Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Réunion
Réunion: Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland was 33.69 % in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Réunion, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Réunion recorded 33.69 % for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 24.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Réunion peaked at 33.69 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.66 %, in 1961.
That places Réunion 54th out of 217 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Réunion, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 5.66 % | — |
| 1962 | 5.66 % | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 5.66 % | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 7.55 % | +33.4% |
| 1965 | 9.43 % | +24.9% |
| 1966 | 9.43 % | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 9.26 % | -1.8% |
| 1968 | 9.26 % | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 9.26 % | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 9.26 % | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 9.26 % | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 10.42 % | +12.5% |
| 1973 | 10.42 % | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 10.42 % | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 10.42 % | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 10.42 % | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 10.42 % | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 10.42 % | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 10.64 % | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 9.62 % | -9.6% |
| 1981 | 8.93 % | -7.2% |
| 1982 | 9.09 % | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 9.26 % | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 9.09 % | -1.8% |
| 1985 | 9.09 % | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 9.09 % | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 9.09 % | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 9.26 % | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 9.62 % | +3.9% |
| 1990 | 9.62 % | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 9.8 % | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 12.5 % | +27.6% |
| 1993 | 12.2 % | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 12.5 % | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 16.22 % | +29.8% |
| 1996 | 16.22 % | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 15.79 % | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 15.79 % | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 17.07 % | +8.1% |
| 2000 | 17.07 % | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 17.5 % | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 17.5 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 20.51 % | +17.2% |
| 2004 | 21.05 % | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 21.05 % | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 24.32 % | +15.5% |
| 2007 | 23.62 % | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 24.93 % | +5.5% |
| 2009 | 25.07 % | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 25.62 % | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 26.37 % | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 26.11 % | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 26.67 % | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 27.09 % | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 28.83 % | +6.4% |
| 2016 | 29.11 % | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 30.07 % | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 30.66 % | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 31.44 % | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 31.97 % | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 32.18 % | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 32.72 % | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 33.14 % | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 33.69 % | +1.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Réunion changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | +33.4% | 5.66 % | 7.55 % |
| 1995 | +29.8% | 12.5 % | 16.22 % |
| 1992 | +27.6% | 9.8 % | 12.5 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.91 % | 5.66 % | 9.43 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 10.21 % | 9.26 % | 10.64 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.21 % | 8.93 % | 9.62 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.77 % | 9.62 % | 17.07 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.26 % | 17.07 % | 25.07 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.2 % | 25.62 % | 31.44 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.74 % | 31.97 % | 33.69 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Réunion
- 51 Martinique 35.2 % compare
- 52 Malta 35.01 % compare
- 53 French Guiana 34.55 % compare
- 54 Reunion 33.69 % compare
- 56 China, Hong Kong SAR 33.33 % compare
- 57 United States Virgin Islands 32.88 % 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 — share in cropland in Réunion?
- Land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Réunion was 33.69 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland recorded in Réunion?
- The highest recorded value was 33.69 % in 2024.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland recorded in Réunion?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.66 % in 1961.
- How does Réunion rank for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland?
- Réunion ranks 54th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland rising or falling in Réunion?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 — Share in Cropland. 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.