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Reunion vs United Kingdom

13 metrics with data for both countries. The solid line is Reunion; the dashed grey line is United Kingdom.

Country A · Reunion
Country B · United Kingdom

Energy

Energy use per person

Reunion: 0.00 kWh/person/year · 2023United Kingdom: 28,016 kWh/person/year · 2024
020k40k19801990200020102020United Kingdomhigh 2010low 2012

How much energy each person uses in a year, across electricity, transport, heating and industry. Energy Institute / Ember via Our World in Data

Solar electricity

Reunion: 9.45 % of electricity · 2023United Kingdom: 6.61 % of electricity · 2025
05102005201020152020United Kingdom

The share of a country's electricity generated from solar panels. The fastest-growing energy source in history. Ember / Energy Institute via Our World in Data

Wind electricity

Reunion: 0.65 % of electricity · 2023United Kingdom: 29.4 % of electricity · 2025
01020302005201020152020United Kingdomhigh 2009

The share of a country's electricity generated from wind turbines, onshore and offshore. Ember / Energy Institute via Our World in Data

Coal electricity

Reunion: 13.0 % of electricity · 2023United Kingdom: 0.11 % of electricity · 2025
020406020002005201020152020United Kingdomhigh 2007

The share of electricity still generated by burning coal, the most polluting fuel. The number that must reach zero first. Ember / Energy Institute via Our World in Data

Oil electricity

Reunion: 30.3 % of electricity · 2023United Kingdom: 4.37 % of electricity · 2025
0204020002005201020152020United Kingdomhigh 2022low 2007

The share of a country's electricity generated by burning oil. Rare on big grids, still common on islands. Ember via Our World in Data

Land & Life

Tree cover loss

Reunion: 0.00 ha/year · 2024United Kingdom: 22,786 ha/year · 2024
020k40k2005201020152020United Kingdomhigh 2013low 2004

Forest area lost each year to fire, logging, farming and storms. Not all loss is permanent deforestation, but the trend matters. Global Forest Watch (Hansen/UMD) via Our World in Data

Red List Index

Reunion: 0.54 index (1 = species safe) · 2024United Kingdom: 0.97 index (1 = species safe) · 2024
00.51200020102020United Kingdom

Tracks extinction risk across all assessed species. 1 means no species at risk; falling values mean wildlife sliding towards extinction. IUCN / SDG 15.5.1 via Our World in Data

Nitrogen fertiliser use

Reunion: 13.6 kg N/ha of cropland · 2023United Kingdom: 114.5 kg N/ha of cropland · 2023
0100200198020002020United Kingdomhigh 1993low 2003

Nitrogen applied per hectare of cropland. It feeds half the world, but runoff chokes rivers and coastal seas. FAO via Our World in Data

Urban population

Reunion: 97.3 % living in cities · 2025United Kingdom: 83.3 % living in cities · 2025
0501001960198020002020United Kingdomhigh 2014

The share of people living in towns and cities. Urbanisation shapes energy use, land use and how people experience climate change. UN World Urbanization Prospects via Our World in Data

Water

Water stress

Reunion: 4.30 % of renewable resources withdrawn · 2022United Kingdom: 14.3 % of renewable resources withdrawn · 2022
0102020002005201020152020United Kingdomhigh 2007low 2016

How much of a country's renewable freshwater is withdrawn each year. Above 25% counts as stressed; above 100% means drawing down reserves. FAO AQUASTAT (SDG 6.4.2) via Our World in Data

Safely managed drinking water

Reunion: 95.7 % of population · 2024United Kingdom: 99.8 % of population · 2024
05010020002005201020152020United Kingdomhigh 2010low 2022

The share of people with safe drinking water at home, available when needed and free from contamination. WHO/UNICEF JMP via Our World in Data

Safely managed sanitation

Reunion: 77.0 % of population · 2024United Kingdom: 97.8 % of population · 2024
0501002005201020152020United Kingdomhigh 2023

The share of people whose toilet waste is safely treated rather than left to contaminate water and soil. WHO/UNICEF JMP via Our World in Data

Pollution

Air pollution (PM2.5)

Reunion: 5.00 µg/m³ annual mean · 2024United Kingdom: 8.80 µg/m³ annual mean · 2024
051020002005201020152020United Kingdomhigh 2016low 2023

Average exposure to fine particles small enough to enter the bloodstream. The WHO guideline is 5 µg/m³. World Bank / van Donkelaar et al. via Our World in Data