Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre in Mauritius
Mauritius: Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0409 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0409 1000 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
86th
of 186 countries
All-time high
0.0562 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 1985
All-time low
0.0407 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2016
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre in Mauritius, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, agricultural land — area, per square kilometre in Mauritius stood at 0.0409 1000 ha per square kilometre.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — area, per square kilometre in Mauritius peaked at 0.0562 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.0407 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 2016.
Mauritius ranks 86th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0488 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0493 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0493 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0493 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0498 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0488 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1967 | 0.052 1000 ha per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0547 1000 ha per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0547 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0552 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0552 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0557 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0557 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0557 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0557 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0557 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0558 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0558 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0559 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0559 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.056 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.056 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0561 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0561 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0562 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0562 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0562 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0557 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0555 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0555 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0551 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0551 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0545 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 0.054 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0532 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0522 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0528 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0535 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0516 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0524 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0529 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.052 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0517 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.051 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0497 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0487 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0477 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0455 1000 ha per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0451 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0445 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0438 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0427 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0424 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0408 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0407 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0407 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0408 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0408 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0408 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0408 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0409 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0408 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0409 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 0.0409 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0393 1000 ha per square kilometre, 1.0× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 0.0409 1000 ha per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0487 1000 ha per square kilometre, 84% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0507 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0488 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0547 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0556 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0552 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0559 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.056 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0555 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0562 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0537 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0516 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0555 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0497 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0451 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0529 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0418 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0407 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0445 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0409 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0408 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0409 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 83 Italy 0.0415 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 84 Albania 0.0412 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 85 Marshall Islands 0.0411 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 87 Serbia 0.0404 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 88 Chad 0.04 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 89 Andorra 0.0399 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.4291 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 1.85 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — area, per square kilometre in Mauritius?
- Agricultural land — area, per square kilometre in Mauritius was 0.0409 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural land — area, per square kilometre recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0562 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1985.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — area, per square kilometre recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0407 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2016.
- How does Mauritius rank for agricultural land — area, per square kilometre?
- Mauritius ranks 86th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural land — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agricultural land — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Agricultural land — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Agricultural land — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.