Forest land — Area in Mauritius
Mauritius: Forest land — Area was 38.29 1000 ha in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forest land — Area in Mauritius, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Mauritius recorded 38.29 1000 ha for forest land — area in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — area in Mauritius peaked at 41.93 1000 ha in 2000 and was at its lowest, 38.29 1000 ha, in 2018.
That places Mauritius 195th out of 249 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Forest land — Area in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 41.07 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 41.16 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 41.24 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 41.33 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 41.41 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 41.5 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 41.59 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 41.67 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 41.76 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 41.84 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 41.93 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 41.57 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 41.22 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 40.86 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 40.5 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 40.15 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 39.79 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 39.43 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 39.07 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 38.72 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 38.36 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 38.35 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 38.34 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 38.32 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 38.31 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 38.3 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 38.3 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 38.3 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 38.29 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 38.29 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 38.29 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 38.29 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 38.29 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 38.29 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 38.29 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 38.29 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 38.29 1000 ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2,330 1000 ha, 2% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 38.29 1000 ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3,914 1000 ha, 1% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 41.46 1000 ha | 41.07 1000 ha | 41.84 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 40.32 1000 ha | 38.72 1000 ha | 41.93 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.32 1000 ha | 38.29 1000 ha | 38.36 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.29 1000 ha | 38.29 1000 ha | 38.29 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 192 Martinique 52.67 1000 ha compare
- 193 Cabo Verde 51.06 1000 ha compare
- 194 Palau 41.87 1000 ha compare
- 196 Lesotho 34.52 1000 ha compare
- 197 Comoros 33.37 1000 ha compare
- 198 Saint Lucia 32.84 1000 ha compare
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 forest land — area in Mauritius?
- Forest land — area in Mauritius was 38.29 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — area recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 41.93 1000 ha in 2000.
- What is the lowest forest land — area recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.29 1000 ha in 2018.
- How does Mauritius rank for forest land — area?
- Mauritius ranks 195th out of 249 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forest 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.