Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Mauritius
Mauritius: Agricultural land — Share in Land area was 40.86 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Mauritius, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural land — share in land area in Mauritius is 40.86 %, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — share in land area in Mauritius peaked at 56.16 % in 1985 and was at its lowest, 40.6 %, in 2016.
That places Mauritius 113th out of 255 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 48.77 % | — |
| 1962 | 49.26 % | +1.0% |
| 1963 | 49.26 % | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 49.26 % | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 49.75 % | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 48.77 % | -2.0% |
| 1967 | 51.97 % | +6.6% |
| 1968 | 54.68 % | +5.2% |
| 1969 | 54.68 % | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 55.17 % | +0.9% |
| 1971 | 55.17 % | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 55.67 % | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 55.67 % | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 55.67 % | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 55.67 % | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 55.71 % | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 55.76 % | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 55.81 % | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 55.86 % | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 55.91 % | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 55.96 % | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 56.01 % | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 56.06 % | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 56.11 % | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 56.16 % | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 56.16 % | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 56.16 % | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 55.67 % | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 55.54 % | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 55.46 % | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 55.07 % | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 55.06 % | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 54.55 % | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 53.97 % | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 53.19 % | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 52.22 % | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 52.75 % | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 53.5 % | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 51.6 % | -3.6% |
| 2000 | 52.39 % | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 52.88 % | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 52.02 % | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 51.65 % | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 50.96 % | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 49.69 % | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 48.71 % | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 47.73 % | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 45.54 % | -4.6% |
| 2009 | 45.05 % | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 44.46 % | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 43.81 % | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 42.72 % | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 42.32 % | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 40.76 % | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 40.68 % | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 40.6 % | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 40.71 % | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 40.78 % | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 40.72 % | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 40.78 % | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 40.83 % | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 40.76 % | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 40.81 % | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 40.86 % | +0.1% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 40.86 % is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 39.07 %, 1.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 40.86 % is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 49.41 %, 83% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 50.71 % | 48.77 % | 54.68 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 55.62 % | 55.17 % | 55.86 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 55.97 % | 55.54 % | 56.16 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 53.74 % | 51.6 % | 55.46 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 49.66 % | 45.05 % | 52.88 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.76 % | 40.6 % | 44.46 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.81 % | 40.76 % | 40.86 % | 5 |
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 agricultural land — share in land area in Mauritius?
- Agricultural land — share in land area in Mauritius was 40.86 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 56.16 % in 1985.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.6 % in 2016.
- How does Mauritius rank for agricultural land — share in land area?
- Mauritius ranks 113th out of 255 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — share in 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 — Share in 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.