Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Mauritius
Mauritius: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 56.94 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Mauritius, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Mauritius is 56.94 kg/ha, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 47.0% on the previous year and down 39.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Mauritius peaked at 173.91 kg/ha in 2017 and was at its lowest, 56.94 kg/ha, in 2023.
That places Mauritius 72nd out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 104.15 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 116.34 kg/ha | +11.7% |
| 1963 | 115.88 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 1964 | 103.23 kg/ha | -10.9% |
| 1965 | 96.67 kg/ha | -6.4% |
| 1966 | 94.67 kg/ha | -2.1% |
| 1967 | 97.04 kg/ha | +2.5% |
| 1968 | 88.57 kg/ha | -8.7% |
| 1969 | 88.25 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 84.8 kg/ha | -3.9% |
| 1971 | 87.41 kg/ha | +3.1% |
| 1972 | 130.58 kg/ha | +49.4% |
| 1973 | 105.56 kg/ha | -19.2% |
| 1974 | 81.95 kg/ha | -22.4% |
| 1975 | 94.34 kg/ha | +15.1% |
| 1976 | 82.47 kg/ha | -12.6% |
| 1977 | 103.79 kg/ha | +25.9% |
| 1978 | 97.85 kg/ha | -5.7% |
| 1979 | 91.15 kg/ha | -6.8% |
| 1980 | 95.29 kg/ha | +4.5% |
| 1981 | 88.87 kg/ha | -6.7% |
| 1982 | 91.87 kg/ha | +3.4% |
| 1983 | 100.15 kg/ha | +9.0% |
| 1984 | 99.61 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 102.76 kg/ha | +3.2% |
| 1986 | 92.47 kg/ha | -10.0% |
| 1987 | 118.39 kg/ha | +28.0% |
| 1988 | 103.07 kg/ha | -12.9% |
| 1989 | 110.75 kg/ha | +7.5% |
| 1990 | 108.05 kg/ha | -2.4% |
| 1991 | 109.4 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 110.05 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 98.78 kg/ha | -10.2% |
| 1994 | 119.81 kg/ha | +21.3% |
| 1995 | 128.76 kg/ha | +7.5% |
| 1996 | 138.72 kg/ha | +7.7% |
| 1997 | 127.09 kg/ha | -8.4% |
| 1998 | 132.36 kg/ha | +4.1% |
| 1999 | 146.57 kg/ha | +10.7% |
| 2000 | 162.38 kg/ha | +10.8% |
| 2001 | 105 kg/ha | -35.3% |
| 2002 | 115.2 kg/ha | +9.7% |
| 2003 | 104.03 kg/ha | -9.7% |
| 2004 | 132.41 kg/ha | +27.3% |
| 2005 | 134.31 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 132.26 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 136.56 kg/ha | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 127.98 kg/ha | -6.3% |
| 2009 | 127.7 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 116.81 kg/ha | -8.5% |
| 2011 | 138.08 kg/ha | +18.2% |
| 2012 | 134.04 kg/ha | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 94.27 kg/ha | -29.7% |
| 2014 | 138.34 kg/ha | +46.7% |
| 2015 | 77.02 kg/ha | -44.3% |
| 2016 | 83.26 kg/ha | +8.1% |
| 2017 | 173.91 kg/ha | +108.9% |
| 2018 | 65.25 kg/ha | -62.5% |
| 2019 | 127.12 kg/ha | +94.8% |
| 2020 | 66.16 kg/ha | -48.0% |
| 2021 | 61.25 kg/ha | -7.4% |
| 2022 | 107.36 kg/ha | +75.3% |
| 2023 | 56.94 kg/ha | -47.0% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 56.94 kg/ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 45.17 kg/ha, 1.3× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 56.94 kg/ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.97 kg/ha, 9.5× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Mauritius changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +108.9% | 83.26 kg/ha | 173.91 kg/ha |
| 2019 | +94.8% | 65.25 kg/ha | 127.12 kg/ha |
| 2022 | +75.3% | 61.25 kg/ha | 107.36 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 100.53 kg/ha | 88.25 kg/ha | 116.34 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 95.99 kg/ha | 81.95 kg/ha | 130.58 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 100.32 kg/ha | 88.87 kg/ha | 118.39 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 121.96 kg/ha | 98.78 kg/ha | 146.57 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 127.78 kg/ha | 104.03 kg/ha | 162.38 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 114.81 kg/ha | 65.25 kg/ha | 173.91 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.93 kg/ha | 56.94 kg/ha | 107.36 kg/ha | 4 |
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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 mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Mauritius?
- Mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Mauritius was 56.94 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 173.91 kg/ha in 2017.
- What is the lowest mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.94 kg/ha in 2023.
- How does Mauritius rank for mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Mauritius ranks 72nd out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Cropland Nutrient balance domain contains information on the flows of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium from mineral fertilizer, manure applied, atmospheric deposition, crop removal, and biological fixation over cropland and per unit area of cropland. The flows are aggregated to total inputs and total outputs, from which the overall nutrient balance and nutrient use efficiency on cropland are calculated. Statistics are disseminated in units of tonnes and in kg/ha, as appropriate. Nutrient use efficiency is expressed as a fraction (%).