Annual change forest area in Reunion
Reunion: Annual change forest area was 16 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
16
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
79th
of 235 countries
All-time high
412
in 2011
All-time low
16
in 2021
Years of data
35
1991–2025
Annual change forest area in Reunion, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual change forest area in Reunion is 16, 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 forest area in Reunion peaked at 412 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 16, 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.
Annual change forest area in Reunion, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 302 | — |
| 1992 | 302 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 302 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 302 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 302 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 302 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 302 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 302 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 302 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 302 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 302 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 302 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 302 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 302 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 302 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 302 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 302 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 302 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 302 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 302 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 412 | +36.4% |
| 2012 | 412 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 412 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 412 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 412 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 204 | -50.5% |
| 2017 | 204 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 204 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 204 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 204 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 16 | -92.2% |
| 2022 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 16 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 302 | 302 | 302 | 9 |
| 2000s | 302 | 302 | 302 | 10 |
| 2010s | 317.8 | 204 | 412 | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.33 | 16 | 204 | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is annual change forest area in Reunion?
- Annual change forest area in Reunion was 16 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual change forest area recorded in Reunion?
- The highest recorded value was 412 in 2011.
- What is the lowest annual change forest area recorded in Reunion?
- The lowest recorded value was 16 in 2021.
- How does Reunion rank for annual change forest area?
- Reunion ranks 79th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual change 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Annual change forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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