Permanent crops — Area, per square kilometre in Mauritius
Mauritius: Permanent crops — Area, per square kilometre was 0.002 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.002 1000 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
up 2.3%
World rank
80th
of 178 countries
All-time high
0.0034 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 1975
All-time low
0.001 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Permanent crops — Area, per square kilometre in Mauritius, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Mauritius recorded 0.002 1000 ha per square kilometre for permanent crops — area, per square kilometre in 2023.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and down 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent crops — area, per square kilometre in Mauritius peaked at 0.0034 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1975 and was at its lowest, 0.001 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Mauritius 80th out of 178 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.
Permanent crops — Area, per square kilometre in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.001 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.001 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.001 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.001 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.001 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0015 1000 ha per square kilometre | +50.0% |
| 1967 | 0.002 1000 ha per square kilometre | +33.3% |
| 1968 | 0.002 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.002 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0025 1000 ha per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0025 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.003 1000 ha per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 1973 | 0.003 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.003 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0034 1000 ha per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0034 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0034 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0034 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0034 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0034 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0034 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0034 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0034 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0034 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0034 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0034 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0034 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.003 1000 ha per square kilometre | -14.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0028 1000 ha per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0027 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0027 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0029 1000 ha per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 1993 | 0.003 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0027 1000 ha per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0022 1000 ha per square kilometre | -18.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0016 1000 ha per square kilometre | -26.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0013 1000 ha per square kilometre | -16.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0013 1000 ha per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0012 1000 ha per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0013 1000 ha per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0014 1000 ha per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0014 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0015 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0015 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0016 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0016 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0017 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0017 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0018 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0018 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0019 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0021 1000 ha per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0021 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 0.002 1000 ha per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0019 1000 ha per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0018 1000 ha per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0019 1000 ha per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2018 | 0.002 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0019 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 0.002 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 0.002 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 0.002 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 0.002 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 0.002 1000 ha per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0022 1000 ha per square kilometre, 91% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 0.002 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0014 1000 ha per square kilometre, 1.5× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Permanent crops — Area, per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | +50.0% | 0.001 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0015 1000 ha per square kilometre |
| 1967 | +33.3% | 0.0015 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.002 1000 ha per square kilometre |
| 1996 | -26.8% | 0.0022 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0016 1000 ha per square kilometre |
| 1970 | +25.0% | 0.002 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0025 1000 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0014 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.001 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.002 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0031 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0025 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0034 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0033 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0028 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0034 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0022 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0012 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.003 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0016 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0013 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0018 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0019 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0018 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0021 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.002 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.002 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.002 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 77 Liberia 0.0022 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 78 China 0.0021 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 79 Cayman Islands 0.0021 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 81 Papua New Guinea 0.002 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 82 France 0.0019 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 83 Togo 0.0019 1000 ha per square kilometre 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.4291 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 1.85 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent crops — area, per square kilometre in Mauritius?
- Permanent crops — area, per square kilometre in Mauritius was 0.002 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest permanent crops — area, per square kilometre recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0034 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1975.
- What is the lowest permanent crops — area, per square kilometre recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.001 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Mauritius rank for permanent crops — area, per square kilometre?
- Mauritius ranks 80th out of 178 countries with data for 2023.
- Is permanent crops — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Permanent crops — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
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How this figure is calculated
Permanent crops — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Permanent crops — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Permanent crops — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Permanent crops — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.