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

Latest (2024)
4.67 %
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
34th
of 36 groups
All-time high
5.6 %
in 1997
All-time low
3.2 %
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area in Réunion, 1961–2024

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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 34th out of 36 groups 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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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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 34th out of 36 groups 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

Indicator
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
256 places, 14,952 data points, 1961–2024
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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.