Forest land — Area in Réunion
Réunion: Forest land — Area was 77.15 1000 ha in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forest land — Area in Réunion, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest land — area in Réunion is 77.15 1000 ha, measured in 2025. 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 land — area in Réunion peaked at 77.15 1000 ha in 2025 and was at its lowest, 67.95 1000 ha, in 1990.
That places Réunion 184th out of 249 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.
Forest land — Area in Réunion, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 67.95 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 68.25 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 68.55 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 68.86 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 69.16 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 69.46 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 69.76 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 70.06 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 70.37 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 70.67 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 70.97 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 71.27 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 71.57 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 71.88 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 72.18 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 72.48 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 72.78 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 73.08 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 73.39 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 73.69 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 73.99 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 74.4 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 74.81 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 75.23 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 75.64 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 76.05 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 76.25 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 76.46 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 76.66 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 76.87 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 77.07 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 77.09 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 77.1 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 77.12 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 77.13 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 77.15 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 69.31 1000 ha | 67.95 1000 ha | 70.67 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 72.33 1000 ha | 70.97 1000 ha | 73.69 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.64 1000 ha | 73.99 1000 ha | 76.87 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.11 1000 ha | 77.07 1000 ha | 77.15 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Réunion
- 181 French Polynesia 149.46 1000 ha compare
- 182 Lebanon 141.32 1000 ha compare
- 183 Luxembourg 88.7 1000 ha compare
- 184 Reunion 77.15 1000 ha compare
- 186 Guadeloupe 75.6 1000 ha compare
- 187 Jordan 70.7 1000 ha compare
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 land — area in Réunion?
- Forest land — area in Réunion was 77.15 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — area recorded in Réunion?
- The highest recorded value was 77.15 1000 ha in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest land — area recorded in Réunion?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.95 1000 ha in 1990.
- How does Réunion rank for forest land — area?
- Réunion ranks 184th out of 249 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest land — area rising or falling in Réunion?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Réunion data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forest land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.