Land use hidden — Cropland in Mauritius
Mauritius: Land use hidden — Cropland was 789.57 Square kilometres in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land use hidden — Cropland in Mauritius, 1961–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
Mauritius recorded 789.57 Square kilometres for land use hidden — cropland in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — cropland in Mauritius peaked at 1,070 Square kilometres in 1976 and was at its lowest, 789.57 Square kilometres, in 2023.
Mauritius ranks 136th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Cropland in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 920 Square kilometres | — |
| 1962 | 930 Square kilometres | +1.1% |
| 1963 | 930 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 930 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 940 Square kilometres | +1.1% |
| 1966 | 920 Square kilometres | -2.1% |
| 1967 | 980 Square kilometres | +6.5% |
| 1968 | 1,040 Square kilometres | +6.1% |
| 1969 | 1,040 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 1,050 Square kilometres | +1.0% |
| 1971 | 1,050 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 1,060 Square kilometres | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 1,060 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 1,060 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 1,060 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 1,070 Square kilometres | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 1,070 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 1,070 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 1,070 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 1,070 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 1,070 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 1,070 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 1,070 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 1,070 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 1,070 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 1,070 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 1,070 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 1,060 Square kilometres | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 1,047 Square kilometres | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 1,036 Square kilometres | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 1,025 Square kilometres | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 1,020 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 1,000 Square kilometres | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 984.89 Square kilometres | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 964.68 Square kilometres | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 943.19 Square kilometres | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 928.09 Square kilometres | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 936.81 Square kilometres | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 914.25 Square kilometres | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 926.81 Square kilometres | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 950 Square kilometres | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 930 Square kilometres | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 920 Square kilometres | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 910 Square kilometres | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 890 Square kilometres | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 870 Square kilometres | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 850 Square kilometres | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 840 Square kilometres | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 840 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 840 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 820 Square kilometres | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 800 Square kilometres | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 790 Square kilometres | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 790 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 790 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 790 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 790 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 790 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 790 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 790 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 790 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 790 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 789.57 Square kilometres | -0.1% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 789.57 Square kilometres is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 16,313 Square kilometres, 5% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 789.57 Square kilometres is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 38,750 Square kilometres, 2% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 958.89 Square kilometres | 920 Square kilometres | 1,040 Square kilometres | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,062 Square kilometres | 1,050 Square kilometres | 1,070 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,067 Square kilometres | 1,047 Square kilometres | 1,070 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 1990s | 975.3 Square kilometres | 914.25 Square kilometres | 1,036 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2000s | 892.68 Square kilometres | 840 Square kilometres | 950 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2010s | 799 Square kilometres | 790 Square kilometres | 840 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 789.89 Square kilometres | 789.57 Square kilometres | 790 Square kilometres | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 133 Bhutan 1,140 Square kilometres compare
- 134 Solomon Islands 1,012 Square kilometres compare
- 135 United Arab Emirates 917.04 Square kilometres compare
- 137 Puerto Rico 662 Square kilometres compare
- 138 Luxembourg 628.78 Square kilometres compare
- 139 Suriname 554.32 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)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -1.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land use hidden — cropland in Mauritius?
- Land use hidden — cropland in Mauritius was 789.57 Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use hidden — cropland recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 1,070 Square kilometres in 1976.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — cropland recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 789.57 Square kilometres in 2023.
- How does Mauritius rank for land use hidden — cropland?
- Mauritius ranks 136th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — cropland rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land use hidden — Cropland. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Land resources are one of the four components of the natural environment: water, air, land and living resources. In this context land is both: a physical "milieu" necessary for the development of natural vegetation as well as cultivated vegetation; a resource for human activities. The data presented here give information concerning land use state and changes (e.g. agricultural land, forest land). Data source(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N., (FAOSTAT) Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: June 3, 2024 Database documentation Countries metadata