Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Reunion
Reunion: Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population was 1,951 hectares in 2006. ▼ Falling
Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Reunion, 1961–2006
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Reunion is 1,951 hectares, measured in 2006.
The figure is up 25.4% on the previous year and down 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Reunion peaked at 4,300 hectares in 1966 and was at its lowest, 1,540 hectares, in 1997.
Reunion ranks 161st of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 46 years of available data.
Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Reunion, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3,800 hectares | — |
| 1962 | 3,800 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 3,800 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 3,800 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 3,800 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 4,300 hectares | +13.2% |
| 1967 | 3,000 hectares | -30.2% |
| 1968 | 3,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 2,500 hectares | -16.7% |
| 1970 | 2,500 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 2,800 hectares | +12.0% |
| 1972 | 2,800 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 2,940 hectares | +5.0% |
| 1974 | 2,970 hectares | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 3,100 hectares | +4.4% |
| 1976 | 2,450 hectares | -21.0% |
| 1977 | 2,100 hectares | -14.3% |
| 1978 | 2,450 hectares | +16.7% |
| 1979 | 2,500 hectares | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 2,400 hectares | -4.0% |
| 1981 | 2,450 hectares | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 2,450 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 2,780 hectares | +13.5% |
| 1984 | 2,500 hectares | -10.1% |
| 1985 | 2,770 hectares | +10.8% |
| 1986 | 2,940 hectares | +6.1% |
| 1987 | 2,340 hectares | -20.4% |
| 1988 | 2,930 hectares | +25.2% |
| 1989 | 2,040 hectares | -30.4% |
| 1990 | 2,440 hectares | +19.6% |
| 1991 | 2,240 hectares | -8.2% |
| 1992 | 2,640 hectares | +17.9% |
| 1993 | 2,400 hectares | -9.1% |
| 1994 | 2,739 hectares | +14.1% |
| 1995 | 2,209 hectares | -19.4% |
| 1996 | 2,150 hectares | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 1,540 hectares | -28.4% |
| 1998 | 1,556 hectares | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 1,687 hectares | +8.4% |
| 2000 | 1,719 hectares | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 1,592 hectares | -7.4% |
| 2002 | 1,566 hectares | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 1,605 hectares | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 1,748 hectares | +8.9% |
| 2005 | 1,556 hectares | -11.0% |
| 2006 | 1,951 hectares | +25.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,533 hectares | 2,500 hectares | 4,300 hectares | 9 |
| 1970s | 2,661 hectares | 2,100 hectares | 3,100 hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,560 hectares | 2,040 hectares | 2,940 hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,160 hectares | 1,540 hectares | 2,739 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,677 hectares | 1,556 hectares | 1,951 hectares | 7 |
Countries ranked near Reunion
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)
- Cropland per person over the long-term 0.0219 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural land use per person 0.0385 hectares per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Reunion?
- Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Reunion was 1,951 hectares 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 change in cereal production, yield, land use and population recorded in Reunion?
- The highest recorded value was 4,300 hectares in 1966.
- What is the lowest change in cereal production, yield, land use and population recorded in Reunion?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,540 hectares in 1997.
- How does Reunion rank for change in cereal production, yield, land use and population?
- Reunion ranks 161st out of 186 countries with data for 2006.
- Is change in cereal production, yield, land use and population rising or falling in Reunion?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.3%. 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 Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cereals include wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains.