Forest land — Share in Land area in Réunion

Réunion: Forest land — Share in Land area was 30.82 % in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
30.82 %
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
132nd
of 249 countries
All-time high
30.82 %
in 2024
All-time low
27.18 %
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Forest land — Share in Land area in Réunion, 1990–2024

01020301990200720241990: 27.2 %1991: 27.3 %1992: 27.4 %1993: 27.5 %1994: 27.7 %1995: 27.8 %1996: 27.9 %1997: 28 %1998: 28.1 %1999: 28.3 %2000: 28.4 %2001: 28.5 %2002: 28.6 %2003: 28.8 %2004: 28.9 %2005: 29 %2006: 29.1 %2007: 29.2 %2008: 29.4 %2009: 29.5 %2010: 29.6 %2011: 29.7 %2012: 29.9 %2013: 30.1 %2014: 30.2 %2015: 30.4 %2016: 30.5 %2017: 30.6 %2018: 30.6 %2019: 30.7 %2020: 30.8 %2021: 30.8 %2022: 30.8 %2023: 30.8 %2024: 30.8 %

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

Annual values for Forest land — Share in Land area in Réunion, 1990 to 2024.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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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  5. 134 Romania 30.21 % compare
  6. 135 Türkiye 29.48 % compare
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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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Indicator
Forest land — Share in Land area
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
281 places, 9,513 data points, 1990–2024
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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.