Herbicides — Agricultural Use in Mauritius
Mauritius: Herbicides — Agricultural Use was 312 t in 2024. ▼ Falling
Herbicides — Agricultural Use in Mauritius, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Mauritius recorded 312 t for herbicides — agricultural use in 2024.
The figure is up 22.4% on the previous year and down 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, herbicides — agricultural use in Mauritius peaked at 641 t in 1990 and was at its lowest, 234 t, in 2020.
Mauritius ranks 118th of 209 countries on this measure, 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 | 399 t | 296 t | 641 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 384.5 t | 310 t | 474 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 368 t | 280 t | 439 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 273 t | 234 t | 312 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 115 Turkmenistan 327 t compare
- 116 Liberia 323 t compare
- 117 Syrian Arab Republic 320 t compare
- 119 Namibia 300 t compare
- 120 Algeria 286 t compare
- 121 Madagascar 278 t compare
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 herbicides — agricultural use in Mauritius?
- Herbicides — agricultural use in Mauritius was 312 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest herbicides — agricultural use recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 641 t in 1990.
- What is the lowest herbicides — agricultural use recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 234 t in 2020.
- How does Mauritius rank for herbicides — agricultural use?
- Mauritius ranks 118th out of 209 countries with data for 2024.
- Is herbicides — agricultural use rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.4%. 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 Herbicides — Agricultural Use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Pesticides Use domain contains statistics on the agricultural use of major pesticide groups and of relevant chemical families. Data are disseminated by country, with global coverage and are updated annually. The FAOSTAT Pesticides Use domain contains information on the use of major pesticide groups:1. Insecticides (Chlorinated hydrocarbons, Organo-phosphates, Carbamates-insecticides, Pyrethroids, Botanical and biological products and Others not elsewhere classified);2. Mineral Oils;3. Herbicides (Phenoxy hormone products, Triazines, Amides, Carbamates-herbicides, Dinitroanilines, Urea derivatives, Sulfonyl urea, Bipiridils, Uracil, Others not elsewhere classified);4. Fungicides and Bactericides (Inorganic, Dithiocarbamates, Benzimidazoles, Triazoles, Diazoles, Diazines, Morpholines, Others not elsewhere classified);5. Plant Growth Regulators;6. Rodenticides (Anti-coagulants, Cyanide Generators, Hypercalcaemics, Narcotics, Others not elsewhere classified);7. Other Pesticides NES (not elsewhere specified).