Reunion vs Tonga: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures
Reunion
5.16 percent
in 2023
Tonga
5.56 percent
in 2023
Reunion rank
156th
Tonga rank
155th
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures over time
- Reunion
- Tonga
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 5.56 percent against 5.16 percent in Reunion, a difference of 0.4 percent.
That makes Tonga's figure about 1.1 times Reunion's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Reunion ahead.
Reunion ranks 156th and Tonga ranks 155th of 209 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Reunion averaged higher in 1 and Tonga in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Reunion | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.2 percent | 2.47 percent | 0.7289 percent | Reunion |
| 1970s | 3.32 percent | 4.73 percent | 1.41 percent | Tonga |
| 1980s | 3.92 percent | 5.56 percent | 1.64 percent | Tonga |
| 1990s | 4.92 percent | 5.56 percent | 0.64 percent | Tonga |
| 2000s | 3.84 percent | 5.56 percent | 1.72 percent | Tonga |
| 2010s | 4.31 percent | 5.56 percent | 1.25 percent | Tonga |
| 2020s | 5.19 percent | 5.56 percent | 0.3725 percent | Tonga |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures, Reunion or Tonga?
- Tonga, at 5.56 percent against 5.16 percent in Reunion as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures between Reunion and Tonga?
- 0.4 percent, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Reunion and Tonga?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Reunion and Tonga rank globally for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?
- Reunion ranks 156th and Tonga ranks 155th of 209 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Permanent meadows and pastures are areas used permanently (five years or more) for herbaceous forage crops, either cultivated or growing wild (wild prairie or grazing land).