Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Réunion
Réunion: Agricultural land — Share in Land area was 15.93 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Réunion, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural land — share in land area in Réunion is 15.93 %, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — share in land area in Réunion peaked at 26 % in 1981 and was at its lowest, 15.93 %, in 2024.
That places Réunion 201st out of 255 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Réunion, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 24.4 % | — |
| 1962 | 24.4 % | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 24.4 % | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 24.4 % | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 24.4 % | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 24.4 % | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 24.8 % | +1.6% |
| 1968 | 24.8 % | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 24.8 % | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 24.8 % | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 24.8 % | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 22.4 % | -9.7% |
| 1973 | 22.4 % | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 22.4 % | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 22.4 % | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 22.4 % | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 22.8 % | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 22.8 % | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 22.4 % | -1.8% |
| 1980 | 24.4 % | +8.9% |
| 1981 | 26 % | +6.6% |
| 1982 | 25.6 % | -1.5% |
| 1983 | 25.6 % | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 26 % | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 26 % | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 26 % | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 26 % | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 25.6 % | -1.5% |
| 1989 | 25.2 % | -1.6% |
| 1990 | 25.6 % | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 25.2 % | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 20.8 % | -17.5% |
| 1993 | 21.2 % | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 20.8 % | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 20 % | -3.8% |
| 1996 | 20 % | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 20.8 % | +4.0% |
| 1998 | 20.8 % | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 20 % | -3.8% |
| 2000 | 20 % | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 19.6 % | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 19.6 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 19.2 % | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 18.8 % | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 18.8 % | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 18.8 % | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 19.48 % | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 19.48 % | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 19.44 % | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 20.05 % | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 19.58 % | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 19.67 % | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 19.31 % | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 19.03 % | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 18.13 % | -4.7% |
| 2016 | 17.95 % | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 17.48 % | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 17.18 % | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 16.82 % | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 16.57 % | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 16.47 % | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 16.26 % | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 16.1 % | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 15.93 % | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 24.53 % | 24.4 % | 24.8 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 22.96 % | 22.4 % | 24.8 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 25.64 % | 24.4 % | 26 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 21.52 % | 20 % | 25.6 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.32 % | 18.8 % | 20 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.52 % | 16.82 % | 20.05 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.27 % | 15.93 % | 16.57 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Réunion
More environment data for Réunion
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 1.77 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.351 °C (2025)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 1 g/Int$ (2005)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 578 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 20.5 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 0.66 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use 195 t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 0.22 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 6.92 kg/ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — share in land area in Réunion?
- Agricultural land — share in land area in Réunion was 15.93 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Réunion?
- The highest recorded value was 26 % in 1981.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Réunion?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.93 % in 2024.
- How does Réunion rank for agricultural land — share in land area?
- Réunion ranks 201st out of 255 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — share in land area rising or falling in Réunion?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Réunion data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agricultural land — Share in Land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.