Tree cover loss in Reunion
Reunion: Tree cover loss was 0 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Tree cover loss in Reunion, 2001–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Reunion recorded 0 for tree cover loss in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tree cover loss in Reunion peaked at 1,632 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2004.
Reunion ranks 184th of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Tree cover loss in Reunion, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 28.4 | — |
| 2002 | 492.89 | +1635.4% |
| 2003 | 140.76 | -71.4% |
| 2004 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2005 | 214.04 | — |
| 2006 | 608.48 | +184.3% |
| 2007 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2008 | 14.45 | — |
| 2009 | 179.78 | +1143.9% |
| 2010 | 214.88 | +19.5% |
| 2011 | 550.99 | +156.4% |
| 2012 | 836.58 | +51.8% |
| 2013 | 1,632 | +95.1% |
| 2014 | 654.71 | -59.9% |
| 2015 | 8.56 | -98.7% |
| 2016 | 7.4 | -13.5% |
| 2017 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2018 | 0 | — |
| 2019 | 0 | — |
| 2020 | 0 | — |
| 2021 | 0 | — |
| 2022 | 0 | — |
| 2023 | 0 | — |
| 2024 | 0 | — |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tree cover loss 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +1635.4% | 28.4 | 492.89 |
| 2009 | +1143.9% | 14.45 | 179.78 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 186.53 | 0 | 608.48 | 9 |
| 2010s | 390.54 | 0 | 1,632 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Reunion
- 181 Tajikistan 0.4881 compare
- 182 San Marino 0.1673 compare
- 183 British Virgin Islands 0.0731 compare
- 184 Anguilla 0 compare
- 184 Aruba 0 compare
- 184 Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba 0 compare
- 184 Burkina Faso 0 compare
- 184 Eritrea 0 compare
- 184 Malta 0 compare
- 184 Mauritania 0 compare
- 184 Mauritius 0 compare
- 184 Micronesia (country) 0 compare
- 184 Niger 0
- 184 Sao Tome and Principe 0 compare
- 184 Seychelles 0 compare
- 184 Turkmenistan 0 compare
More reference data data for Reunion
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- Urban area long term, annual growth rate 1.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban vs rural majority, annual growth rate 0.0067 % change on previous year (2025)
- Poultry production, annual growth rate 1.64 % change on previous year (2006)
- Milk production, annual growth rate 1.42 % change on previous year (2006)
- Land animals slaughtered if all countries produced meat like.. 2.66 % change on previous year (2006)
- Milk production tonnes 26,146 (2006)
- Egg production, annual growth rate 1.67 % change on previous year (2006)
- FAO projections of arable land, annual growth rate -1.05 % change on previous year (2023)
- Area of permanent meadows and pastures, annual growth rate -0.1079 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tree cover loss in Reunion?
- Tree cover loss in Reunion was 0 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tree cover loss recorded in Reunion?
- The highest recorded value was 1,632 in 2013.
- What is the lowest tree cover loss recorded in Reunion?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2004.
- How does Reunion rank for tree cover loss?
- Reunion ranks 184th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tree cover loss rising or falling in Reunion?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Reunion data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Tree cover loss. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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