Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Reunion
Reunion: Arable land — Share in Agricultural land was 62.78 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Reunion, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Reunion recorded 62.78 % for arable land — share in agricultural land in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is 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 Reunion peaked at 87.1 % in 1967 and was at its lowest, 62.78 %, in 2024.
That places Reunion 55th out of 248 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Reunion, 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 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 arable land — share in agricultural land in Reunion?
- Arable land — share in agricultural land in Reunion 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 Reunion?
- The highest recorded value was 87.1 % in 1967.
- What is the lowest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Reunion?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.78 % in 2024.
- How does Reunion rank for arable land — share in agricultural land?
- Reunion ranks 55th out of 248 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Reunion?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. 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 Arable land — Share in Agricultural land. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 64 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).
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.