Cropland — Share in Agricultural land in Reunion

Reunion: Cropland — Share in Agricultural land was 70.71 % in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
70.71 %
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
97th
of 252 countries
All-time high
87.1 %
in 1967
All-time low
70.71 %
in 2024
Years of data
64
1961–2024

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

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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

Annual values for Cropland — 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 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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Reunion

  1. 94 Germany 71.55 % compare
  2. 95 Uganda 71.44 % compare
  3. 96 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 71.43 % compare
  4. 97 Réunion 70.71 % compare
  5. 99 Belarus 70.6 % compare
  6. 100 Malawi 69.83 % compare

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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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Indicator
Cropland — Share in Agricultural land
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
285 places, 16,764 data points, 1961–2024
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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.