hectares in Guadeloupe as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Guadeloupe and Reunion?
- 1,550 hectares, with Reunion ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guadeloupe and Reunion?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Guadeloupe and Reunion rank globally for forest area?
- Guadeloupe ranks 165th and Reunion ranks 164th of 235 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems.