Agricultural land per capita in Reunion
Reunion: Agricultural land per capita was 0.0476 hectares per capita in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0476 hectares per capita
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
200th
of 226 countries
All-time high
0.1639 hectares per capita
in 1961
All-time low
0.0476 hectares per capita
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Agricultural land per capita in Reunion, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per capita.
Analysis
Reunion recorded 0.0476 hectares per capita for agricultural land per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 19.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land per capita in Reunion peaked at 0.1639 hectares per capita in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0476 hectares per capita, in 2023.
That places Reunion 200th out of 226 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Agricultural land per capita in Reunion, year by year
| Year | hectares per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1639 hectares per capita | — |
| 1962 | 0.1589 hectares per capita | -3.1% |
| 1963 | 0.1543 hectares per capita | -2.9% |
| 1964 | 0.1498 hectares per capita | -2.9% |
| 1965 | 0.1457 hectares per capita | -2.8% |
| 1966 | 0.1419 hectares per capita | -2.6% |
| 1967 | 0.1408 hectares per capita | -0.8% |
| 1968 | 0.1377 hectares per capita | -2.2% |
| 1969 | 0.1348 hectares per capita | -2.1% |
| 1970 | 0.1322 hectares per capita | -1.9% |
| 1971 | 0.1298 hectares per capita | -1.8% |
| 1972 | 0.1152 hectares per capita | -11.2% |
| 1973 | 0.1133 hectares per capita | -1.7% |
| 1974 | 0.1114 hectares per capita | -1.7% |
| 1975 | 0.1095 hectares per capita | -1.7% |
| 1976 | 0.1077 hectares per capita | -1.7% |
| 1977 | 0.1078 hectares per capita | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 0.1061 hectares per capita | -1.6% |
| 1979 | 0.1027 hectares per capita | -3.2% |
| 1980 | 0.1103 hectares per capita | +7.4% |
| 1981 | 0.1159 hectares per capita | +5.1% |
| 1982 | 0.1124 hectares per capita | -3.0% |
| 1983 | 0.1105 hectares per capita | -1.7% |
| 1984 | 0.1102 hectares per capita | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 0.1083 hectares per capita | -1.8% |
| 1986 | 0.1064 hectares per capita | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 0.1047 hectares per capita | -1.6% |
| 1988 | 0.1014 hectares per capita | -3.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0982 hectares per capita | -3.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0981 hectares per capita | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0948 hectares per capita | -3.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0769 hectares per capita | -18.9% |
| 1993 | 0.077 hectares per capita | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0744 hectares per capita | -3.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0704 hectares per capita | -5.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0693 hectares per capita | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 0.071 hectares per capita | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0699 hectares per capita | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0663 hectares per capita | -5.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0655 hectares per capita | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0635 hectares per capita | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0627 hectares per capita | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0607 hectares per capita | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 0.059 hectares per capita | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0587 hectares per capita | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0583 hectares per capita | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0595 hectares per capita | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0586 hectares per capita | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.058 hectares per capita | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0578 hectares per capita | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0583 hectares per capita | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0583 hectares per capita | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0588 hectares per capita | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0574 hectares per capita | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0554 hectares per capita | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 0.056 hectares per capita | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0558 hectares per capita | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0561 hectares per capita | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0559 hectares per capita | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0496 hectares per capita | -11.3% |
| 2021 | 0.049 hectares per capita | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0481 hectares per capita | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0476 hectares per capita | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1475 hectares per capita | 0.1348 hectares per capita | 0.1639 hectares per capita | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1136 hectares per capita | 0.1027 hectares per capita | 0.1322 hectares per capita | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1078 hectares per capita | 0.0982 hectares per capita | 0.1159 hectares per capita | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0768 hectares per capita | 0.0663 hectares per capita | 0.0981 hectares per capita | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0604 hectares per capita | 0.058 hectares per capita | 0.0655 hectares per capita | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.057 hectares per capita | 0.0554 hectares per capita | 0.0588 hectares per capita | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0486 hectares per capita | 0.0476 hectares per capita | 0.0496 hectares per capita | 4 |
Countries ranked near Reunion
- 197 Saint Lucia 0.0554 hectares per capita compare
- 198 Bangladesh 0.0548 hectares per capita compare
- 199 Puerto Rico 0.0521 hectares per capita compare
- 201 Micronesia (country) 0.0444 hectares per capita compare
- 202 Netherlands Antilles 0.0404 hectares per capita compare
- 203 United States Virgin Islands 0.0385 hectares per capita compare
More agriculture & rural data for Reunion
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate -10.68 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -4.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- Milk per animal 547.87 kilograms per animal (2006)
- Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade -16.4% (2023)
- Fertilizer use vs. GDP per capita 13.57 kilograms per hectare (2023)
- Agricultural land use 41,627 hectares (2023)
- Fertilizer use per capita 0.06 Kilograms per capita (2023)
- Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland 22.21 kilograms per hectare (2023)
- Projections for global peak agricultural land 41,627 hectares (2023)
- Nitrogen fertilizer use, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land per capita in Reunion?
- Agricultural land per capita in Reunion was 0.0476 hectares per capita in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest agricultural land per capita recorded in Reunion?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1639 hectares per capita in 1961.
- What is the lowest agricultural land per capita recorded in Reunion?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0476 hectares per capita in 2023.
- How does Reunion rank for agricultural land per capita?
- Reunion ranks 200th out of 226 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land per capita rising or falling in Reunion?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Agricultural land per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Agricultural land is the sum of cropland and land used as pasture for grazing livestock.