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 196th out of 238 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.
Permanent crops — Area in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 2 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 2 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 2 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 2 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 3 1000 ha | +50.0% |
| 1967 | 4 1000 ha | +33.3% |
| 1968 | 4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 5 1000 ha | +25.0% |
| 1971 | 5 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 6 1000 ha | +20.0% |
| 1973 | 6 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 6 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 7 1000 ha | +16.7% |
| 1976 | 7 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 7 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 7 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 7 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 7 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 7 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 7 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 7 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 7 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 7 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 7 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 7 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 6 1000 ha | -14.3% |
| 1989 | 5.67 1000 ha | -5.5% |
| 1990 | 5.57 1000 ha | -1.8% |
| 1991 | 5.46 1000 ha | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 5.94 1000 ha | +8.8% |
| 1993 | 5.99 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 5.51 1000 ha | -8.0% |
| 1995 | 4.47 1000 ha | -18.9% |
| 1996 | 3.27 1000 ha | -26.8% |
| 1997 | 2.74 1000 ha | -16.2% |
| 1998 | 2.63 1000 ha | -4.0% |
| 1999 | 2.47 1000 ha | -6.1% |
| 2000 | 2.67 1000 ha | +8.1% |
| 2001 | 2.9 1000 ha | +8.6% |
| 2002 | 2.94 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 3.06 1000 ha | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 3.12 1000 ha | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 3.2 1000 ha | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 3.29 1000 ha | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 3.45 1000 ha | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 3.51 1000 ha | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 3.58 1000 ha | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 3.69 1000 ha | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 3.75 1000 ha | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 4.1 1000 ha | +9.3% |
| 2013 | 4.23 1000 ha | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 3.91 1000 ha | -7.6% |
| 2015 | 3.75 1000 ha | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 3.59 1000 ha | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 3.8 1000 ha | +5.8% |
| 2018 | 3.94 1000 ha | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 3.83 1000 ha | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 3.94 1000 ha | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 4.04 1000 ha | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 3.91 1000 ha | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 4 1000 ha | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 4.1 1000 ha | +2.5% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 4.1 1000 ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 148.1 1000 ha, 3% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 4.1 1000 ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 203.47 1000 ha, 2% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Permanent crops — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | +50.0% | 2 1000 ha | 3 1000 ha |
| 1967 | +33.3% | 3 1000 ha | 4 1000 ha |
| 1996 | -26.8% | 4.47 1000 ha | 3.27 1000 ha |
| 1970 | +25.0% | 4 1000 ha | 5 1000 ha |
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
- 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 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 196th out of 238 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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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.