Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Reunion

Reunion: Arable land — Share in Agricultural land was 62.78 % in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
62.78 %
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
55th
of 248 countries
All-time high
87.1 %
in 1967
All-time low
62.78 %
in 2024
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Reunion, 1961–2024

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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

Annual values for Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Reunion, 1961 to 2024.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 52 Malawi 65.23 % compare
  2. 53 Rwanda 64.65 % compare
  3. 54 Belgium 63.75 % compare
  4. 55 Réunion 62.78 % compare
  5. 57 Serbia and Montenegro 62.7 % compare
  6. 58 Tonga 62.43 % compare

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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.

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Indicator
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
281 places, 16,508 data points, 1961–2024
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