Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area in Reunion

Reunion: Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area was 4.67 % in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
4.67 %
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
181st
of 237 countries
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 Reunion, 1961–2024

0246196119922024

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2024, permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Reunion stood at 4.67 %.

The figure is 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 Reunion peaked at 5.6 % in 1997 and was at its lowest, 3.2 %, in 1961.

Reunion ranks 181st of 237 countries on this measure, 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 Reunion, year by year

Annual values for Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area in Reunion, 1961 to 2024.
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

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

Countries ranked near Reunion

  1. 178 Gabon 4.96 % compare
  2. 179 Benin 4.88 % compare
  3. 180 Central African Republic 4.8 % compare
  4. 181 Réunion 4.67 % compare
  5. 183 Barbados 4.64 % compare
  6. 184 Bangladesh 4.61 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Reunion?
Permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Reunion 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 Reunion?
The highest recorded value was 5.6 % in 1997.
What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area recorded in Reunion?
The lowest recorded value was 3.2 % in 1961.
How does Reunion rank for permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area?
Reunion ranks 181st out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
Is permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area rising or falling in Reunion?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.0%. 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 Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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
270 places, 15,786 data points, 1961–2024
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