Permanent crops — Area in Mauritius
Mauritius: Permanent crops — Area was 4.1 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Permanent crops — Area in Mauritius, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for permanent crops — area in Mauritius is 4.1 1000 ha, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent crops — area in Mauritius peaked at 7 1000 ha in 1975 and was at its lowest, 2 1000 ha, in 1961.
That places Mauritius 182nd out of 220 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.78 1000 ha | 2 1000 ha | 4 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 6.3 1000 ha | 5 1000 ha | 7 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.77 1000 ha | 5.67 1000 ha | 7 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.4 1000 ha | 2.47 1000 ha | 5.99 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.17 1000 ha | 2.67 1000 ha | 3.58 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.86 1000 ha | 3.59 1000 ha | 4.23 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 4 1000 ha | 3.91 1000 ha | 4.1 1000 ha | 5 |
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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)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 86.41 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 70.62 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.06 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent crops — area in Mauritius?
- Permanent crops — area in Mauritius was 4.1 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent crops — area recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 7 1000 ha in 1975.
- What is the lowest permanent crops — area recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Mauritius rank for permanent crops — area?
- Mauritius ranks 182nd out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent crops — area rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Permanent crops — 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.