Rice yields in Reunion
Reunion: Rice yields was 3.63 tonnes per hectare in 2006. ▲ Rising
Rice yields in Reunion, 1986–2006
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
Reunion recorded 3.63 tonnes per hectare for rice yields in 2006. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is up 4.8% on the previous year and up 53.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rice yields in Reunion peaked at 3.63 tonnes per hectare in 2006 and was at its lowest, 1.88 tonnes per hectare, in 1986.
That places Reunion 70th out of 123 countries with data for 2006, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.88 tonnes per hectare | 1.88 tonnes per hectare | 1.88 tonnes per hectare | 4 |
| 1990s | 2.24 tonnes per hectare | 1.98 tonnes per hectare | 2.73 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.21 tonnes per hectare | 2.83 tonnes per hectare | 3.63 tonnes per hectare | 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 rice yields in Reunion?
- Rice yields in Reunion was 3.63 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 rice yields recorded in Reunion?
- The highest recorded value was 3.63 tonnes per hectare in 2006.
- What is the lowest rice yields recorded in Reunion?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.88 tonnes per hectare in 1986.
- How does Reunion rank for rice yields?
- Reunion ranks 70th out of 123 countries with data for 2006.
- Is rice yields rising or falling in Reunion?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.8%. 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 Rice yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.