Arable land use per person in Mauritius
Mauritius: Arable land use per person was 0.0601 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Arable land use per person in Mauritius, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
Mauritius recorded 0.0601 hectares per person for arable land use per person in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land use per person in Mauritius peaked at 0.1322 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0592 hectares per person, in 2021.
That places Mauritius 143rd out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1243 hectares per person | 0.1158 hectares per person | 0.1322 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1129 hectares per person | 0.1053 hectares per person | 0.1211 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0987 hectares per person | 0.0942 hectares per person | 0.1035 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0836 hectares per person | 0.0757 hectares per person | 0.0926 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.07 hectares per person | 0.0641 hectares per person | 0.0761 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0602 hectares per person | 0.0592 hectares per person | 0.064 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0595 hectares per person | 0.0592 hectares per person | 0.0601 hectares per person | 4 |
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More environment data for Mauritius
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 6.47 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 5.19 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.0243 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0017 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0007 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0009 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 0.5617 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0055 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0085 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.5201 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land use per person in Mauritius?
- Arable land use per person in Mauritius was 0.0601 hectares per person in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest arable land use per person recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1322 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest arable land use per person recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0592 hectares per person in 2021.
- How does Mauritius rank for arable land use per person?
- Mauritius ranks 143rd out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land use per person rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. 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 (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Arable land use per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Arable land is defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops, temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. It is measured in hectares per person.