Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area in Réunion
Réunion: Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area was 4.67 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area in Réunion, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Réunion recorded 4.67 % for permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and down 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Réunion peaked at 5.6 % in 1997 and was at its lowest, 3.2 %, in 1961.
That places Réunion 181st out of 237 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.
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area in Réunion, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3.2 % | — |
| 1962 | 3.2 % | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 3.2 % | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 3.2 % | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 3.2 % | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 3.2 % | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 3.2 % | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 3.2 % | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 3.2 % | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 3.2 % | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 3.2 % | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 3.2 % | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 3.2 % | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 3.2 % | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 3.2 % | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 3.2 % | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 3.6 % | +12.5% |
| 1978 | 3.6 % | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 3.6 % | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 3.6 % | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 3.6 % | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 3.6 % | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 4 % | +11.1% |
| 1984 | 4 % | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 4 % | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 4 % | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 4 % | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 4 % | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 4.4 % | +10.0% |
| 1990 | 4.8 % | +9.1% |
| 1991 | 4.8 % | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 4.8 % | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 4.8 % | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 4.8 % | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 5.2 % | +8.3% |
| 1996 | 5.2 % | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 5.6 % | +7.7% |
| 1998 | 5.6 % | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 3.6 % | -35.7% |
| 2000 | 3.6 % | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 3.6 % | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 3.6 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 3.6 % | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 3.6 % | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 3.6 % | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 4 % | +11.1% |
| 2007 | 4.24 % | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 4.24 % | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 4.28 % | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 5.24 % | +22.4% |
| 2011 | 5.19 % | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 5.13 % | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 5.08 % | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 5.02 % | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 4.97 % | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 4.91 % | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 4.86 % | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 4.8 % | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 4.75 % | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 4.69 % | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 4.67 % | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 4.65 % | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 4.65 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 4.67 % | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.2 % | 3.2 % | 3.2 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.32 % | 3.2 % | 3.6 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.92 % | 3.6 % | 4.4 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.92 % | 3.6 % | 5.6 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.84 % | 3.6 % | 4.28 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 5 % | 4.75 % | 5.24 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.67 % | 4.65 % | 4.69 % | 5 |
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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 capita 0.66 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 0 t (2001)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 578 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 20.5 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use 195 t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 0.22 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 6.92 kg/ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Réunion?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Réunion was 4.67 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area recorded in Réunion?
- The highest recorded value was 5.6 % in 1997.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area recorded in Réunion?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.2 % in 1961.
- How does Réunion rank for permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area?
- Réunion ranks 181st out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area rising or falling in Réunion?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Réunion data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land 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.