Cereal yields in Reunion
Reunion: Cereal yields was 7.78 tonnes per hectare in 2006. ▲ Rising
Latest (2006)
7.78 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
10th
of 186 countries
All-time high
7.78 tonnes per hectare
in 2006
All-time low
3.2 tonnes per hectare
in 1970
Years of data
46
1961–2006
Cereal yields in Reunion, 1961–2006
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
In 2006, cereal yields in Reunion stood at 7.78 tonnes per hectare. That is the highest value across all 46 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yields in Reunion peaked at 7.78 tonnes per hectare in 2006 and was at its lowest, 3.2 tonnes per hectare, in 1970.
That places Reunion 10th out of 186 countries with data for 2006, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Cereal yields in Reunion, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3.95 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 3.95 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 3.95 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 3.95 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 3.95 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 4.19 tonnes per hectare | +6.0% |
| 1967 | 3.67 tonnes per hectare | -12.4% |
| 1968 | 3.33 tonnes per hectare | -9.1% |
| 1969 | 3.52 tonnes per hectare | +5.6% |
| 1970 | 3.2 tonnes per hectare | -9.1% |
| 1971 | 3.93 tonnes per hectare | +22.8% |
| 1972 | 4.11 tonnes per hectare | +4.5% |
| 1973 | 3.98 tonnes per hectare | -3.0% |
| 1974 | 4.42 tonnes per hectare | +10.8% |
| 1975 | 4.26 tonnes per hectare | -3.5% |
| 1976 | 5.39 tonnes per hectare | +26.5% |
| 1977 | 6.29 tonnes per hectare | +16.7% |
| 1978 | 5.39 tonnes per hectare | -14.3% |
| 1979 | 5.4 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 4.28 tonnes per hectare | -20.7% |
| 1981 | 5.51 tonnes per hectare | +28.7% |
| 1982 | 5.51 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 4.18 tonnes per hectare | -24.2% |
| 1984 | 4.52 tonnes per hectare | +8.2% |
| 1985 | 4.47 tonnes per hectare | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 4.58 tonnes per hectare | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 4.52 tonnes per hectare | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 4.47 tonnes per hectare | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 6.41 tonnes per hectare | +43.4% |
| 1990 | 4.31 tonnes per hectare | -32.8% |
| 1991 | 5.96 tonnes per hectare | +38.4% |
| 1992 | 5.98 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 5.91 tonnes per hectare | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 6.13 tonnes per hectare | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 7.6 tonnes per hectare | +24.0% |
| 1996 | 7.6 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 7.66 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 7.53 tonnes per hectare | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 7.55 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 7.57 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 7.62 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 7.56 tonnes per hectare | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 7.57 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 7.53 tonnes per hectare | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 7.63 tonnes per hectare | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 7.78 tonnes per hectare | +2.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereal yields in Reunion 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | +43.4% | 4.47 tonnes per hectare | 6.41 tonnes per hectare |
| 1991 | +38.4% | 4.31 tonnes per hectare | 5.96 tonnes per hectare |
| 1990 | -32.8% | 6.41 tonnes per hectare | 4.31 tonnes per hectare |
| 1981 | +28.7% | 4.28 tonnes per hectare | 5.51 tonnes per hectare |
| 1976 | +26.5% | 4.26 tonnes per hectare | 5.39 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.83 tonnes per hectare | 3.33 tonnes per hectare | 4.19 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 4.64 tonnes per hectare | 3.2 tonnes per hectare | 6.29 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.85 tonnes per hectare | 4.18 tonnes per hectare | 6.41 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.62 tonnes per hectare | 4.31 tonnes per hectare | 7.66 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.61 tonnes per hectare | 7.53 tonnes per hectare | 7.78 tonnes per hectare | 7 |
Countries ranked near Reunion
- 7 New Caledonia 11.65 tonnes per hectare compare
- 8 New Zealand 9.1 tonnes per hectare compare
- 9 United States 8.41 tonnes per hectare compare
- 11 Bahamas 7.74 tonnes per hectare compare
- 12 Egypt 7.36 tonnes per hectare compare
- 13 Ireland 7.32 tonnes per hectare compare
More agriculture & rural data for Reunion
- Milk per animal 547.87 kilograms per animal (2006)
- Nitrogen fertilizer use 389 tonnes (2023)
- Fertilizer use vs. GDP per capita 13.57 kilograms per hectare (2023)
- Projections for global peak agricultural land 41,627 hectares (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)
- Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade -16.4% (2023)
- Value of agricultural production 18.45 million current US$ (1998)
- Cropland per person over the long-term 0.0219 hectares per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal yields in Reunion?
- Cereal yields in Reunion was 7.78 tonnes per hectare in 2006, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereal yields recorded in Reunion?
- The highest recorded value was 7.78 tonnes per hectare in 2006.
- What is the lowest cereal yields recorded in Reunion?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.2 tonnes per hectare in 1970.
- How does Reunion rank for cereal yields?
- Reunion ranks 10th out of 186 countries with data for 2006.
- Is cereal yields rising or falling in Reunion?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. 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 Cereal yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in tonnes per hectare.