Cropland — Share in Agricultural land in Reunion
Reunion: Cropland — Share in Agricultural land was 70.71 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cropland — Share in Agricultural land in Reunion, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, cropland — share in agricultural land in Reunion stood at 70.71 %. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — share in agricultural land in Reunion peaked at 87.1 % in 1967 and was at its lowest, 70.71 %, in 2024.
Reunion ranks 97th of 252 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Cropland — 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 | 87.1 % | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 87.1 % | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 87.1 % | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 87.1 % | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 85.71 % | -1.6% |
| 1973 | 85.71 % | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 85.71 % | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 85.71 % | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 85.71 % | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 84.21 % | -1.8% |
| 1978 | 84.21 % | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 83.93 % | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 85.25 % | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 86.15 % | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 85.94 % | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 84.38 % | -1.8% |
| 1984 | 84.62 % | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 84.62 % | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 84.62 % | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 84.62 % | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 84.38 % | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 82.54 % | -2.2% |
| 1990 | 81.25 % | -1.6% |
| 1991 | 80.95 % | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 76.92 % | -5.0% |
| 1993 | 77.36 % | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 76.92 % | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 74 % | -3.8% |
| 1996 | 74 % | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 73.08 % | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 73.08 % | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 82 % | +12.2% |
| 2000 | 82 % | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 81.63 % | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 81.63 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 81.25 % | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 80.85 % | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 80.85 % | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 78.72 % | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 78.23 % | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 78.23 % | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 77.98 % | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 73.87 % | -5.3% |
| 2011 | 73.52 % | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 73.91 % | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 73.71 % | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 73.61 % | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 72.61 % | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 72.64 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 72.21 % | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 72.05 % | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 71.77 % | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 71.67 % | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 71.62 % | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 71.38 % | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 71.14 % | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 70.71 % | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 86.96 % | 86.89 % | 87.1 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 85.51 % | 83.93 % | 87.1 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 84.71 % | 82.54 % | 86.15 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 76.96 % | 73.08 % | 82 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 80.14 % | 77.98 % | 82 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.99 % | 71.77 % | 73.91 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.3 % | 70.71 % | 71.67 % | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — share in agricultural land in Reunion?
- Cropland — share in agricultural land in Reunion was 70.71 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — share in agricultural land recorded in Reunion?
- The highest recorded value was 87.1 % in 1967.
- What is the lowest cropland — share in agricultural land recorded in Reunion?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.71 % in 2024.
- How does Reunion rank for cropland — share in agricultural land?
- Reunion ranks 97th out of 252 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Reunion?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.9%. 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 Cropland — Share in Agricultural land. 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.