Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Mauritius
Mauritius: Arable land — Share in Agricultural land was 86.41 % in 2024. ▬ Flat
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Mauritius, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, arable land — share in agricultural land in Mauritius stood at 86.41 %. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — share in agricultural land in Mauritius peaked at 91.14 % in 1998 and was at its lowest, 86.41 %, in 2024.
That places Mauritius 11th out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 90.52 % | 89.57 % | 91.09 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 88.22 % | 87.61 % | 89.29 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 87.89 % | 87.67 % | 88.76 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 89.57 % | 88.26 % | 91.14 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 89.87 % | 88.44 % | 90.9 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 87 % | 86.58 % | 88.16 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.52 % | 86.41 % | 86.62 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
More environment data for Mauritius
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 25.43 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 19 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 1 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 3.5 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 8.57 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 7 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 5.02 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 4.1 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Area 70.62 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.06 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — share in agricultural land in Mauritius?
- Arable land — share in agricultural land in Mauritius was 86.41 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 91.14 % in 1998.
- What is the lowest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.41 % in 2024.
- How does Mauritius rank for arable land — share in agricultural land?
- Mauritius ranks 11th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Arable land — 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.