Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods in Reunion
Reunion: Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods was 16 hectares in 2025. ▼ Falling
Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods in Reunion, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Reunion recorded 16 hectares for change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 96.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods in Reunion peaked at 412 hectares in 2011 and was at its lowest, 16 hectares, in 2021.
Reunion ranks 79th of 235 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods in Reunion, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 302 hectares | — |
| 1992 | 302 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 302 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 302 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 302 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 302 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 302 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 302 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 302 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 302 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 302 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 302 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 302 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 302 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 302 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 302 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 302 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 302 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 302 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 302 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 412 hectares | +36.4% |
| 2012 | 412 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 412 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 412 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 412 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 204 hectares | -50.5% |
| 2017 | 204 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 204 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 204 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 204 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 16 hectares | -92.2% |
| 2022 | 16 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 16 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 16 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 16 hectares | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 302 hectares | 302 hectares | 302 hectares | 9 |
| 2000s | 302 hectares | 302 hectares | 302 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 317.8 hectares | 204 hectares | 412 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.33 hectares | 16 hectares | 204 hectares | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods in Reunion?
- Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods in Reunion was 16 hectares in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods recorded in Reunion?
- The highest recorded value was 412 hectares in 2011.
- What is the lowest change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods recorded in Reunion?
- The lowest recorded value was 16 hectares in 2021.
- How does Reunion rank for change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods?
- Reunion ranks 79th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods rising or falling in Reunion?
- Over the last ten years it is down 96.1%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.