Land area equipped for irrigation — Area in Réunion
Réunion: Land area equipped for irrigation — Area was 9.5 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area in Réunion, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Réunion recorded 9.5 1000 ha for land area equipped for irrigation — area in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation — area in Réunion peaked at 9.5 1000 ha in 2008 and was at its lowest, 3 1000 ha, in 1961.
Réunion ranks 34th of 35 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.22 1000 ha | 3 1000 ha | 5 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 5 1000 ha | 5 1000 ha | 5 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 5 1000 ha | 5 1000 ha | 5 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.6 1000 ha | 5 1000 ha | 7 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.2 1000 ha | 7 1000 ha | 9.5 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.5 1000 ha | 9.5 1000 ha | 9.5 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.5 1000 ha | 9.5 1000 ha | 9.5 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Réunion
- 31 Ukraine 2,170 1000 ha compare
- 32 Philippines 2,155 1000 ha compare
- 33 Argentina 2,100 1000 ha compare
- 34 Greece 2,001 1000 ha compare
- 35 Turkmenistan 1,995 1000 ha compare
- 36 Morocco 1,967 1000 ha compare
- 37 Sudan (former) 1,890 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Réunion
- Pesticides (total) — Export value 222.32 1000 USD (2024)
- Country area — Area 251 1000 ha (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)
- Permanent crops — Area 3.16 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area equipped for irrigation — area in Réunion?
- Land area equipped for irrigation — area in Réunion was 9.5 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land area equipped for irrigation — area recorded in Réunion?
- The highest recorded value was 9.5 1000 ha in 2008.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — area recorded in Réunion?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Réunion rank for land area equipped for irrigation — area?
- Réunion ranks 34th out of 35 groups with data for 2024.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation — area rising or falling in Réunion?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 Land area equipped for irrigation — 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.