Forest land — Area in Reunion
Reunion: Forest land — Area was 77.15 1000 ha in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forest land — Area in Reunion, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Reunion recorded 77.15 1000 ha for forest land — area in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — area in Reunion peaked at 77.15 1000 ha in 2025 and was at its lowest, 67.95 1000 ha, in 1990.
Reunion ranks 184th of 249 countries on this measure, 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 Reunion, 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 Reunion
- 181 French Polynesia 149.46 1000 ha compare
- 182 Lebanon 141.32 1000 ha compare
- 183 Luxembourg 88.7 1000 ha compare
- 184 Réunion 77.15 1000 ha compare
- 186 Guadeloupe 75.6 1000 ha compare
- 187 Jordan 70.7 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Reunion
- Graphic papers — Import quantity 7,519 t (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import quantity 3,550 t (1997)
- Printing and writing papers — Import value 5,654 1000 USD (1997)
- Newsprint — Import value 6,581 1000 USD (2024)
- Newsprint — Import quantity 7,519 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity 4,417 t (1997)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value 5,672 1000 USD (1997)
- Graphic papers — Import value 6,581 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 1 t (1997)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity 7,519 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — area in Reunion?
- Forest land — area in Reunion 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 Reunion?
- The highest recorded value was 77.15 1000 ha in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest land — area recorded in Reunion?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.95 1000 ha in 1990.
- How does Reunion rank for forest land — area?
- Reunion ranks 184th out of 249 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest land — 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, 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.