Mauritius vs Solomon Islands: Land use
Mauritius
78,957 hectares
in 2023
Solomon Islands
101,200 hectares
in 2023
Mauritius rank
161st
Solomon Islands rank
158th
Land use over time
- Mauritius
- Solomon Islands
How they compare
Solomon Islands currently reports 101,200 hectares against 78,957 hectares in Mauritius, a difference of 22,243 hectares.
That makes Solomon Islands's figure about 1.3 times Mauritius's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Mauritius ahead.
Mauritius ranks 161st and Solomon Islands ranks 158th of 224 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Mauritius averaged higher in 5 and Solomon Islands in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritius | Solomon Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 95,889 hectares | 50,000 hectares | 45,889 hectares | Mauritius |
| 1970s | 106,200 hectares | 50,700 hectares | 55,500 hectares | Mauritius |
| 1980s | 106,674 hectares | 58,600 hectares | 48,074 hectares | Mauritius |
| 1990s | 97,530 hectares | 66,300 hectares | 31,230 hectares | Mauritius |
| 2000s | 89,268 hectares | 81,940 hectares | 7,328 hectares | Mauritius |
| 2010s | 79,900 hectares | 92,080 hectares | 12,180 hectares | Solomon Islands |
| 2020s | 78,989 hectares | 99,500 hectares | 20,511 hectares | Solomon Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land use, Mauritius or Solomon Islands?
- Solomon Islands, at 101,200 hectares against 78,957 hectares in Mauritius as of 2023.
- What is the difference in land use between Mauritius and Solomon Islands?
- 22,243 hectares, with Solomon Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritius and Solomon Islands?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Mauritius and Solomon Islands rank globally for land use?
- Mauritius ranks 161st and Solomon Islands ranks 158th of 224 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 Land use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.