How does Mauritius rank for artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area?

Mauritius ranks 161st out of 241 countries with data for 2022.

Is artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area rising or falling in Mauritius?

Over the last ten years it is up 18.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Mauritius data come from?

The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area from CCI_LC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area in Mauritius

Name: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area in Mauritius
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)

Mauritius: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area was 10.9 1000 ha in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)

10.9 1000 ha

Change on year

up 2.1%

World rank

161st

of 241 countries

All-time high

10.9 1000 ha

in 2022

All-time low

6.45 1000 ha

in 1992

Years of data

1992–2022

Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area in Mauritius, 1992–2022

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.

Analysis

Mauritius recorded 10.9 1000 ha for artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in 2022. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 18.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Mauritius peaked at 10.9 1000 ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 6.45 1000 ha, in 1992.

Mauritius ranks 161st of 241 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	6.45 1000 ha	6.45 1000 ha	6.45 1000 ha	8
2000s	7.43 1000 ha	6.45 1000 ha	8.51 1000 ha	10
2010s	9.64 1000 ha	8.75 1000 ha	10.06 1000 ha	10
2020s	10.55 1000 ha	10.06 1000 ha	10.9 1000 ha	3

Countries ranked near Mauritius

158 Gambia 12.08 1000 ha compare
159 Luxembourg 11.74 1000 ha compare
160 Suriname 11.38 1000 ha compare
162 Lesotho 10.71 1000 ha compare
163 Bahamas 9.93 1000 ha compare
164 French Guiana 9.65 1000 ha compare

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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 — Share in Agricultural land 86.41 % (2024)
Arable land — Area 70.62 1000 ha (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Mauritius?: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Mauritius was 10.9 1000 ha in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area recorded in Mauritius?: The highest recorded value was 10.9 1000 ha in 2022.
What is the lowest artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area recorded in Mauritius?: The lowest recorded value was 6.45 1000 ha in 1992.
How does Mauritius rank for artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area?: Mauritius ranks 161st out of 241 countries with data for 2022.
Is artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area rising or falling in Mauritius?: Over the last ten years it is up 18.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Mauritius data come from?: The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area from CCI_LC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area from CCI_LC
Unit: 1000 ha
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 270 places, 8,231 data points, 1992–2022
Last refreshed: 12 August 2026

The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.