Inland waters — Area in Mauritius
Mauritius: Inland waters — Area was 1 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Inland waters — Area in Mauritius, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, inland waters — area in Mauritius stood at 1 1000 ha. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, inland waters — area in Mauritius peaked at 1 1000 ha in 1961 and was at its lowest, 1 1000 ha, in 1961.
That places Mauritius 168th out of 175 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1 1000 ha | 1 1000 ha | 1 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1 1000 ha | 1 1000 ha | 1 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1 1000 ha | 1 1000 ha | 1 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1 1000 ha | 1 1000 ha | 1 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1 1000 ha | 1 1000 ha | 1 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1 1000 ha | 1 1000 ha | 1 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 1000 ha | 1 1000 ha | 1 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 165 Luxembourg 1.55 1000 ha compare
- 166 Guadeloupe 1.35 1000 ha compare
- 167 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 1.2 1000 ha compare
- 168 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1 1000 ha compare
- 168 Cyprus 1 1000 ha compare
- 168 Saint Lucia 1 1000 ha compare
- 168 Samoa 1 1000 ha compare
- 168 Singapore 1 1000 ha 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)
- 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)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.06 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inland waters — area in Mauritius?
- Inland waters — area in Mauritius was 1 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest inland waters — area recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 1 1000 ha in 1961.
- What is the lowest inland waters — area recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Mauritius rank for inland waters — area?
- Mauritius ranks 168th out of 175 countries with data for 2024.
- Is inland waters — area rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Inland waters — 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.