Land use hidden — Forest in Réunion
Réunion: Land use hidden — Forest was 998.8 Square kilometres in 2023. ▲ Rising
Land use hidden — Forest in Réunion, 1990–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land use hidden — forest in Réunion is 998.8 Square kilometres, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — forest in Réunion peaked at 998.8 Square kilometres in 2023 and was at its lowest, 879.5 Square kilometres, in 1990.
Réunion ranks 139th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 893.09 Square kilometres | 879.5 Square kilometres | 906.68 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2000s | 923.29 Square kilometres | 909.7 Square kilometres | 936.88 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2010s | 959.05 Square kilometres | 939.9 Square kilometres | 979.6 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 991.6 Square kilometres | 984.4 Square kilometres | 998.8 Square kilometres | 4 |
Countries ranked near Réunion
- 136 French Polynesia 1,495 Square kilometres compare
- 137 Lebanon 1,451 Square kilometres compare
- 138 Israel 1,400 Square kilometres compare
- 140 Jordan 975 Square kilometres compare
- 141 Luxembourg 887 Square kilometres compare
- 142 Guadeloupe 717.4 Square kilometres 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 nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 1 g/Int$ (2005)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 578 t (2024)
- 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 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 use hidden — forest in Réunion?
- Land use hidden — forest in Réunion was 998.8 Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use hidden — forest recorded in Réunion?
- The highest recorded value was 998.8 Square kilometres in 2023.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — forest recorded in Réunion?
- The lowest recorded value was 879.5 Square kilometres in 1990.
- How does Réunion rank for land use hidden — forest?
- Réunion ranks 139th out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — forest rising or falling in Réunion?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Réunion data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land use hidden — Forest. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Land resources are one of the four components of the natural environment: water, air, land and living resources. In this context land is both: a physical "milieu" necessary for the development of natural vegetation as well as cultivated vegetation; a resource for human activities. The data presented here give information concerning land use state and changes (e.g. agricultural land, forest land). Data source(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N., (FAOSTAT) Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: June 3, 2024 Database documentation Countries metadata