Cropland — Area per capita in Mauritius
Mauritius: Cropland — Area per capita was 0.06 ha/cap in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cropland — Area per capita in Mauritius, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha/cap.
Analysis
Mauritius recorded 0.06 ha/cap for cropland — area per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area per capita in Mauritius peaked at 0.13 ha/cap in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.06 ha/cap, in 2010.
Mauritius ranks 177th of 232 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1278 ha/cap | 0.12 ha/cap | 0.13 ha/cap | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.119 ha/cap | 0.11 ha/cap | 0.13 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.105 ha/cap | 0.1 ha/cap | 0.11 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.089 ha/cap | 0.08 ha/cap | 0.1 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.075 ha/cap | 0.07 ha/cap | 0.08 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.06 ha/cap | 0.06 ha/cap | 0.06 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.06 ha/cap | 0.06 ha/cap | 0.06 ha/cap | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 175 Jamaica 0.07 ha/cap compare
- 175 Nepal 0.07 ha/cap compare
- 177 Antigua and Barbuda 0.06 ha/cap compare
- 177 French Guiana 0.06 ha/cap compare
- 177 Grenada 0.06 ha/cap compare
- 177 Guadeloupe 0.06 ha/cap compare
- 177 Mayotte 0.06 ha/cap compare
- 177 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 0.06 ha/cap compare
- 177 Somalia 0.06 ha/cap compare
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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — area per capita in Mauritius?
- Cropland — area per capita in Mauritius was 0.06 ha/cap in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — area per capita recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 0.13 ha/cap in 1961.
- What is the lowest cropland — area per capita recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.06 ha/cap in 2010.
- How does Mauritius rank for cropland — area per capita?
- Mauritius ranks 177th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — area per capita rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 Cropland — Area per capita. 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.