Agricultural area over the long-term in Reunion
Reunion: Agricultural area over the long-term was 35,783 hectares in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
35,783 hectares
Change on year
down 4.7%
World rank
171st
of 202 countries
All-time high
102,592 hectares
in 1850
All-time low
0 hectares
in 1000
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Agricultural area over the long-term in Reunion, 1000–2025
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Reunion recorded 35,783 hectares for agricultural area over the long-term in 2025.
That represents a change of down 4.7% on the previous year and down 25.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural area over the long-term in Reunion peaked at 102,592 hectares in 1850 and was at its lowest, 0 hectares, in 1000.
Reunion ranks 171st of 202 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Agricultural area over the long-term in Reunion, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 0 hectares | — |
| 1100 | 0 hectares | — |
| 1200 | 0 hectares | — |
| 1300 | 0 hectares | — |
| 1400 | 0 hectares | — |
| 1500 | 76.56 hectares | — |
| 1600 | 91.78 hectares | +19.9% |
| 1700 | 109.37 hectares | +19.2% |
| 1710 | 183.85 hectares | +68.1% |
| 1720 | 309.01 hectares | +68.1% |
| 1730 | 519.34 hectares | +68.1% |
| 1740 | 872.75 hectares | +68.1% |
| 1750 | 1,467 hectares | +68.0% |
| 1760 | 2,464 hectares | +68.0% |
| 1770 | 4,140 hectares | +68.0% |
| 1780 | 6,954 hectares | +68.0% |
| 1790 | 8,873 hectares | +27.6% |
| 1800 | 10,768 hectares | +21.4% |
| 1810 | 12,533 hectares | +16.4% |
| 1820 | 14,204 hectares | +13.3% |
| 1830 | 15,470 hectares | +8.9% |
| 1840 | 17,947 hectares | +16.0% |
| 1850 | 102,592 hectares | +471.7% |
| 1860 | 102,211 hectares | -0.4% |
| 1870 | 102,026 hectares | -0.2% |
| 1880 | 101,954 hectares | -0.1% |
| 1890 | 101,922 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1900 | 101,921 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1910 | 92,003 hectares | -9.7% |
| 1920 | 91,995 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1930 | 91,991 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1940 | 91,998 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 91,958 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1951 | 91,958 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 91,958 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 91,936 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1954 | 91,852 hectares | -0.1% |
| 1955 | 91,765 hectares | -0.1% |
| 1956 | 91,672 hectares | -0.1% |
| 1957 | 91,571 hectares | -0.1% |
| 1958 | 91,464 hectares | -0.1% |
| 1959 | 91,349 hectares | -0.1% |
| 1960 | 61,000 hectares | -33.2% |
| 1961 | 61,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 61,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 61,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 61,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 61,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 61,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 61,992 hectares | +1.6% |
| 1968 | 61,990 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1969 | 61,987 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1970 | 61,986 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1971 | 61,985 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1972 | 56,000 hectares | -9.7% |
| 1973 | 56,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 56,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 56,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 56,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 57,000 hectares | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 57,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 56,000 hectares | -1.8% |
| 1980 | 61,000 hectares | +8.9% |
| 1981 | 64,947 hectares | +6.5% |
| 1982 | 63,947 hectares | -1.5% |
| 1983 | 63,951 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 65,000 hectares | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 65,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 65,000 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 65,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 64,000 hectares | -1.5% |
| 1989 | 62,965 hectares | -1.6% |
| 1990 | 63,966 hectares | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 62,968 hectares | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 52,000 hectares | -17.4% |
| 1993 | 53,000 hectares | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 52,000 hectares | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 50,000 hectares | -3.8% |
| 1996 | 50,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 52,000 hectares | +4.0% |
| 1998 | 52,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 50,000 hectares | -3.8% |
| 2000 | 50,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 49,000 hectares | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 49,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 48,000 hectares | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 47,000 hectares | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 47,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 47,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 48,700 hectares | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 48,700 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 48,600 hectares | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 48,800 hectares | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 49,400 hectares | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 49,300 hectares | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 49,800 hectares | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 49,300 hectares | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 47,900 hectares | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 48,300 hectares | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 47,940 hectares | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 48,100 hectares | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 47,940 hectares | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 42,726 hectares | -10.9% |
| 2021 | 42,524 hectares | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 41,944 hectares | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 39,328 hectares | -6.2% |
| 2024 | 37,556 hectares | -4.5% |
| 2025 | 35,783 hectares | -4.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agricultural area over the long-term 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1850 | +471.7% | 17,947 hectares | 102,592 hectares |
| 1710 | +68.1% | 109.37 hectares | 183.85 hectares |
| 1720 | +68.1% | 183.85 hectares | 309.01 hectares |
| 1730 | +68.1% | 309.01 hectares | 519.34 hectares |
| 1740 | +68.1% | 519.34 hectares | 872.75 hectares |
| 1750 | +68.0% | 872.75 hectares | 1,467 hectares |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 1 |
| 1100s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 1 |
| 1200s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 1 |
| 1300s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 1 |
| 1400s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 1 |
| 1500s | 76.56 hectares | 76.56 hectares | 76.56 hectares | 1 |
| 1600s | 91.78 hectares | 91.78 hectares | 91.78 hectares | 1 |
| 1700s | 109.37 hectares | 109.37 hectares | 109.37 hectares | 1 |
| 1710s | 183.85 hectares | 183.85 hectares | 183.85 hectares | 1 |
| 1720s | 309.01 hectares | 309.01 hectares | 309.01 hectares | 1 |
| 1730s | 519.34 hectares | 519.34 hectares | 519.34 hectares | 1 |
| 1740s | 872.75 hectares | 872.75 hectares | 872.75 hectares | 1 |
| 1750s | 1,467 hectares | 1,467 hectares | 1,467 hectares | 1 |
| 1760s | 2,464 hectares | 2,464 hectares | 2,464 hectares | 1 |
| 1770s | 4,140 hectares | 4,140 hectares | 4,140 hectares | 1 |
| 1780s | 6,954 hectares | 6,954 hectares | 6,954 hectares | 1 |
| 1790s | 8,873 hectares | 8,873 hectares | 8,873 hectares | 1 |
| 1800s | 10,768 hectares | 10,768 hectares | 10,768 hectares | 1 |
| 1810s | 12,533 hectares | 12,533 hectares | 12,533 hectares | 1 |
| 1820s | 14,204 hectares | 14,204 hectares | 14,204 hectares | 1 |
| 1830s | 15,470 hectares | 15,470 hectares | 15,470 hectares | 1 |
| 1840s | 17,947 hectares | 17,947 hectares | 17,947 hectares | 1 |
| 1850s | 102,592 hectares | 102,592 hectares | 102,592 hectares | 1 |
| 1860s | 102,211 hectares | 102,211 hectares | 102,211 hectares | 1 |
| 1870s | 102,026 hectares | 102,026 hectares | 102,026 hectares | 1 |
| 1880s | 101,954 hectares | 101,954 hectares | 101,954 hectares | 1 |
| 1890s | 101,922 hectares | 101,922 hectares | 101,922 hectares | 1 |
| 1900s | 101,921 hectares | 101,921 hectares | 101,921 hectares | 1 |
| 1910s | 92,003 hectares | 92,003 hectares | 92,003 hectares | 1 |
| 1920s | 91,995 hectares | 91,995 hectares | 91,995 hectares | 1 |
| 1930s | 91,991 hectares | 91,991 hectares | 91,991 hectares | 1 |
| 1940s | 91,998 hectares | 91,998 hectares | 91,998 hectares | 1 |
| 1950s | 91,748 hectares | 91,349 hectares | 91,958 hectares | 10 |
| 1960s | 61,297 hectares | 61,000 hectares | 61,992 hectares | 10 |
| 1970s | 57,397 hectares | 56,000 hectares | 61,986 hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 64,081 hectares | 61,000 hectares | 65,000 hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 53,793 hectares | 50,000 hectares | 63,966 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 48,300 hectares | 47,000 hectares | 50,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 48,678 hectares | 47,900 hectares | 49,800 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 39,977 hectares | 35,783 hectares | 42,726 hectares | 6 |
Countries ranked near Reunion
- 168 Samoa 44,802 hectares compare
- 169 Guadeloupe 42,371 hectares compare
- 170 French Guiana 42,246 hectares compare
- 172 Tonga 30,556 hectares compare
- 173 Martinique 30,283 hectares compare
- 174 Mauritius 21,287 hectares compare
More agriculture & rural data for Reunion
- Milk per animal 547.87 kilograms per animal (2006)
- Agricultural land use, annual growth rate -0.7558 % change on previous year (2023)
- Fertilizer use vs. GDP per capita 13.57 kilograms per hectare (2023)
- Agricultural land use 41,627 hectares (2023)
- Projections for global peak agricultural land 41,627 hectares (2023)
- Fertilizer use per capita 0.06 Kilograms per capita (2023)
- Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade -16.4% (2023)
- Nitrogen fertilizer use, gaps filled 389 tonnes (2023)
- Nitrogen fertilizer use, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2023)
- Nitrogen fertilizer use 389 tonnes (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural area over the long-term in Reunion?
- Agricultural area over the long-term in Reunion was 35,783 hectares in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest agricultural area over the long-term recorded in Reunion?
- The highest recorded value was 102,592 hectares in 1850.
- What is the lowest agricultural area over the long-term recorded in Reunion?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 hectares in 1000.
- How does Reunion rank for agricultural area over the long-term?
- Reunion ranks 171st out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is agricultural area over the long-term rising or falling in Reunion?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Reunion data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Agricultural area over the long-term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total agricultural area for each separate country over time.