Cropland per person over the long term in Réunion
Réunion: Cropland per person over the long term was 0.0219 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Cropland per person over the long term in Réunion, 1500–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, cropland per person over the long term in Réunion stood at 0.0219. That is the lowest value across all 103 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.3% on the previous year and down 49.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland per person over the long term in Réunion peaked at 0.2048 in 1500 and was at its lowest, 0.0219, in 2025.
That places Réunion 178th out of 199 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 103 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1500s | 0.2048 | 0.2048 | 0.2048 | 1 |
| 1600s | 0.1964 | 0.1964 | 0.1964 | 1 |
| 1700s | 0.1873 | 0.1873 | 0.1873 | 1 |
| 1710s | 0.1863 | 0.1863 | 0.1863 | 1 |
| 1720s | 0.1853 | 0.1853 | 0.1853 | 1 |
| 1730s | 0.1843 | 0.1843 | 0.1843 | 1 |
| 1740s | 0.1833 | 0.1833 | 0.1833 | 1 |
| 1750s | 0.1823 | 0.1823 | 0.1823 | 1 |
| 1760s | 0.1813 | 0.1813 | 0.1813 | 1 |
| 1770s | 0.1803 | 0.1803 | 0.1803 | 1 |
| 1780s | 0.1792 | 0.1792 | 0.1792 | 1 |
| 1790s | 0.1782 | 0.1782 | 0.1782 | 1 |
| 1800s | 0.1771 | 0.1771 | 0.1771 | 1 |
| 1810s | 0.176 | 0.176 | 0.176 | 1 |
| 1820s | 0.1749 | 0.1749 | 0.1749 | 1 |
| 1830s | 0.1738 | 0.1738 | 0.1738 | 1 |
| 1840s | 0.1727 | 0.1727 | 0.1727 | 1 |
| 1850s | 0.1716 | 0.1716 | 0.1716 | 1 |
| 1860s | 0.1704 | 0.1704 | 0.1704 | 1 |
| 1870s | 0.1692 | 0.1692 | 0.1692 | 1 |
| 1880s | 0.168 | 0.168 | 0.168 | 1 |
| 1890s | 0.1668 | 0.1668 | 0.1668 | 1 |
| 1900s | 0.1656 | 0.1656 | 0.1656 | 1 |
| 1910s | 0.1644 | 0.1644 | 0.1644 | 1 |
| 1920s | 0.1631 | 0.1631 | 0.1631 | 1 |
| 1930s | 0.1618 | 0.1618 | 0.1618 | 1 |
| 1940s | 0.1605 | 0.1605 | 0.1605 | 1 |
| 1950s | 0.1586 | 0.158 | 0.1592 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1384 | 0.1198 | 0.1579 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1017 | 0.0935 | 0.1168 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0984 | 0.0867 | 0.1081 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0627 | 0.0534 | 0.0851 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0495 | 0.046 | 0.0557 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0441 | 0.0417 | 0.0462 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0286 | 0.0219 | 0.0331 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Réunion
- 175 Israel 0.0291 compare
- 176 Barbados 0.0285 compare
- 177 Bahamas 0.0271 compare
- 179 Brunei Darussalam 0.0203 compare
- 180 Virgin Islands U.S. 0.0196 compare
- 181 Puerto Rico 0.0186 compare
More agriculture & rural data for Réunion
- Milk yields per animal 547.87 (2006)
- Fertilizer use 389 (2023)
- Fertilizer consumption per hectare vs gdp per capita 13.57 (2023)
- Projections for global peak agricultural land 41,627 (2023)
- Agricultural land 41,627 (2023)
- Fertilizer per capita 0.06 (2023)
- Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland 22.21 (2023)
- Agriculture more less land -16.41 (2023)
- Cropland use over the long term 20,336 (2025)
- Total agricultural land use per person 0.0385 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland per person over the long term in Réunion?
- Cropland per person over the long term in Réunion was 0.0219 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cropland per person over the long term recorded in Réunion?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2048 in 1500.
- What is the lowest cropland per person over the long term recorded in Réunion?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0219 in 2025.
- How does Réunion rank for cropland per person over the long term?
- Réunion ranks 178th out of 199 countries with data for 2025.
- Is cropland per person over the long term rising or falling in Réunion?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Réunion data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Cropland per person over the long term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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