Americas vs Mauritius: Arable land — Share in Agricultural land

Americas
31.51 %
in 2024
Mauritius
86.41 %
in 2024
Americas rank
13th
Mauritius rank
11th

Arable land — Share in Agricultural land over time

  • Americas
  • Mauritius
20406080100196119922024

How they compare

Mauritius currently reports 86.41 % against 31.51 % in Americas, a difference of 54.9 %.

That makes Mauritius's figure about 2.7 times Americas's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Mauritius has been ahead every year.

Americas ranks 13th and Mauritius ranks 11th of 32 groups.

Mauritius has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Americas Mauritius Difference Ahead
1960s 28.58 % 90.52 % 61.94 % Mauritius
1970s 29.75 % 88.22 % 58.47 % Mauritius
1980s 30.51 % 87.89 % 57.38 % Mauritius
1990s 30.06 % 89.57 % 59.5 % Mauritius
2000s 29.79 % 89.87 % 60.07 % Mauritius
2010s 29.89 % 87 % 57.1 % Mauritius
2020s 31.45 % 86.52 % 55.07 % Mauritius

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land — share in agricultural land, Americas or Mauritius?
Mauritius, at 86.41 % against 31.51 % in Americas as of 2024.
What is the difference in arable land — share in agricultural land between Americas and Mauritius?
54.9 %, with Mauritius ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and Mauritius?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Americas and Mauritius rank globally for arable land — share in agricultural land?
Americas ranks 13th and Mauritius ranks 11th of 32 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Arable land — Share in Agricultural land. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
281 places, 16,508 data points, 1961–2024
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The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.