Arable land — Area, per square kilometre in Mauritius
Mauritius: Arable land — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0354 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0354 1000 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
19th
of 184 countries
All-time high
0.0493 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 1989
All-time low
0.0354 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2014
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Arable land — Area, per square kilometre in Mauritius, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Mauritius recorded 0.0354 1000 ha per square kilometre for arable land — area, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — area, per square kilometre in Mauritius peaked at 0.0493 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.0354 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 2014.
Mauritius ranks 19th of 184 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Arable land — Area, per square kilometre in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0443 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0448 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0448 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0448 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0453 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0438 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0466 1000 ha per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0493 1000 ha per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0493 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0493 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0493 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0493 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0493 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0493 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0488 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0488 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0489 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0489 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 0.049 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 0.049 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0491 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0491 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0492 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0492 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0493 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0493 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0493 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0493 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0493 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0493 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0489 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0487 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0481 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0478 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0475 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0472 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 0.048 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0488 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0469 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0476 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 0.048 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0471 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0467 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.046 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0447 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0436 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0426 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0404 1000 ha per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0398 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0392 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0384 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0372 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0368 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0354 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0354 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0354 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0354 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0354 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0354 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0354 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0354 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0354 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0354 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 0.0354 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0094 1000 ha per square kilometre, 3.8× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 0.0354 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0109 1000 ha per square kilometre, 3.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0459 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0438 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0493 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0491 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0488 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0493 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0492 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.049 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0493 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0481 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0469 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0493 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0447 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0398 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.048 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0364 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0354 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0392 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0354 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0354 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0354 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 16 Poland 0.0366 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 17 Romania 0.0365 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 18 Haiti 0.0365 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 20 El Salvador 0.0348 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 21 Germany 0.0334 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 22 Czechia 0.0327 1000 ha per square kilometre 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.4291 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 1.85 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — area, per square kilometre in Mauritius?
- Arable land — area, per square kilometre in Mauritius was 0.0354 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest arable land — area, per square kilometre recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0493 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1989.
- What is the lowest arable land — area, per square kilometre recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0354 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2014.
- How does Mauritius rank for arable land — area, per square kilometre?
- Mauritius ranks 19th out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Arable land — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Arable land — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Arable land — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Arable land — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Arable land — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.