Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in Mauritius
Mauritius: Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland was 56.52 Square kilometres in 2022. ▲ Rising
Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in Mauritius, 2005–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
In 2022, land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in Mauritius stood at 56.52 Square kilometres. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 17.5% on the previous year and up 56.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in Mauritius peaked at 56.52 Square kilometres in 2022 and was at its lowest, 15.45 Square kilometres, in 2005.
That places Mauritius 141st out of 169 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 15.45 Square kilometres | — |
| 2010 | 36.07 Square kilometres | +133.5% |
| 2015 | 46.95 Square kilometres | +30.2% |
| 2020 | 48.09 Square kilometres | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 56.52 Square kilometres | +17.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.45 Square kilometres | 15.45 Square kilometres | 15.45 Square kilometres | 1 |
| 2010s | 41.51 Square kilometres | 36.07 Square kilometres | 46.95 Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2020s | 52.31 Square kilometres | 48.09 Square kilometres | 56.52 Square kilometres | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 138 Luxembourg 83.19 Square kilometres compare
- 139 Hong Kong, China 60.19 Square kilometres compare
- 140 Kuwait 59.42 Square kilometres compare
- 142 United Arab Emirates 49.47 Square kilometres compare
- 143 Lithuania 1,832 Square kilometres compare
- 143 Suriname 46.69 Square kilometres compare
- 144 Sao Tome and Principe 36.09 Square kilometres 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)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Production, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Production, per capita 0.0001 m3 per person (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Import quantity, annual growth rate 61.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in Mauritius?
- Land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in Mauritius was 56.52 Square kilometres in 2022, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 56.52 Square kilometres in 2022.
- What is the lowest land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.45 Square kilometres in 2005.
- How does Mauritius rank for land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland?
- Mauritius ranks 141st out of 169 countries with data for 2022.
- Is land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 56.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The land cover dataset provides a global assessment of land cover and land cover change to monitor pressures on ecosystems and biodiversity. By using geospatial data with high spatio-temporal resolution, it develops a set of internationally comparable indicators with a long time series and a five-year interval from 2000 to 2022 for the Climate Change Initiative Land Cover dataset, and from 1975 to 2030 for the Global Human Settlement Layer dataset. Please see the working paper for a more complete description of the methods. The dataset has a global coverage on the national level, while on the sub-national TL2 level (i.e. large subnational regions) results are reported for all OECD countries as well as for Argentina, Brazil, China, India, Indonesia and South Africa. The following country aggregates are included: Euro area, European Union, Advanced economies, Emerging market economies, G7, G20, OECD, OECD Europe, OECD Asia Oceania, OECD Americas, the LAC region and the World. Data source(s): Climate Change Initiative land cover data and Global Human Settlement Layer built-up area data. Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Database documentation