Agriculture area actually irrigated — Share in Agricultural land in Mauritius
Mauritius: Agriculture area actually irrigated — Share in Agricultural land was 16.52 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Agriculture area actually irrigated — Share in Agricultural land in Mauritius, 2002–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agriculture area actually irrigated — share in agricultural land in Mauritius is 16.52 %, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 20.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture area actually irrigated — share in agricultural land in Mauritius peaked at 22.96 % in 2009 and was at its lowest, 16.52 %, in 2024.
Mauritius ranks 17th of 76 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Agriculture area actually irrigated — Share in Agricultural land in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 19.89 % | — |
| 2003 | 20.98 % | +5.5% |
| 2004 | 20.3 % | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 20.82 % | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 21.24 % | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 21.67 % | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 22.72 % | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 22.96 % | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 22.16 % | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 22.86 % | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 22.27 % | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 22.45 % | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 20.85 % | -7.1% |
| 2015 | 20.4 % | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 20.69 % | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 20.27 % | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 21.33 % | +5.2% |
| 2019 | 19.15 % | -10.2% |
| 2020 | 19.37 % | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 18.74 % | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 17.54 % | -6.4% |
| 2023 | 16.54 % | -5.7% |
| 2024 | 16.52 % | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.32 % | 19.89 % | 22.96 % | 8 |
| 2010s | 21.24 % | 19.15 % | 22.86 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.74 % | 16.52 % | 19.37 % | 5 |
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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)
- Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate 37.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, per capita 0.0071 t per person (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import value, annual growth rate 23.79 % change on previous year (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import value, per capita 0.0077 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate 8.64 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture area actually irrigated — share in agricultural land in Mauritius?
- Agriculture area actually irrigated — share in agricultural land in Mauritius was 16.52 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agriculture area actually irrigated — share in agricultural land recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 22.96 % in 2009.
- What is the lowest agriculture area actually irrigated — share in agricultural land recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.52 % in 2024.
- How does Mauritius rank for agriculture area actually irrigated — share in agricultural land?
- Mauritius ranks 17th out of 76 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture area actually irrigated — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.8%. 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 — Share in Agricultural land. 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.