Non-agricultural population in Mauritius
Mauritius: Non-agricultural population was 1.22 million FAO, number in 2012. ▲ Rising
Non-agricultural population in Mauritius, 1980–2012
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site. Measured in FAO, number.
Analysis
In 2012, non-agricultural population in Mauritius stood at 1.22 million FAO, number. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, non-agricultural population in Mauritius peaked at 1.22 million FAO, number in 2012 and was at its lowest, 707,000 FAO, number, in 1980.
Mauritius ranks 41st of 53 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 787,200 FAO, number | 707,000 FAO, number | 867,000 FAO, number | 10 |
| 1990s | 968,300 FAO, number | 887,000 FAO, number | 1.04 million FAO, number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.13 million FAO, number | 1.06 million FAO, number | 1.19 million FAO, number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.21 million FAO, number | 1.20 million FAO, number | 1.22 million FAO, number | 3 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
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 non-agricultural population in Mauritius?
- Non-agricultural population in Mauritius was 1.22 million FAO, number in 2012, according to Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
- What is the highest non-agricultural population recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 1.22 million FAO, number in 2012.
- What is the lowest non-agricultural population recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 707,000 FAO, number in 1980.
- How does Mauritius rank for non-agricultural population?
- Mauritius ranks 41st out of 53 countries with data for 2012.
- Is non-agricultural population rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.7%. 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, electronic files and web site, published as part of Non-agricultural population (FAO, number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The non-agricultural population is obtained as a residual of agricultural population from the total population.