Mauritius vs Réunion: Total agricultural area over the long term
Mauritius
21,287
in 2025
Réunion
35,783
in 2025
Mauritius rank
174th
Réunion rank
171st
Total agricultural area over the long term over time
- Mauritius
- Réunion
How they compare
Réunion currently reports 35,783 against 21,287 in Mauritius, a difference of 14,496.
That makes Réunion's figure about 1.7 times Mauritius's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Réunion ahead.
Mauritius ranks 174th and Réunion ranks 171st of 199 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Mauritius averaged higher in 6 and Réunion in 29.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritius | Réunion | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1100s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1200s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1300s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1400s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1500s | 0 | 76.56 | 76.56 | Réunion |
| 1600s | 0 | 91.78 | 91.78 | Réunion |
| 1700s | 144.53 | 109.37 | 35.15 | Mauritius |
| 1710s | 215.39 | 183.85 | 31.54 | Mauritius |
| 1720s | 320.96 | 309.01 | 11.95 | Mauritius |
| 1730s | 478.2 | 519.34 | 41.14 | Réunion |
| 1740s | 712.39 | 872.75 | 160.37 | Réunion |
| 1750s | 1,061 | 1,467 | 405.43 | Réunion |
| 1760s | 1,580 | 2,464 | 883.79 | Réunion |
| 1770s | 2,353 | 4,140 | 1,787 | Réunion |
| 1780s | 3,503 | 6,954 | 3,451 | Réunion |
| 1790s | 5,215 | 8,873 | 3,658 | Réunion |
| 1800s | 7,761 | 10,768 | 3,007 | Réunion |
| 1810s | 11,548 | 12,533 | 984.6 | Réunion |
| 1820s | 17,180 | 14,204 | 2,976 | Mauritius |
| 1830s | 25,554 | 15,470 | 10,084 | Mauritius |
| 1840s | 31,069 | 17,947 | 13,122 | Mauritius |
| 1850s | 31,364 | 102,592 | 71,228 | Réunion |
| 1860s | 31,328 | 102,211 | 70,883 | Réunion |
| 1870s | 31,080 | 102,026 | 70,946 | Réunion |
| 1880s | 30,592 | 101,954 | 71,362 | Réunion |
| 1890s | 30,122 | 101,922 | 71,800 | Réunion |
| 1900s | 29,602 | 101,921 | 72,319 | Réunion |
| 1910s | 28,738 | 92,003 | 63,265 | Réunion |
| 1920s | 27,831 | 91,995 | 64,164 | Réunion |
| 1930s | 26,683 | 91,991 | 65,308 | Réunion |
| 1940s | 19,282 | 91,998 | 72,717 | Réunion |
| 1950s | 19,280 | 91,748 | 72,469 | Réunion |
| 1960s | 17,867 | 61,297 | 43,430 | Réunion |
| 1970s | 15,866 | 57,397 | 41,531 | Réunion |
| 1980s | 16,718 | 64,081 | 47,363 | Réunion |
| 1990s | 16,102 | 53,793 | 37,691 | Réunion |
| 2000s | 15,390 | 48,300 | 32,910 | Réunion |
| 2010s | 20,451 | 48,678 | 28,227 | Réunion |
| 2020s | 21,287 | 39,977 | 18,690 | Réunion |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total agricultural area over the long term, Mauritius or Réunion?
- Réunion, at 35,783 against 21,287 in Mauritius as of 2025.
- What is the difference in total agricultural area over the long term between Mauritius and Réunion?
- 14,496, with Réunion ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritius and Réunion?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Mauritius and Réunion rank globally for total agricultural area over the long term?
- Mauritius ranks 174th and Réunion ranks 171st of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Total agricultural area over the long term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.