Cropland — Area per capita in Réunion
Réunion: Cropland — Area per capita was 0.03 ha/cap in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cropland — Area per capita in Réunion, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha/cap.
Analysis
In 2024, cropland — area per capita in Réunion stood at 0.03 ha/cap. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area per capita in Réunion peaked at 0.14 ha/cap in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.03 ha/cap, in 2020.
That places Réunion 34th out of 34 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1278 ha/cap | 0.12 ha/cap | 0.14 ha/cap | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.098 ha/cap | 0.09 ha/cap | 0.12 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.091 ha/cap | 0.08 ha/cap | 0.1 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.059 ha/cap | 0.05 ha/cap | 0.08 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.05 ha/cap | 0.05 ha/cap | 0.05 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.04 ha/cap | 0.04 ha/cap | 0.04 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.03 ha/cap | 0.03 ha/cap | 0.03 ha/cap | 5 |
Countries ranked near Réunion
- 33 Vanuatu 0.37 ha/cap compare
- 34 Burkina Faso 0.36 ha/cap compare
- 34 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0.36 ha/cap compare
- 36 Yugoslav SFR 0.35 ha/cap compare
- 37 Dominica 0.34 ha/cap compare
- 37 Spain 0.34 ha/cap compare
More environment data for Réunion
- 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)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity 2,300 t (2001)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — area per capita in Réunion?
- Cropland — area per capita in Réunion was 0.03 ha/cap in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — area per capita recorded in Réunion?
- The highest recorded value was 0.14 ha/cap in 1961.
- What is the lowest cropland — area per capita recorded in Réunion?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.03 ha/cap in 2020.
- How does Réunion rank for cropland — area per capita?
- Réunion ranks 34th out of 34 groups with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — area per capita rising or falling in Réunion?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.0%. 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 Cropland — Area per capita. 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.