Forest area as share of land area in Mauritius
Mauritius: Forest area as share of land area was 19.17 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forest area as share of land area in Mauritius, 1990–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area as share of land area in Mauritius is 19.17, 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, forest area as share of land area in Mauritius peaked at 21 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 19.17, 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.76 | 20.57 | 20.95 | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.19 | 19.39 | 21 | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.19 | 19.17 | 19.21 | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.17 | 19.17 | 19.17 | 6 |
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 forest area as share of land area in Mauritius?
- Forest area as share of land area in Mauritius was 19.17 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest forest area as share of land area recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 21 in 2000.
- What is the lowest forest area as share of land area recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.17 in 2020.
- How does Mauritius rank for forest area as share of land area?
- Mauritius ranks 134th out of 216 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area as share of land area 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Forest area as share of land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 36 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).