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 165th of 217 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area in Réunion, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 3 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 3 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 4 1000 ha | +33.3% |
| 1965 | 5 1000 ha | +25.0% |
| 1966 | 5 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 5 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 5 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 5 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 5 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 5 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 5 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 5 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 5 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 5 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 5 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 5 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 5 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 5 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 5 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 5 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 5 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 5 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 5 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 5 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 5 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 5 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 5 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 5 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 5 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 5 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 5 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 5 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 5 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 6 1000 ha | +20.0% |
| 1996 | 6 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 6 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 6 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 7 1000 ha | +16.7% |
| 2000 | 7 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 7 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 7 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 8 1000 ha | +14.3% |
| 2004 | 8 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 8 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 9 1000 ha | +12.5% |
| 2007 | 9 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 9.5 1000 ha | +5.6% |
| 2009 | 9.5 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 9.5 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 9.5 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 9.5 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 9.5 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 9.5 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 9.5 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 9.5 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 9.5 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 9.5 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 9.5 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 9.5 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 9.5 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 9.5 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 9.5 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 9.5 1000 ha | +0.0% |
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
- 162 El Salvador 9.96 1000 ha compare
- 163 Guadeloupe 9.7 1000 ha compare
- 163 New Caledonia 9.7 1000 ha compare
- 165 Reunion 9.5 1000 ha compare
- 167 Rwanda 8.5 1000 ha compare
- 168 Togo 7.86 1000 ha compare
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 phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity 1,500 t (2001)
- 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 nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 1 g/Int$ (2005)
- 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 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 165th out of 217 countries 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.