Other land — Area in Mauritius
Mauritius: Other land — Area was 79.99 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Other land — Area in Mauritius, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, other land — area in Mauritius stood at 79.99 1000 ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other land — area in Mauritius peaked at 80.5 1000 ha in 2016 and was at its lowest, 49.35 1000 ha, in 1990.
Mauritius ranks 177th of 240 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 52.46 1000 ha | 49.35 1000 ha | 56.41 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 61.86 1000 ha | 54.08 1000 ha | 72.83 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.31 1000 ha | 73.87 1000 ha | 80.5 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.09 1000 ha | 79.99 1000 ha | 80.18 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 174 Eswatini 88.06 1000 ha compare
- 175 Turks and Caicos Islands 83.3 1000 ha compare
- 176 Falkland Islands (Malvinas) 83.13 1000 ha compare
- 178 Micronesia 79.2 1000 ha compare
- 179 Netherlands Antilles (former) 72 1000 ha compare
- 180 Samoa 68.35 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Mauritius
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 25.43 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 19 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 1 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 3.5 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 8.57 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 7 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 5.02 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 4.1 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 86.41 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 70.62 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is other land — area in Mauritius?
- Other land — area in Mauritius was 79.99 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest other land — area recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 80.5 1000 ha in 2016.
- What is the lowest other land — area recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.35 1000 ha in 1990.
- How does Mauritius rank for other land — area?
- Mauritius ranks 177th out of 240 countries with data for 2024.
- Is other land — area rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. 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 Other land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.