Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Mauritius
Mauritius: Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was -26.89 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Mauritius, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2023, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Mauritius stood at -26.89 kg/ha.
That represents a change of down 175.2% on the previous year and up 45.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Mauritius peaked at 36.3 kg/ha in 2017 and was at its lowest, -114.9 kg/ha, in 1976.
That places Mauritius 180th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | -70.87 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | -43.64 kg/ha | -38.4% |
| 1963 | -88.52 kg/ha | +102.9% |
| 1964 | -46.32 kg/ha | -47.7% |
| 1965 | -114.74 kg/ha | +147.7% |
| 1966 | -75.3 kg/ha | -34.4% |
| 1967 | -98.94 kg/ha | +31.4% |
| 1968 | -72.3 kg/ha | -26.9% |
| 1969 | -95.98 kg/ha | +32.8% |
| 1970 | -72.45 kg/ha | -24.5% |
| 1971 | -74.95 kg/ha | +3.5% |
| 1972 | -66.3 kg/ha | -11.5% |
| 1973 | -88.4 kg/ha | +33.3% |
| 1974 | -102.75 kg/ha | +16.2% |
| 1975 | -32.63 kg/ha | -68.2% |
| 1976 | -114.9 kg/ha | +252.1% |
| 1977 | -80.31 kg/ha | -30.1% |
| 1978 | -94.71 kg/ha | +17.9% |
| 1979 | -103.09 kg/ha | +8.9% |
| 1980 | -38.59 kg/ha | -62.6% |
| 1981 | -70.5 kg/ha | +82.7% |
| 1982 | -110.61 kg/ha | +56.9% |
| 1983 | -57.1 kg/ha | -48.4% |
| 1984 | -49.38 kg/ha | -13.5% |
| 1985 | -66.43 kg/ha | +34.5% |
| 1986 | -91.59 kg/ha | +37.9% |
| 1987 | -71.47 kg/ha | -22.0% |
| 1988 | -63.89 kg/ha | -10.6% |
| 1989 | -54.98 kg/ha | -14.0% |
| 1990 | -62.88 kg/ha | +14.4% |
| 1991 | -70.55 kg/ha | +12.2% |
| 1992 | -76.3 kg/ha | +8.2% |
| 1993 | -77.76 kg/ha | +1.9% |
| 1994 | -36.43 kg/ha | -53.2% |
| 1995 | -43.31 kg/ha | +18.9% |
| 1996 | -39.3 kg/ha | -9.2% |
| 1997 | -73.81 kg/ha | +87.8% |
| 1998 | -66.5 kg/ha | -9.9% |
| 1999 | 19.03 kg/ha | -128.6% |
| 2000 | -11.32 kg/ha | -159.5% |
| 2001 | -90.24 kg/ha | +697.3% |
| 2002 | -47.21 kg/ha | -47.7% |
| 2003 | -73.16 kg/ha | +55.0% |
| 2004 | -50.37 kg/ha | -31.1% |
| 2005 | -39.77 kg/ha | -21.1% |
| 2006 | -35.96 kg/ha | -9.6% |
| 2007 | -11.98 kg/ha | -66.7% |
| 2008 | -36.24 kg/ha | +202.4% |
| 2009 | -42.84 kg/ha | +18.2% |
| 2010 | -39.36 kg/ha | -8.1% |
| 2011 | -16.64 kg/ha | -57.7% |
| 2012 | -13.37 kg/ha | -19.7% |
| 2013 | -48.95 kg/ha | +266.2% |
| 2014 | -15.88 kg/ha | -67.6% |
| 2015 | -73.25 kg/ha | +361.4% |
| 2016 | -57.28 kg/ha | -21.8% |
| 2017 | 36.3 kg/ha | -163.4% |
| 2018 | -46.75 kg/ha | -228.8% |
| 2019 | 3.09 kg/ha | -106.6% |
| 2020 | -20.73 kg/ha | -771.6% |
| 2021 | -28.72 kg/ha | +38.5% |
| 2022 | 35.75 kg/ha | -224.5% |
| 2023 | -26.89 kg/ha | -175.2% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's -26.89 kg/ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 36.39 kg/ha. (51 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's -26.89 kg/ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 12.16 kg/ha. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient balance — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -771.6% | 3.09 kg/ha | -20.73 kg/ha |
| 2001 | -697.3% | -11.32 kg/ha | -90.24 kg/ha |
| 2015 | -361.4% | -15.88 kg/ha | -73.25 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -78.51 kg/ha | -114.74 kg/ha | -43.64 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | -83.05 kg/ha | -114.9 kg/ha | -32.63 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | -67.45 kg/ha | -110.61 kg/ha | -38.59 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | -52.78 kg/ha | -77.76 kg/ha | 19.03 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | -43.91 kg/ha | -90.24 kg/ha | -11.32 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | -27.21 kg/ha | -73.25 kg/ha | 36.3 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | -10.15 kg/ha | -28.72 kg/ha | 35.75 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 177 Dominican Republic -18.87 kg/ha compare
- 178 French Polynesia -24.74 kg/ha compare
- 179 Czechoslovakia -25.96 kg/ha compare
- 181 Yugoslav SFR -31.06 kg/ha compare
- 182 Solomon Islands -31.83 kg/ha compare
- 183 Vanuatu -36.24 kg/ha 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 nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Mauritius?
- Nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Mauritius was -26.89 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 36.3 kg/ha in 2017.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was -114.9 kg/ha in 1976.
- How does Mauritius rank for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Mauritius ranks 180th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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 (%).