Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Réunion
Réunion: Forest area as a proportion of total land area was 30.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
30.7%
World rank
110th
of 219 countries
All-time high
30.7%
in 2025
All-time low
27.2%
in 1990
Years of data
6
1990–2025
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Réunion, 1990–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Réunion recorded 30.7% for forest area as a proportion of total land area in 2025. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area as a proportion of total land area in Réunion peaked at 30.7% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 27.2%, in 1990.
That places Réunion 110th out of 219 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Réunion, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 27.2% | — |
| 2000 | 28.4% | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 29.6% | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 30.3% | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 30.7% | +1.4% |
| 2025 | 30.7% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.2% | 27.2% | 27.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 28.4% | 28.4% | 28.4% | 1 |
| 2010s | 30.0% | 29.6% | 30.3% | 2 |
| 2020s | 30.7% | 30.7% | 30.7% | 2 |
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More environment data for Réunion
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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) — Use per area of cropland 6.92 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 0.6 g/Int$ (2005)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 0.22 kg/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area as a proportion of total land area in Réunion?
- Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Réunion was 30.7% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest forest area as a proportion of total land area recorded in Réunion?
- The highest recorded value was 30.7% in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest area as a proportion of total land area recorded in Réunion?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.2% in 1990.
- How does Réunion rank for forest area as a proportion of total land area?
- Réunion ranks 110th out of 219 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area as a proportion of total land area rising or falling in Réunion?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Réunion data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Forest area as a proportion of total land area (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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