Land use hidden — Land area, per capita in Mauritius
Mauritius: Land use hidden — Land area, per capita was 0.0016 Square kilometres per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0016 Square kilometres per person
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
170th
of 181 countries
All-time high
0.003 Square kilometres per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.0016 Square kilometres per person
in 2021
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Land area, per capita in Mauritius, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per person.
Analysis
Mauritius recorded 0.0016 Square kilometres per person for land use hidden — land area, per capita in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — land area, per capita in Mauritius peaked at 0.003 Square kilometres per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0016 Square kilometres per person, in 2021.
That places Mauritius 170th out of 181 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Land area, per capita in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.003 Square kilometres per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0029 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0028 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0028 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0027 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0026 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0026 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0025 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0025 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0025 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0024 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0024 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0023 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0023 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0023 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0022 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0022 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0022 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0021 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0021 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0021 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 0.002 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 0.002 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 0.002 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 0.002 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 0.002 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 0.002 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0019 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0019 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0019 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0019 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0019 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0018 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0018 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0018 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0018 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0018 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0017 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0017 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0017 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0017 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0017 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0017 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0017 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0017 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0016 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0016 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0016 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0016 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0016 Square kilometres per person | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0016 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0016 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0016 Square kilometres per person | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0016 Square kilometres per person | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0016 Square kilometres per person | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0016 Square kilometres per person | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0016 Square kilometres per person | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0016 Square kilometres per person | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0016 Square kilometres per person | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0016 Square kilometres per person | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0016 Square kilometres per person | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0016 Square kilometres per person | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0016 Square kilometres per person | +1.1% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 0.0016 Square kilometres per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0114 Square kilometres per person, 14% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 0.0016 Square kilometres per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.015 Square kilometres per person, 11% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0027 Square kilometres per person | 0.0025 Square kilometres per person | 0.003 Square kilometres per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0023 Square kilometres per person | 0.0021 Square kilometres per person | 0.0025 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.002 Square kilometres per person | 0.0019 Square kilometres per person | 0.0021 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0018 Square kilometres per person | 0.0017 Square kilometres per person | 0.0019 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0017 Square kilometres per person | 0.0016 Square kilometres per person | 0.0017 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0016 Square kilometres per person | 0.0016 Square kilometres per person | 0.0016 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0016 Square kilometres per person | 0.0016 Square kilometres per person | 0.0016 Square kilometres per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 167 Rwanda 0.0018 Square kilometres per person compare
- 168 Nauru 0.0017 Square kilometres per person compare
- 169 Aruba 0.0017 Square kilometres per person compare
- 171 Barbados 0.0015 Square kilometres per person compare
- 172 Bermuda 0.0008 Square kilometres per person compare
- 173 Bangladesh 0.0008 Square kilometres per person 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 — land area, per capita in Mauritius?
- Land use hidden — land area, per capita in Mauritius was 0.0016 Square kilometres per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — land area, per capita recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 0.003 Square kilometres per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — land area, per capita recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0016 Square kilometres per person in 2021.
- How does Mauritius rank for land use hidden — land area, per capita?
- Mauritius ranks 170th out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — land area, per capita rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. 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 use hidden — Land area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Land 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 use hidden — Land area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Land area Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- 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 use hidden — Land area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.