Europe vs Mauritius: Arable land — Share in Agricultural land

Europe
59.35 %
in 2024
Mauritius
86.41 %
in 2024
Europe rank
6th
Mauritius rank
10th

Arable land — Share in Agricultural land over time

  • Europe
  • Mauritius
020406080100196119922024

How they compare

Mauritius currently reports 86.41 % against 59.35 % in Europe, a difference of 27.06 %.

That makes Mauritius's figure about 1.5 times Europe's.

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

Europe ranks 6th and Mauritius ranks 10th of 31 regions.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe Mauritius Difference Ahead
1960s 46.85 % 90.52 % 43.67 % Mauritius
1970s 45.49 % 88.22 % 42.73 % Mauritius
1980s 45.21 % 87.89 % 42.67 % Mauritius
1990s 56.92 % 89.57 % 32.64 % Mauritius
2000s 58.71 % 89.87 % 31.16 % Mauritius
2010s 59.02 % 87 % 27.98 % Mauritius
2020s 59.13 % 86.52 % 27.39 % Mauritius

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land — share in agricultural land, Europe or Mauritius?
Mauritius, at 86.41 % against 59.35 % in Europe as of 2024.
What is the difference in arable land — share in agricultural land between Europe and Mauritius?
27.06 %, with Mauritius ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe and Mauritius?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Europe and Mauritius rank globally for arable land — share in agricultural land?
Europe ranks 6th and Mauritius ranks 10th of 31 regions.
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
267 places, 15,674 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.