Forest land — Share in Land area in Mauritius
Mauritius: Forest land — Share in Land area was 19.15 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Forest land — Share in Land area in Mauritius, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, forest land — share in land area in Mauritius stood at 19.15 %.
That represents a change of down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — share in land area in Mauritius peaked at 20.66 % in 2000 and was at its lowest, 18.9 %, in 2010.
That places Mauritius 147th out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.42 % | 20.23 % | 20.61 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.86 % | 19.07 % | 20.66 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.14 % | 18.9 % | 19.2 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.15 % | 19.15 % | 19.15 % | 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 forest land — share in land area in Mauritius?
- Forest land — share in land area in Mauritius was 19.15 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — share in land area recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 20.66 % in 2000.
- What is the lowest forest land — share in land area recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.9 % in 2010.
- How does Mauritius rank for forest land — share in land area?
- Mauritius ranks 147th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest land — share in land area rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. 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 — 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.