15.2.1 Proportion of forest area within legally established protected in Mauritius
Mauritius: 15.2.1 Proportion of forest area within legally established protected was 38.72 % in 2025. β² Rising
15.2.1 Proportion of forest area within legally established protected in Mauritius, 1990β2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for 15.2.1 proportion of forest area within legally established protected in Mauritius is 38.72 %, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, 15.2.1 proportion of forest area within legally established protected in Mauritius peaked at 38.72 % in 2015 and was at its lowest, 31.67 %, in 1990.
Mauritius ranks 30th of 165 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.67 % | 31.67 % | 31.67 % | 1 |
| 2000s | 37.94 % | 37.94 % | 37.94 % | 1 |
| 2010s | 38.7 % | 38.67 % | 38.72 % | 2 |
| 2020s | 38.72 % | 38.72 % | 38.72 % | 2 |
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.295 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.05 Β°C (2025)
- Recovered paper β Production 9,500 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish β Production 9,500 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value 102 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import quantity 16 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export value 173 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export quantity 86 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import value 26,550 1000 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is 15.2.1 proportion of forest area within legally established protected in Mauritius?
- 15.2.1 proportion of forest area within legally established protected in Mauritius was 38.72 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest 15.2.1 proportion of forest area within legally established protected recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 38.72 % in 2015.
- What is the lowest 15.2.1 proportion of forest area within legally established protected recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.67 % in 1990.
- How does Mauritius rank for 15.2.1 proportion of forest area within legally established protected?
- Mauritius ranks 30th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is 15.2.1 proportion of forest area within legally established protected rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of 15.2.1 Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas β Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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