Land area equipped for irrigation — Area in Reunion
Reunion: Land area equipped for irrigation — Area was 9.5 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area in Reunion, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Reunion 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.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation — area in Reunion peaked at 9.5 1000 ha in 2008 and was at its lowest, 3 1000 ha, in 1961.
That places Reunion 165th out of 217 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Reunion, 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 Reunion
- 162 El Salvador 9.96 1000 ha compare
- 163 Guadeloupe 9.7 1000 ha compare
- 163 New Caledonia 9.7 1000 ha compare
- 165 Réunion 9.5 1000 ha compare
- 167 Rwanda 8.5 1000 ha compare
- 168 Togo 7.86 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Reunion
- Graphic papers — Import value 6,581 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity 4,417 t (1997)
- Printing and writing papers — Import value 5,654 1000 USD (1997)
- Printing and writing papers — Import quantity 3,550 t (1997)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value 5,672 1000 USD (1997)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 1 t (1997)
- Newsprint — Import value 6,581 1000 USD (2024)
- Newsprint — Import quantity 7,519 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export value 3 1000 USD (1997)
- Paper and paperboard — Export value 47 1000 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area equipped for irrigation — area in Reunion?
- Land area equipped for irrigation — area in Reunion 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 Reunion?
- The highest recorded value was 9.5 1000 ha in 2008.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — area recorded in Reunion?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Reunion rank for land area equipped for irrigation — area?
- Reunion ranks 165th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation — area rising or falling in Reunion?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Reunion 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.