Agricultural land — Area in Mauritius
Mauritius: Agricultural land — Area was 81.72 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land — Area in Mauritius, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Mauritius recorded 81.72 1000 ha for agricultural land — area in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — area in Mauritius peaked at 114 1000 ha in 1985 and was at its lowest, 81.2 1000 ha, in 2016.
Mauritius ranks 181st of 237 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 102.94 1000 ha | 99 1000 ha | 111 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 112.9 1000 ha | 112 1000 ha | 113.4 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 113.62 1000 ha | 112.75 1000 ha | 114 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 109.09 1000 ha | 104.75 1000 ha | 112.58 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 100.81 1000 ha | 91.46 1000 ha | 107.34 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.62 1000 ha | 81.2 1000 ha | 90.24 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.62 1000 ha | 81.53 1000 ha | 81.72 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 178 Cabo Verde 99.9 1000 ha compare
- 179 Equatorial Guinea 96.59 1000 ha compare
- 180 Faroe Islands 96.07 1000 ha compare
- 182 Suriname 76 1000 ha compare
- 183 Qatar 74 1000 ha compare
- 184 Micronesia 68.35 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Mauritius
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 25.43 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 19 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 1 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 3.5 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 8.57 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 7 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 5.02 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 4.1 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 86.41 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 70.62 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — area in Mauritius?
- Agricultural land — area in Mauritius was 81.72 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural land — area recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 114 1000 ha in 1985.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — area recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.2 1000 ha in 2016.
- How does Mauritius rank for agricultural land — area?
- Mauritius ranks 181st out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — area rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agricultural land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.