Share of global forest area in Reunion
Reunion: Share of global forest area was 0.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of global forest area in Reunion, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of global forest area in Reunion is 0.0%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global forest area in Reunion peaked at 0.0% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1990.
Reunion ranks 164th of 235 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Reunion
- 161 French Polynesia 0.0% compare
- 162 Lebanon 0.0% compare
- 166 Jordan 0.0% compare
- 167 Micronesia (country) 0.0% compare
More environment data for Reunion
- Forest area 77,150 hectares (2025)
- Annual change in forest area 16 hectares (2025)
- Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area 0.0% (2025)
- Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita 0.0% (2025)
- Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods 16 hectares (2025)
- Emissions of air pollutants 34,888 tonnes (2022)
- Exposure to air pollution from human sources 2.66 micrograms per cubic meter (2024)
- Exposure to outdoor air pollution 5 µg/m³ (2024)
- Land use over the long-term 15,446 hectares (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term 15,446 hectares (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of global forest area in Reunion?
- Share of global forest area in Reunion was 0.0% in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global forest area recorded in Reunion?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of global forest area recorded in Reunion?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1990.
- How does Reunion rank for share of global forest area?
- Reunion ranks 164th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of global forest area rising or falling in Reunion?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of global forest area represents the proportion of a country's forest area relative to the total global forest area.