Cropland — Share in Land area in Réunion

Réunion: Cropland — Share in Land area was 11.27 % in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
11.27 %
Change on year
down 1.6%
Rank
16th
of 36 groups
All-time high
22.4 %
in 1981
All-time low
11.27 %
in 2024
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Cropland — Share in Land area in Réunion, 1961–2024

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for cropland — share in land area in Réunion is 11.27 %, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.

The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 19.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cropland — share in land area in Réunion peaked at 22.4 % in 1981 and was at its lowest, 11.27 %, in 2024.

Réunion ranks 16th of 36 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 21.33 % 21.2 % 21.6 % 9
1970s 19.64 % 18.8 % 21.6 % 10
1980s 21.72 % 20.8 % 22.4 % 10
1990s 16.6 % 14.8 % 20.8 % 10
2000s 15.48 % 14.8 % 16.4 % 10
2010s 13.53 % 12.07 % 14.81 % 10
2020s 11.6 % 11.27 % 11.87 % 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is cropland — share in land area in Réunion?
Cropland — share in land area in Réunion was 11.27 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest cropland — share in land area recorded in Réunion?
The highest recorded value was 22.4 % in 1981.
What is the lowest cropland — share in land area recorded in Réunion?
The lowest recorded value was 11.27 % in 2024.
How does Réunion rank for cropland — share in land area?
Réunion ranks 16th out of 36 groups with data for 2024.
Is cropland — share in land area rising or falling in Réunion?
Over the last ten years it is down 19.6%. 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 — Share in Land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Cropland — Share in Land area
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
270 places, 15,866 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.