Above-ground forest biomass in Mauritius
Mauritius: Above-ground forest biomass was 120.14 tonnes per hectare in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
120.14 tonnes per hectare
World rank
95th
of 215 countries
All-time high
120.14 tonnes per hectare
in 2020
All-time low
119.25 tonnes per hectare
in 2000
Years of data
10
1990–2025
Above-ground forest biomass in Mauritius, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
Mauritius recorded 120.14 tonnes per hectare for above-ground forest biomass in 2025. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, above-ground forest biomass in Mauritius peaked at 120.14 tonnes per hectare in 2020 and was at its lowest, 119.25 tonnes per hectare, in 2000.
Mauritius ranks 95th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Above-ground forest biomass in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 119.55 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 2000 | 119.25 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 119.92 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 120.1 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 124.2 tonnes per hectare | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 124.19 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 124.19 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 124.19 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 120.14 tonnes per hectare | -3.3% |
| 2025 | 120.14 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 120.14 tonnes per hectare is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 134.94 tonnes per hectare, 89% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 120.14 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 90.44 tonnes per hectare, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 119.55 tonnes per hectare | 119.55 tonnes per hectare | 119.55 tonnes per hectare | 1 |
| 2000s | 119.25 tonnes per hectare | 119.25 tonnes per hectare | 119.25 tonnes per hectare | 1 |
| 2010s | 122.8 tonnes per hectare | 119.92 tonnes per hectare | 124.2 tonnes per hectare | 6 |
| 2020s | 120.14 tonnes per hectare | 120.14 tonnes per hectare | 120.14 tonnes per hectare | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
More environment data for Mauritius
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 9.92 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 9.84 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.295 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.05 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -1.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is above-ground forest biomass in Mauritius?
- Above-ground forest biomass in Mauritius was 120.14 tonnes per hectare in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest above-ground forest biomass recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 120.14 tonnes per hectare in 2020.
- What is the lowest above-ground forest biomass recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 119.25 tonnes per hectare in 2000.
- How does Mauritius rank for above-ground forest biomass?
- Mauritius ranks 95th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is above-ground forest biomass rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Above-ground forest biomass. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 10 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Above-ground biomass in forest (tonnes per hectare).