Land area — Area, per square kilometre in Mauritius
Mauritius: Land area — Area, per square kilometre was 0.1002 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
0.1002 1000 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
13th
of 190 countries
All-time high
0.1002 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2013
All-time low
0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2011
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land area — Area, per square kilometre in Mauritius, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, land area — area, per square kilometre in Mauritius stood at 0.1002 1000 ha per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area — area, per square kilometre in Mauritius peaked at 0.1002 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 2011.
Mauritius ranks 13th of 190 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Land area — Area, per square kilometre in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1002 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.1002 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1002 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1002 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1002 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1002 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1002 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1002 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1002 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1002 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1002 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 0.1002 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre, 1.0× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 0.1002 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre, 1.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1001 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.1002 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1002 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.1002 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.1002 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 10 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.1004 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 11 Isle of Man 0.1004 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 12 Guam 0.1002 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 14 Bangladesh 0.1001 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 15 Dominica 0.1001 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 16 Kiribati 0.1001 1000 ha per square kilometre 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.4291 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 1.85 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area — area, per square kilometre in Mauritius?
- Land area — area, per square kilometre in Mauritius was 0.1002 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land area — area, per square kilometre recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1002 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2013.
- What is the lowest land area — area, per square kilometre recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2011.
- How does Mauritius rank for land area — area, per square kilometre?
- Mauritius ranks 13th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land area — area, per square kilometre 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land area — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land area — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land area — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Land area — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.