Agriculture — Area in Mauritius
Mauritius: Agriculture — Area was 81.72 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Agriculture — 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 agriculture — area in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture — area in Mauritius peaked at 114 1000 ha in 1985 and was at its lowest, 81.2 1000 ha, in 2016.
Mauritius ranks 194th of 255 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Agriculture — Area in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 99 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 100 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 1963 | 100 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 100 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 101 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 99 1000 ha | -2.0% |
| 1967 | 105.5 1000 ha | +6.6% |
| 1968 | 111 1000 ha | +5.2% |
| 1969 | 111 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 112 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 1971 | 112 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 113 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 113 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 113 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 113 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 113.1 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 113.2 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 113.3 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 113.4 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 113.5 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 113.6 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 113.7 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 113.8 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 113.9 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 114 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 114 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 114 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 113 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 112.75 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 112.58 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 111.79 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 111.78 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 110.73 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 109.57 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 107.97 1000 ha | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 106 1000 ha | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 107.09 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 108.61 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 104.75 1000 ha | -3.6% |
| 2000 | 106.34 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 107.34 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 105.6 1000 ha | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 104.85 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 103.45 1000 ha | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 100.88 1000 ha | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 98.88 1000 ha | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 96.89 1000 ha | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 92.45 1000 ha | -4.6% |
| 2009 | 91.46 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 90.24 1000 ha | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 87.48 1000 ha | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 85.31 1000 ha | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 84.64 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 81.52 1000 ha | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 81.36 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 81.2 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 81.42 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 81.56 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 81.45 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 81.56 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 81.66 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 81.53 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 81.62 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 81.72 1000 ha | +0.1% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 81.72 1000 ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3,446 1000 ha, 2% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 81.72 1000 ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 12,603 1000 ha, 1% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
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
- 191 Cabo Verde 99.9 1000 ha compare
- 192 Equatorial Guinea 96.59 1000 ha compare
- 193 Faroe Islands 96.07 1000 ha compare
- 195 Suriname 76 1000 ha compare
- 196 Qatar 74 1000 ha compare
- 197 Micronesia 68.35 1000 ha 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)
- 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 in Mauritius?
- Agriculture — area in Mauritius was 81.72 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agriculture — area recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 114 1000 ha in 1985.
- What is the lowest agriculture — area recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.2 1000 ha in 2016.
- How does Mauritius rank for agriculture — area?
- Mauritius ranks 194th out of 255 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture — 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 Agriculture — 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.