Land use hidden — Other areas in Réunion
Réunion: Land use hidden — Other areas was 1,095 Square kilometres in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land use hidden — Other areas in Réunion, 1961–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land use hidden — other areas in Réunion is 1,095 Square kilometres, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — other areas in Réunion peaked at 1,940 Square kilometres in 1972 and was at its lowest, 980.5 Square kilometres, in 1990.
That places Réunion 144th out of 202 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Other areas in Réunion, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,890 Square kilometres | — |
| 1962 | 1,890 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 1,890 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 1,890 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 1,890 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 1,890 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 1,880 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 1968 | 1,880 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 1,880 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 1,880 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 1,880 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 1,940 Square kilometres | +3.2% |
| 1973 | 1,940 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 1,940 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 1,940 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 1,940 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 1,930 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 1,930 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 1,940 Square kilometres | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 1,890 Square kilometres | -2.6% |
| 1981 | 1,850 Square kilometres | -2.1% |
| 1982 | 1,860 Square kilometres | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 1,860 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 1,850 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 1,850 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 1,850 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 1,850 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 1,860 Square kilometres | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 1,870 Square kilometres | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 980.5 Square kilometres | -47.6% |
| 1991 | 987.48 Square kilometres | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 1,094 Square kilometres | +10.8% |
| 1993 | 1,081 Square kilometres | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 1,088 Square kilometres | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 1,105 Square kilometres | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 1,102 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 1,079 Square kilometres | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 1,076 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 1,093 Square kilometres | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 1,090 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 1,097 Square kilometres | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 1,094 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 1,101 Square kilometres | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 1,108 Square kilometres | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 1,105 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 1,102 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 1,082 Square kilometres | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 1,079 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 1,077 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 1,072 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 1,062 Square kilometres | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 1,059 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 1,060 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 1,061 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 1,071 Square kilometres | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 1,062 Square kilometres | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 1,061 Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 1,054 Square kilometres | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 1,051 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 1,098 Square kilometres | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 1,096 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 1,097 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 1,095 Square kilometres | -0.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land use hidden — Other areas 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -47.6% | 1,870 Square kilometres | 980.5 Square kilometres |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,887 Square kilometres | 1,880 Square kilometres | 1,890 Square kilometres | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,926 Square kilometres | 1,880 Square kilometres | 1,940 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,859 Square kilometres | 1,850 Square kilometres | 1,890 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,069 Square kilometres | 980.5 Square kilometres | 1,105 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,094 Square kilometres | 1,077 Square kilometres | 1,108 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,061 Square kilometres | 1,051 Square kilometres | 1,072 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,096 Square kilometres | 1,095 Square kilometres | 1,098 Square kilometres | 4 |
Countries ranked near Réunion
- 141 Burundi 1,342 Square kilometres compare
- 142 Brunei Darussalam 1,336 Square kilometres compare
- 143 Gabon 1,188 Square kilometres compare
- 145 Hong Kong 1,010 Square kilometres compare
- 146 Turks and Caicos Islands 834.8 Square kilometres compare
- 147 Falkland Islands (Malvinas) 828.25 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 — other areas in Réunion?
- Land use hidden — other areas in Réunion was 1,095 Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use hidden — other areas recorded in Réunion?
- The highest recorded value was 1,940 Square kilometres in 1972.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — other areas recorded in Réunion?
- The lowest recorded value was 980.5 Square kilometres in 1990.
- How does Réunion rank for land use hidden — other areas?
- Réunion ranks 144th out of 202 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — other areas rising or falling in Réunion?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 — Other areas. 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