Commodity driven deforestation in Reunion
Reunion: Commodity driven deforestation was 6.11 in 2016. ◆ Volatile
Commodity driven deforestation in Reunion, 2001–2016
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Reunion recorded 6.11 for commodity driven deforestation in 2016. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of down 28.0% on the previous year and down 98.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, commodity driven deforestation in Reunion peaked at 1,447 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 6.11, in 2016.
Reunion ranks 157th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Commodity driven deforestation in Reunion, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 19.77 | — |
| 2002 | 382.19 | +1833.3% |
| 2003 | 132.92 | -65.2% |
| 2005 | 112.31 | -15.5% |
| 2006 | 316.03 | +181.4% |
| 2008 | 9.71 | -96.9% |
| 2009 | 110.62 | +1039.3% |
| 2010 | 148.65 | +34.4% |
| 2011 | 415.46 | +179.5% |
| 2012 | 746.5 | +79.7% |
| 2013 | 1,447 | +93.9% |
| 2014 | 490.38 | -66.1% |
| 2015 | 8.49 | -98.3% |
| 2016 | 6.11 | -28.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Commodity driven deforestation 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +1833.3% | 19.77 | 382.19 |
| 2009 | +1039.3% | 9.71 | 110.62 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 154.79 | 9.71 | 382.19 | 7 |
| 2010s | 466.14 | 6.11 | 1,447 | 7 |
Countries ranked near Reunion
- 154 Barbados 6.97 compare
- 155 Cayman Islands 6.18 compare
- 156 United States Virgin Islands 6.16 compare
- 158 Switzerland 5.08 compare
- 159 Slovakia 5.08 compare
- 160 Saint Kitts and Nevis 4.56 compare
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 commodity driven deforestation in Reunion?
- Commodity driven deforestation in Reunion was 6.11 in 2016, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest commodity driven deforestation recorded in Reunion?
- The highest recorded value was 1,447 in 2013.
- What is the lowest commodity driven deforestation recorded in Reunion?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.11 in 2016.
- How does Reunion rank for commodity driven deforestation?
- Reunion ranks 157th out of 187 countries with data for 2016.
- Is commodity driven deforestation rising or falling in Reunion?
- Over the last ten years it is down 98.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Reunion data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Commodity driven deforestation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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