Change forest area share total in Reunion
Reunion: Change forest area share total was 0.0207 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Change forest area share total in Reunion, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for change forest area share total in Reunion is 0.0207, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 96.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change forest area share total in Reunion peaked at 0.5537 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.0207, in 2025.
Reunion ranks 80th of 228 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.
Change forest area share total in Reunion, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.4425 | — |
| 1992 | 0.4405 | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.4386 | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.4367 | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.4348 | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.4329 | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.431 | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.4292 | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.4274 | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.4255 | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.4237 | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.4219 | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.4202 | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.4184 | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.4167 | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.4149 | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.4132 | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.4115 | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.4098 | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.4082 | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.5537 | +35.7% |
| 2012 | 0.5507 | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.5477 | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.5447 | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.5417 | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.2675 | -50.6% |
| 2017 | 0.2668 | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.2661 | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.2654 | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.2647 | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0208 | -92.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0208 | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0207 | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0207 | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.0207 | -0.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Change forest area share total in Reunion changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | -92.2% | 0.2647 | 0.0208 |
| 2016 | -50.6% | 0.5417 | 0.2675 |
| 2011 | +35.7% | 0.4082 | 0.5537 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4348 | 0.4274 | 0.4425 | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.4176 | 0.4098 | 0.4255 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4213 | 0.2654 | 0.5537 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0614 | 0.0207 | 0.2647 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Reunion
More environment data for Reunion
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 4.46 % change on previous year (2025)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity 7,519 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export value 3 1000 USD (1997)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 1 t (1997)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value 5,672 1000 USD (1997)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity 4,417 t (1997)
- Printing and writing papers — Import value 5,654 1000 USD (1997)
- Printing and writing papers — Import quantity 3,550 t (1997)
- Paper and paperboard — Export value 47 1000 USD (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import value 6,581 1000 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change forest area share total in Reunion?
- Change forest area share total in Reunion was 0.0207 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest change forest area share total recorded in Reunion?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5537 in 2011.
- What is the lowest change forest area share total recorded in Reunion?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0207 in 2025.
- How does Reunion rank for change forest area share total?
- Reunion ranks 80th out of 228 countries with data for 2025.
- Is change forest area share total rising or falling in Reunion?
- Over the last ten years it is down 96.2%. 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 Change forest area share total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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