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 19th out of 36 groups 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.
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 |
Countries ranked near Réunion
- 16 Finland 74.15 % compare
- 17 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 73.42 % compare
- 18 Niue 72.86 % compare
- 19 Brunei Darussalam 72.11 % compare
- 20 Timor-Leste 70.96 % compare
- 21 Bhutan 70.35 % compare
- 22 Sweden 68.59 % compare
More environment data for Réunion
- Pesticides (total) — Export value 222.32 1000 USD (2024)
- Land area — Area 250.28 1000 ha (2024)
- Agriculture — Area 39.88 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Area 39.88 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 15.93 % (2024)
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 4,947 USD_PPP/ha (2005)
- Cropland — Area 28.2 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 70.71 % (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 11.27 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 7.92 % (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 19th out of 36 groups 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.