Share of land covered by forest in Mauritius
Mauritius: Share of land covered by forest was 19.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of land covered by forest in Mauritius, 1990–2025
Source: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (2013) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of land covered by forest in Mauritius is 19.2%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of land covered by forest in Mauritius peaked at 21.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 19.2%, in 2020.
That places Mauritius 134th out of 216 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Share of land covered by forest in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 20.6% | — |
| 1991 | 20.6% | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 20.7% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 20.7% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 20.7% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 20.8% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 20.8% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 20.9% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 20.9% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 21.0% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 21.0% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 20.8% | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 20.6% | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 20.5% | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 20.3% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 20.1% | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 19.9% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 19.7% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 19.6% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 19.4% | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 19.2% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 19.2% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 19.2% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 19.2% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 19.2% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 19.2% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 19.2% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 19.2% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 19.2% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 19.2% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 19.2% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 19.2% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 19.2% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 19.2% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 19.2% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 19.2% | +0.0% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 19.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 35.5%, 54% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 19.2% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 22.0%, 87% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.8% | 20.6% | 21.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.2% | 19.4% | 21.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.2% | 19.2% | 19.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.2% | 19.2% | 19.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
More environment data for Mauritius
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 9.92 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 9.84 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.295 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.05 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -1.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of land covered by forest in Mauritius?
- Share of land covered by forest in Mauritius was 19.2% in 2025, according to Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (2013) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of land covered by forest recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 21.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of land covered by forest recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.2% in 2020.
- How does Mauritius rank for share of land covered by forest?
- Mauritius ranks 134th out of 216 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of land covered by forest rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (2013) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of land covered by forest. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of land area covered by forest, including both natural forests and forest plantations.