Bananas — Area harvested in Réunion

Réunion: Bananas — Area harvested was 1,900 ha in 2006. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2006)
1,900 ha
Change on year
down 13.6%
World rank
69th
of 141 countries
All-time high
2,200 ha
in 2005
All-time low
94 ha
in 1975
Years of data
46
1961–2006

Bananas — Area harvested in Réunion, 1961–2006

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

Analysis

In 2006, bananas — area harvested in Réunion stood at 1,900 ha.

The figure is down 13.6% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, bananas — area harvested in Réunion peaked at 2,200 ha in 2005 and was at its lowest, 94 ha, in 1975.

Réunion ranks 69th of 141 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Bananas — Area harvested in Réunion, year by year

Annual values for Bananas — Area harvested in Réunion, 1961 to 2006.
Year ha Change
1961 350 ha —
1962 350 ha +0.0%
1963 350 ha +0.0%
1964 350 ha +0.0%
1965 250 ha -28.6%
1966 250 ha +0.0%
1967 250 ha +0.0%
1968 250 ha +0.0%
1969 100 ha -60.0%
1970 250 ha +150.0%
1971 250 ha +0.0%
1972 175 ha -30.0%
1973 175 ha +0.0%
1974 175 ha +0.0%
1975 94 ha -46.3%
1976 94 ha +0.0%
1977 320 ha +240.4%
1978 320 ha +0.0%
1979 300 ha -6.2%
1980 300 ha +0.0%
1981 970 ha +223.3%
1982 970 ha +0.0%
1983 890 ha -8.2%
1984 790 ha -11.2%
1985 800 ha +1.3%
1986 800 ha +0.0%
1987 800 ha +0.0%
1988 800 ha +0.0%
1989 800 ha +0.0%
1990 875 ha +9.4%
1991 800 ha -8.6%
1992 800 ha +0.0%
1993 300 ha -62.5%
1994 1,020 ha +240.0%
1995 400 ha -60.8%
1996 2,000 ha +400.0%
1997 1,891 ha -5.5%
1998 1,500 ha -20.7%
1999 1,326 ha -11.6%
2000 1,400 ha +5.6%
2001 1,900 ha +35.7%
2002 340 ha -82.1%
2003 1,800 ha +429.4%
2004 1,700 ha -5.6%
2005 2,200 ha +29.4%
2006 1,900 ha -13.6%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Bananas — Area harvested in Réunion changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2003 +429.4% 340 ha 1,800 ha
1996 +400.0% 400 ha 2,000 ha
1977 +240.4% 94 ha 320 ha
1994 +240.0% 300 ha 1,020 ha
1981 +223.3% 300 ha 970 ha
1970 +150.0% 100 ha 250 ha

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 277.78 ha 100 ha 350 ha 9
1970s 215.3 ha 94 ha 320 ha 10
1980s 792 ha 300 ha 970 ha 10
1990s 1,091 ha 300 ha 2,000 ha 10
2000s 1,606 ha 340 ha 2,200 ha 7

Countries ranked near Réunion

  1. 66 Gabon 2,280 ha compare
  2. 67 Guadeloupe 2,130 ha compare
  3. 68 Puerto Rico 2,057 ha compare
  4. 70 Togo 1,856 ha compare
  5. 71 Burkina Faso 1,836 ha
  6. 72 Vanuatu 1,702 ha compare

See the full ranking of 187 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is bananas — area harvested in Réunion?
Bananas — area harvested in Réunion was 1,900 ha in 2006, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest bananas — area harvested recorded in Réunion?
The highest recorded value was 2,200 ha in 2005.
What is the lowest bananas — area harvested recorded in Réunion?
The lowest recorded value was 94 ha in 1975.
How does Réunion rank for bananas — area harvested?
Réunion ranks 69th out of 141 countries with data for 2006.
Is bananas — area harvested rising or falling in Réunion?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Réunion data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Bananas — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Bananas — Area harvested
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
187 places, 9,707 data points, 1961–2024
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Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.