Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Reunion
Reunion: Naturally regenerating forest — Area was 71.77 1000 ha in 2025. ▲ Rising
Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Reunion, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for naturally regenerating forest — area in Reunion is 71.77 1000 ha, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, naturally regenerating forest — area in Reunion peaked at 71.77 1000 ha in 2025 and was at its lowest, 62.57 1000 ha, in 1990.
Reunion ranks 180th of 240 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Reunion, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 62.57 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 62.87 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 63.17 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 63.48 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 63.78 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 64.08 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 64.38 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 64.68 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 64.99 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 65.29 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 65.59 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 65.89 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 66.19 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 66.5 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 66.8 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 67.1 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 67.4 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 67.7 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 68.01 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 68.31 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 68.61 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 69.02 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 69.43 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 69.85 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 70.26 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 70.67 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 70.87 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 71.08 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 71.28 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 71.49 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 71.69 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 71.71 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 71.72 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 71.74 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 71.75 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 71.77 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 63.93 1000 ha | 62.57 1000 ha | 65.29 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 66.95 1000 ha | 65.59 1000 ha | 68.31 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.26 1000 ha | 68.61 1000 ha | 71.49 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.73 1000 ha | 71.69 1000 ha | 71.77 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Reunion
- 177 Samoa 113.6 1000 ha compare
- 178 Bosnia and Herzegovina 112.61 1000 ha compare
- 179 Guadeloupe 75.1 1000 ha compare
- 180 Réunion 71.77 1000 ha compare
- 182 Luxembourg 58.7 1000 ha compare
- 183 Dominica 57.35 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Reunion
- Graphic papers — Import quantity 7,519 t (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import quantity 3,550 t (1997)
- Printing and writing papers — Import value 5,654 1000 USD (1997)
- Newsprint — Import value 6,581 1000 USD (2024)
- Newsprint — Import quantity 7,519 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity 4,417 t (1997)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value 5,672 1000 USD (1997)
- Graphic papers — Import value 6,581 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 1 t (1997)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity 7,519 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is naturally regenerating forest — area in Reunion?
- Naturally regenerating forest — area in Reunion was 71.77 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest naturally regenerating forest — area recorded in Reunion?
- The highest recorded value was 71.77 1000 ha in 2025.
- What is the lowest naturally regenerating forest — area recorded in Reunion?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.57 1000 ha in 1990.
- How does Reunion rank for naturally regenerating forest — area?
- Reunion ranks 180th out of 240 countries with data for 2025.
- Is naturally regenerating forest — area rising or falling in Reunion?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. 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 Naturally regenerating forest — 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.