Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Reunion
Reunion: Agricultural land — Share in Land area was 15.93 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Reunion, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Reunion recorded 15.93 % for agricultural land — share in land area 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 Reunion peaked at 26 % in 1981 and was at its lowest, 15.93 %, in 2024.
Reunion ranks 201st of 255 countries on this measure, 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 Reunion, 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 Reunion
More environment data for Reunion
- Graphic papers — Import quantity 7,519 t (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import quantity 3,550 t (1997)
- Printing and writing papers — Import value 5,654 1000 USD (1997)
- Newsprint — Import value 6,581 1000 USD (2024)
- Newsprint — Import quantity 7,519 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity 4,417 t (1997)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value 5,672 1000 USD (1997)
- Graphic papers — Import value 6,581 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 1 t (1997)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity 7,519 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — share in land area in Reunion?
- Agricultural land — share in land area in Reunion 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 Reunion?
- The highest recorded value was 26 % in 1981.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Reunion?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.93 % in 2024.
- How does Reunion rank for agricultural land — share in land area?
- Reunion ranks 201st out of 255 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — share in land area rising or falling in Reunion?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Reunion 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.