Forest land — Share in Land area in Réunion
Réunion: Forest land — Share in Land area was 30.82 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Forest land — Share in Land area in Réunion, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest land — share in land area in Réunion is 30.82 %, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — share in land area in Réunion peaked at 30.82 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 27.18 %, in 1990.
That places Réunion 132nd out of 249 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Forest land — Share in Land area in Réunion, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 27.18 % | — |
| 1991 | 27.3 % | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 27.42 % | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 27.54 % | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 27.66 % | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 27.78 % | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 27.9 % | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 28.03 % | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 28.15 % | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 28.27 % | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 28.39 % | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 28.51 % | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 28.63 % | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 28.75 % | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 28.87 % | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 28.99 % | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 29.11 % | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 29.23 % | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 29.35 % | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 29.48 % | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 29.56 % | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 29.73 % | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 29.89 % | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 30.06 % | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 30.22 % | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 30.39 % | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 30.47 % | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 30.55 % | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 30.63 % | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 30.71 % | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 30.79 % | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 30.8 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 30.81 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 30.81 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 30.82 % | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.72 % | 27.18 % | 28.27 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 28.93 % | 28.39 % | 29.48 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.22 % | 29.56 % | 30.71 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.81 % | 30.79 % | 30.82 % | 5 |
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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 land — share in land area in Réunion?
- Forest land — share in land area in Réunion was 30.82 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — share in land area recorded in Réunion?
- The highest recorded value was 30.82 % in 2024.
- What is the lowest forest land — share in land area recorded in Réunion?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.18 % in 1990.
- How does Réunion rank for forest land — share in land area?
- Réunion ranks 132nd out of 249 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest land — share in land area rising or falling in Réunion?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. 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 — Share in 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.