Land use in Mauritius
Mauritius: Land use was 78,957 hectares in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land use in Mauritius, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Mauritius recorded 78,957 hectares for land use 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 in Mauritius peaked at 107,000 hectares in 1976 and was at its lowest, 78,957 hectares, in 2023.
That places Mauritius 160th out of 223 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 95,889 hectares | 92,000 hectares | 104,000 hectares | 9 |
| 1970s | 106,200 hectares | 105,000 hectares | 107,000 hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 106,674 hectares | 104,745 hectares | 107,000 hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 97,530 hectares | 91,426 hectares | 103,617 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 89,268 hectares | 84,000 hectares | 95,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 79,900 hectares | 79,000 hectares | 84,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 78,989 hectares | 78,957 hectares | 79,000 hectares | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 157 Solomon Islands 101,200 hectares compare
- 158 Equatorial Guinea 99,800 hectares compare
- 159 United Arab Emirates 91,704 hectares compare
- 161 Puerto Rico 66,200 hectares compare
- 163 Suriname 55,432 hectares compare
More environment data for Mauritius
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 6.47 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 5.19 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.0243 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0017 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0007 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0009 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 0.5617 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0055 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0085 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.5201 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land use in Mauritius?
- Land use in Mauritius was 78,957 hectares in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest land use recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 107,000 hectares in 1976.
- What is the lowest land use recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 78,957 hectares in 2023.
- How does Mauritius rank for land use?
- Mauritius ranks 160th out of 223 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Land use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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