Cropland — Share in Land area in Mauritius
Mauritius: Cropland — Share in Land area was 37.36 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cropland — Share in Land area in Mauritius, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, cropland — share in land area in Mauritius stood at 37.36 %.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — share in land area in Mauritius peaked at 52.71 % in 1985 and was at its lowest, 37.1 %, in 2016.
Mauritius ranks 35th of 234 countries on this measure, in the top 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 | 47.26 % | 45.32 % | 51.23 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 52.17 % | 51.72 % | 52.41 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 52.52 % | 52.1 % | 52.71 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 50.29 % | 48.15 % | 52.01 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 46.21 % | 41.6 % | 49.43 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.26 % | 37.1 % | 41.01 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.31 % | 37.26 % | 37.36 % | 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 — Share in Agricultural land 86.41 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 70.62 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — share in land area in Mauritius?
- Cropland — share in land area in Mauritius was 37.36 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — share in land area recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 52.71 % in 1985.
- What is the lowest cropland — share in land area recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.1 % in 2016.
- How does Mauritius rank for cropland — share in land area?
- Mauritius ranks 35th out of 234 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — share in land area rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. 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 — Share in Land area. 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.