Annual change in forest area in Reunion
Reunion: Annual change in forest area was 16 hectares in 2025. ▼ Falling
Annual change in forest area in Reunion, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual change in forest area in Reunion is 16 hectares, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 96.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual change in forest area in Reunion peaked at 412 hectares in 2011 and was at its lowest, 16 hectares, in 2021.
Reunion ranks 79th of 235 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 302 hectares | 302 hectares | 302 hectares | 9 |
| 2000s | 302 hectares | 302 hectares | 302 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 317.8 hectares | 204 hectares | 412 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.33 hectares | 16 hectares | 204 hectares | 6 |
Countries ranked near Reunion
More environment data for Reunion
- Forest area 77,150 hectares (2025)
- Share of global forest area 0.0% (2025)
- Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area 0.0% (2025)
- Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita 0.0% (2025)
- Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods 16 hectares (2025)
- Emissions of air pollutants 34,888 tonnes (2022)
- Exposure to air pollution from human sources 2.66 micrograms per cubic meter (2024)
- Exposure to outdoor air pollution 5 µg/m³ (2024)
- Land use over the long-term 15,446 hectares (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term 15,446 hectares (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual change in forest area in Reunion?
- Annual change in forest area in Reunion was 16 hectares in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual change in forest area recorded in Reunion?
- The highest recorded value was 412 hectares in 2011.
- What is the lowest annual change in forest area recorded in Reunion?
- The lowest recorded value was 16 hectares in 2021.
- How does Reunion rank for annual change in forest area?
- Reunion ranks 79th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual change in forest area rising or falling in Reunion?
- Over the last ten years it is down 96.1%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual change in forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.