Agriculture area actually irrigated — Area in Mauritius
Mauritius: Agriculture area actually irrigated — Area was 13.5 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Agriculture area actually irrigated — Area in Mauritius, 2002–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Mauritius recorded 13.5 1000 ha for agriculture area actually irrigated — area in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 20.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture area actually irrigated — area in Mauritius peaked at 22 1000 ha in 2003 and was at its lowest, 13.5 1000 ha, in 2023.
Mauritius ranks 79th of 91 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Agriculture area actually irrigated — Area in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 21 1000 ha | — |
| 2003 | 22 1000 ha | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 21 1000 ha | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 21 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 21 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 21 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 21 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 21 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 20 1000 ha | -4.8% |
| 2011 | 20 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 19 1000 ha | -5.0% |
| 2013 | 19 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 17 1000 ha | -10.5% |
| 2015 | 16.6 1000 ha | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 16.8 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 16.5 1000 ha | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 17.4 1000 ha | +5.5% |
| 2019 | 15.6 1000 ha | -10.3% |
| 2020 | 15.8 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 15.3 1000 ha | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 14.3 1000 ha | -6.5% |
| 2023 | 13.5 1000 ha | -5.6% |
| 2024 | 13.5 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 13.5 1000 ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 286.47 1000 ha, 5% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 13.5 1000 ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 122.2 1000 ha, 11% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.12 1000 ha | 21 1000 ha | 22 1000 ha | 8 |
| 2010s | 17.79 1000 ha | 15.6 1000 ha | 20 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.48 1000 ha | 13.5 1000 ha | 15.8 1000 ha | 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 agriculture area actually irrigated — area in Mauritius?
- Agriculture area actually irrigated — area in Mauritius was 13.5 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agriculture area actually irrigated — area recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 22 1000 ha in 2003.
- What is the lowest agriculture area actually irrigated — area recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.5 1000 ha in 2023.
- How does Mauritius rank for agriculture area actually irrigated — area?
- Mauritius ranks 79th out of 91 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture area actually irrigated — area rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.6%. 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 Agriculture area actually irrigated — 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.