Agricultural land use per person in Reunion
Reunion: Agricultural land use per person was 0.0385 hectares per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.0385 hectares per person
Change on year
down 5.4%
World rank
181st
of 202 countries
All-time high
0.9403 hectares per person
in 1850
All-time low
0.0385 hectares per person
in 2025
Years of data
103
1500–2025
Agricultural land use per person in Reunion, 1500–2025
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural land use per person in Reunion is 0.0385 hectares per person, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 103 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.4% on the previous year and down 30.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land use per person in Reunion peaked at 0.9403 hectares per person in 1850 and was at its lowest, 0.0385 hectares per person, in 2025.
That places Reunion 181st out of 202 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Agricultural land use per person in Reunion, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1500 | 0.2048 hectares per person | — |
| 1600 | 0.1964 hectares per person | -4.1% |
| 1700 | 0.1873 hectares per person | -4.7% |
| 1710 | 0.1863 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1720 | 0.1853 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1730 | 0.1843 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1740 | 0.1833 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1750 | 0.1823 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1760 | 0.1813 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1770 | 0.1803 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1780 | 0.1792 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1790 | 0.1782 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1800 | 0.1771 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1810 | 0.176 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1820 | 0.1749 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1830 | 0.1738 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1840 | 0.1727 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1850 | 0.9403 hectares per person | +444.5% |
| 1860 | 0.6234 hectares per person | -33.7% |
| 1870 | 0.5584 hectares per person | -10.4% |
| 1880 | 0.5639 hectares per person | +1.0% |
| 1890 | 0.6101 hectares per person | +8.2% |
| 1900 | 0.5905 hectares per person | -3.2% |
| 1910 | 0.5295 hectares per person | -10.3% |
| 1920 | 0.531 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 1930 | 0.4707 hectares per person | -11.3% |
| 1940 | 0.4207 hectares per person | -10.6% |
| 1950 | 0.3706 hectares per person | -11.9% |
| 1951 | 0.3546 hectares per person | -4.3% |
| 1952 | 0.3425 hectares per person | -3.4% |
| 1953 | 0.3325 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 1954 | 0.3233 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1955 | 0.3146 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1956 | 0.306 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1957 | 0.2973 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 1958 | 0.2886 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 1959 | 0.2801 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 1960 | 0.1817 hectares per person | -35.1% |
| 1961 | 0.1766 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 1962 | 0.1716 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 1963 | 0.1666 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 1964 | 0.1615 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 1965 | 0.1561 hectares per person | -3.3% |
| 1966 | 0.1505 hectares per person | -3.6% |
| 1967 | 0.1473 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1968 | 0.142 hectares per person | -3.6% |
| 1969 | 0.1375 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 1970 | 0.1342 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1971 | 0.1318 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1972 | 0.1178 hectares per person | -10.7% |
| 1973 | 0.1169 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1974 | 0.1163 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 0.1155 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 0.1147 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 0.1158 hectares per person | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 0.1147 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1979 | 0.1114 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 1980 | 0.1198 hectares per person | +7.5% |
| 1981 | 0.1255 hectares per person | +4.8% |
| 1982 | 0.1214 hectares per person | -3.3% |
| 1983 | 0.119 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1984 | 0.1186 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 0.1163 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1986 | 0.1143 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1987 | 0.1123 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1988 | 0.1087 hectares per person | -3.2% |
| 1989 | 0.105 hectares per person | -3.3% |
| 1990 | 0.1048 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.1012 hectares per person | -3.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0819 hectares per person | -19.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0818 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0787 hectares per person | -3.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0742 hectares per person | -5.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0728 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0744 hectares per person | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 0.073 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 0.069 hectares per person | -5.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0679 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0655 hectares per person | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0645 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0622 hectares per person | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0601 hectares per person | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0594 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0587 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0602 hectares per person | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0597 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.059 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0588 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.059 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0584 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0586 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0575 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0555 hectares per person | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0555 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0547 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0545 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0539 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0477 hectares per person | -11.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0471 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0461 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0429 hectares per person | -6.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0407 hectares per person | -5.2% |
| 2025 | 0.0385 hectares per person | -5.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agricultural land use per person 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 | +444.5% | 0.1727 hectares per person | 0.9403 hectares per person |
| 1960 | -35.1% | 0.2801 hectares per person | 0.1817 hectares per person |
| 1860 | -33.7% | 0.9403 hectares per person | 0.6234 hectares per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1500s | 0.2048 hectares per person | 0.2048 hectares per person | 0.2048 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1600s | 0.1964 hectares per person | 0.1964 hectares per person | 0.1964 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1700s | 0.1873 hectares per person | 0.1873 hectares per person | 0.1873 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1710s | 0.1863 hectares per person | 0.1863 hectares per person | 0.1863 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1720s | 0.1853 hectares per person | 0.1853 hectares per person | 0.1853 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1730s | 0.1843 hectares per person | 0.1843 hectares per person | 0.1843 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1740s | 0.1833 hectares per person | 0.1833 hectares per person | 0.1833 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1750s | 0.1823 hectares per person | 0.1823 hectares per person | 0.1823 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1760s | 0.1813 hectares per person | 0.1813 hectares per person | 0.1813 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1770s | 0.1803 hectares per person | 0.1803 hectares per person | 0.1803 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1780s | 0.1792 hectares per person | 0.1792 hectares per person | 0.1792 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1790s | 0.1782 hectares per person | 0.1782 hectares per person | 0.1782 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1800s | 0.1771 hectares per person | 0.1771 hectares per person | 0.1771 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1810s | 0.176 hectares per person | 0.176 hectares per person | 0.176 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1820s | 0.1749 hectares per person | 0.1749 hectares per person | 0.1749 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1830s | 0.1738 hectares per person | 0.1738 hectares per person | 0.1738 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1840s | 0.1727 hectares per person | 0.1727 hectares per person | 0.1727 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1850s | 0.9403 hectares per person | 0.9403 hectares per person | 0.9403 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1860s | 0.6234 hectares per person | 0.6234 hectares per person | 0.6234 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1870s | 0.5584 hectares per person | 0.5584 hectares per person | 0.5584 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1880s | 0.5639 hectares per person | 0.5639 hectares per person | 0.5639 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1890s | 0.6101 hectares per person | 0.6101 hectares per person | 0.6101 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1900s | 0.5905 hectares per person | 0.5905 hectares per person | 0.5905 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1910s | 0.5295 hectares per person | 0.5295 hectares per person | 0.5295 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1920s | 0.531 hectares per person | 0.531 hectares per person | 0.531 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1930s | 0.4707 hectares per person | 0.4707 hectares per person | 0.4707 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1940s | 0.4207 hectares per person | 0.4207 hectares per person | 0.4207 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1950s | 0.321 hectares per person | 0.2801 hectares per person | 0.3706 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1591 hectares per person | 0.1375 hectares per person | 0.1817 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1189 hectares per person | 0.1114 hectares per person | 0.1342 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1161 hectares per person | 0.105 hectares per person | 0.1255 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0812 hectares per person | 0.069 hectares per person | 0.1048 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0617 hectares per person | 0.0587 hectares per person | 0.0679 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0566 hectares per person | 0.0539 hectares per person | 0.059 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0438 hectares per person | 0.0385 hectares per person | 0.0477 hectares per person | 6 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Reunion
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate -10.68 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -4.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- Milk per animal 547.87 kilograms per animal (2006)
- Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade -16.4% (2023)
- Fertilizer use vs. GDP per capita 13.57 kilograms per hectare (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)
- Projections for global peak agricultural land 41,627 hectares (2023)
- Nitrogen fertilizer use 389 tonnes (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land use per person in Reunion?
- Agricultural land use per person in Reunion was 0.0385 hectares per person in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest agricultural land use per person recorded in Reunion?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9403 hectares per person in 1850.
- What is the lowest agricultural land use per person recorded in Reunion?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0385 hectares per person in 2025.
- How does Reunion rank for agricultural land use per person?
- Reunion ranks 181st out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is agricultural land use per person rising or falling in Reunion?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.5%. 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 land use per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total agricultural land per person for each separate country over time.