Forest area in Reunion
Reunion: Forest area was 77,150 hectares in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forest area in Reunion, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
In 2025, forest area in Reunion stood at 77,150 hectares. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in Reunion peaked at 77,150 hectares in 2025 and was at its lowest, 67,950 hectares, in 1990.
That places Reunion 164th out of 235 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 69,309 hectares | 67,950 hectares | 70,668 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 72,329 hectares | 70,970 hectares | 73,688 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 75,636 hectares | 73,990 hectares | 76,866 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 77,110 hectares | 77,070 hectares | 77,150 hectares | 6 |
Countries ranked near Reunion
- 161 French Polynesia 149,460 hectares compare
- 162 Lebanon 141,320 hectares compare
- 166 Jordan 70,700 hectares compare
- 167 Micronesia (country) 64,570 hectares compare
More environment data for Reunion
- Share of global forest area 0.0% (2025)
- Annual change in forest area 16 hectares (2025)
- Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area 0.0% (2025)
- Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita 0.0% (2025)
- Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods 16 hectares (2025)
- Emissions of air pollutants 34,888 tonnes (2022)
- Exposure to air pollution from human sources 2.66 micrograms per cubic meter (2024)
- Exposure to outdoor air pollution 5 µg/m³ (2024)
- Land use over the long-term 15,446 hectares (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term 15,446 hectares (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area in Reunion?
- Forest area in Reunion was 77,150 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 forest area recorded in Reunion?
- The highest recorded value was 77,150 hectares in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Reunion?
- The lowest recorded value was 67,950 hectares in 1990.
- How does Reunion rank for forest area?
- Reunion ranks 164th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area rising or falling in Reunion?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems.