Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Réunion
Réunion: Arable land — Share in Agricultural land was 62.78 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Réunion, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arable land — share in agricultural land in Réunion is 62.78 %, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — share in agricultural land in Réunion peaked at 87.1 % in 1967 and was at its lowest, 62.78 %, in 2024.
Réunion ranks 55th of 248 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Réunion, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 86.89 % | — |
| 1962 | 86.89 % | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 86.89 % | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 86.89 % | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 86.89 % | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 86.89 % | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 87.1 % | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 85.48 % | -1.9% |
| 1969 | 85.48 % | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 85.48 % | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 85.48 % | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 83.93 % | -1.8% |
| 1973 | 83.93 % | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 83.93 % | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 83.93 % | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 83.93 % | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 82.46 % | -1.8% |
| 1978 | 82.46 % | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 82.14 % | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 83.61 % | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 81.54 % | -2.5% |
| 1982 | 79.69 % | -2.3% |
| 1983 | 78.13 % | -2.0% |
| 1984 | 78.46 % | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 78.46 % | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 78.46 % | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 78.46 % | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 78.13 % | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 74.6 % | -4.5% |
| 1990 | 73.44 % | -1.6% |
| 1991 | 73.02 % | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 67.31 % | -7.8% |
| 1993 | 66.04 % | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 65.38 % | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 66 % | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 66 % | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 63.46 % | -3.8% |
| 1998 | 63.46 % | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 74 % | +16.6% |
| 2000 | 74 % | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 73.47 % | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 73.47 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 72.92 % | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 72.34 % | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 74.47 % | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 72.34 % | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 72.48 % | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 72.28 % | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 72.02 % | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 68.18 % | -5.3% |
| 2011 | 67.62 % | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 68 % | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 67.49 % | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 67.12 % | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 65.77 % | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 65.71 % | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 65.08 % | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 64.78 % | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 64.33 % | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 64.26 % | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 64.16 % | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 63.83 % | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 63.38 % | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 62.78 % | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 86.6 % | 85.48 % | 87.1 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 83.77 % | 82.14 % | 85.48 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 78.95 % | 74.6 % | 83.61 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 67.81 % | 63.46 % | 74 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 72.98 % | 72.02 % | 74.47 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.41 % | 64.33 % | 68.18 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.68 % | 62.78 % | 64.26 % | 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 arable land — share in agricultural land in Réunion?
- Arable land — share in agricultural land in Réunion was 62.78 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Réunion?
- The highest recorded value was 87.1 % in 1967.
- What is the lowest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Réunion?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.78 % in 2024.
- How does Réunion rank for arable land — share in agricultural land?
- Réunion ranks 55th out of 248 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Réunion?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. 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 — Share in Agricultural land. 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.