Reunion vs Vanuatu: Land use over the long-term
Reunion
15,446 hectares
in 2025
Vanuatu
11,499 hectares
in 2025
Reunion rank
161st
Vanuatu rank
163rd
Land use over the long-term over time
- Reunion
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Reunion currently reports 15,446 hectares against 11,499 hectares in Vanuatu, a difference of 3,947 hectares.
That makes Reunion's figure about 1.3 times Vanuatu's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Vanuatu ahead.
Reunion ranks 161st and Vanuatu ranks 163rd of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Reunion averaged higher in 13 and Vanuatu in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Reunion | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | — |
| 1100s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | — |
| 1200s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | — |
| 1300s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | — |
| 1400s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | — |
| 1500s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | — |
| 1600s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | — |
| 1700s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | — |
| 1710s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | — |
| 1720s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | — |
| 1730s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | — |
| 1740s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | — |
| 1750s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | — |
| 1760s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | — |
| 1770s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | — |
| 1780s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | — |
| 1790s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | — |
| 1800s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | — |
| 1810s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | — |
| 1820s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | — |
| 1830s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | — |
| 1840s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | — |
| 1850s | 83,875 hectares | 2,376 hectares | 81,499 hectares | Reunion |
| 1860s | 74,274 hectares | 2,430 hectares | 71,843 hectares | Reunion |
| 1870s | 71,108 hectares | 2,428 hectares | 68,680 hectares | Reunion |
| 1880s | 71,572 hectares | 2,416 hectares | 69,156 hectares | Reunion |
| 1890s | 74,048 hectares | 2,391 hectares | 71,657 hectares | Reunion |
| 1900s | 73,335 hectares | 2,351 hectares | 70,984 hectares | Reunion |
| 1910s | 63,444 hectares | 2,291 hectares | 61,153 hectares | Reunion |
| 1920s | 63,733 hectares | 2,184 hectares | 61,549 hectares | Reunion |
| 1930s | 60,362 hectares | 2,039 hectares | 58,323 hectares | Reunion |
| 1940s | 56,889 hectares | 1,834 hectares | 55,055 hectares | Reunion |
| 1950s | 46,094 hectares | 41,864 hectares | 4,231 hectares | Reunion |
| 1960s | 8,000 hectares | 25,000 hectares | 17,000 hectares | Vanuatu |
| 1970s | 8,300 hectares | 25,000 hectares | 16,700 hectares | Vanuatu |
| 1980s | 9,800 hectares | 30,200 hectares | 20,400 hectares | Vanuatu |
| 1990s | 12,300 hectares | 38,500 hectares | 26,200 hectares | Vanuatu |
| 2000s | 9,590 hectares | 24,388 hectares | 14,798 hectares | Vanuatu |
| 2010s | 10,814 hectares | 7,454 hectares | 3,360 hectares | Reunion |
| 2020s | 13,916 hectares | 11,505 hectares | 2,411 hectares | Reunion |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land use over the long-term, Reunion or Vanuatu?
- Reunion, at 15,446 hectares against 11,499 hectares in Vanuatu as of 2025.
- What is the difference in land use over the long-term between Reunion and Vanuatu?
- 3,947 hectares, with Reunion ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Reunion and Vanuatu?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Reunion and Vanuatu rank globally for land use over the long-term?
- Reunion ranks 161st and Vanuatu ranks 163rd of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Land use over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total grazingland area for each separate country over time.