Land area — Area, per capita in Mauritius
Mauritius: Land area — Area, per capita was 0.0002 1000 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Land area — Area, per capita in Mauritius, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land area — area, per capita in Mauritius is 0.0002 1000 ha per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area — area, per capita in Mauritius peaked at 0.0003 1000 ha per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 1000 ha per person, in 2021.
Mauritius ranks 179th of 190 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Land area — Area, per capita in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +0.2% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 0.0002 1000 ha per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0013 1000 ha per person, 12% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 0.0002 1000 ha per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0016 1000 ha per person, 10% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
More environment data for Mauritius
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.0009 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 0.5364 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area — area, per capita in Mauritius?
- Land area — area, per capita in Mauritius was 0.0002 1000 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land area — area, per capita recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0003 1000 ha per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land area — area, per capita recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 1000 ha per person in 2021.
- How does Mauritius rank for land area — area, per capita?
- Mauritius ranks 179th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area — area, per capita rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land area — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land area — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land area — Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land area — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Land area — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.