Arable land — Area in Réunion
Réunion: Arable land — Area was 25.04 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Arable land — Area in Réunion, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arable land — area in Réunion is 25.04 1000 ha, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and down 21.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — area in Réunion peaked at 54 1000 ha in 1967 and was at its lowest, 25.04 1000 ha, in 2024.
That places Réunion 35th out of 36 groups 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 53.11 1000 ha | 53 1000 ha | 54 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 48.1 1000 ha | 46 1000 ha | 53 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 50.6 1000 ha | 47 1000 ha | 53 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 36.6 1000 ha | 33 1000 ha | 47 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 35.25 1000 ha | 34 1000 ha | 37 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.82 1000 ha | 27.08 1000 ha | 34.22 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.93 1000 ha | 25.04 1000 ha | 26.64 1000 ha | 5 |
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- 32 Ethiopia PDR 10,650 1000 ha compare
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- 34 Romania 8,381 1000 ha compare
- 35 Mozambique 8,280 1000 ha compare
- 36 Burkina Faso 7,907 1000 ha compare
- 37 Bangladesh 7,877 1000 ha compare
- 38 Afghanistan 7,811 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Réunion
- Pesticides (total) — Export value 222.32 1000 USD (2024)
- Country area — Area 251 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 250.28 1000 ha (2024)
- Agriculture — Area 39.88 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Area 39.88 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 15.93 % (2024)
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 4,947 USD_PPP/ha (2005)
- Cropland — Area 28.2 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 70.71 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 7.92 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — area in Réunion?
- Arable land — area in Réunion was 25.04 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — area recorded in Réunion?
- The highest recorded value was 54 1000 ha in 1967.
- What is the lowest arable land — area recorded in Réunion?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.04 1000 ha in 2024.
- How does Réunion rank for arable land — area?
- Réunion ranks 35th out of 36 groups with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — area rising or falling in Réunion?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.7%. 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 Arable 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.