Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land in Mauritius
Mauritius: Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land was 5.02 % in 2024. ▬ Flat
Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land in Mauritius, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mauritius recorded 5.02 % for permanent crops — share in agricultural land in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent crops — share in agricultural land in Mauritius peaked at 6.19 % in 1975 and was at its lowest, 1.98 %, in 1965.
Mauritius ranks 140th of 238 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.02 % | — |
| 1962 | 2 % | -1.0% |
| 1963 | 2 % | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 2 % | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 1.98 % | -1.0% |
| 1966 | 3.03 % | +53.0% |
| 1967 | 3.79 % | +25.1% |
| 1968 | 3.6 % | -5.0% |
| 1969 | 3.6 % | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 4.46 % | +23.9% |
| 1971 | 4.46 % | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 5.31 % | +19.1% |
| 1973 | 5.31 % | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 5.31 % | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 6.19 % | +16.6% |
| 1976 | 6.19 % | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 6.18 % | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 6.18 % | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 6.17 % | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 6.17 % | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 6.16 % | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 6.16 % | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 6.15 % | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 6.15 % | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 6.14 % | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 6.14 % | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 6.14 % | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 5.31 % | -13.5% |
| 1989 | 5.03 % | -5.3% |
| 1990 | 4.95 % | -1.6% |
| 1991 | 4.88 % | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 5.31 % | +8.8% |
| 1993 | 5.41 % | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 5.03 % | -7.0% |
| 1995 | 4.14 % | -17.7% |
| 1996 | 3.08 % | -25.6% |
| 1997 | 2.56 % | -16.9% |
| 1998 | 2.42 % | -5.5% |
| 1999 | 2.36 % | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 2.51 % | +6.4% |
| 2001 | 2.7 % | +7.6% |
| 2002 | 2.78 % | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 2.92 % | +5.0% |
| 2004 | 3.02 % | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 3.17 % | +5.0% |
| 2006 | 3.33 % | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 3.56 % | +6.9% |
| 2008 | 3.79 % | +6.5% |
| 2009 | 3.91 % | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 4.08 % | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 4.29 % | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 4.8 % | +11.9% |
| 2013 | 5 % | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 4.79 % | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 4.61 % | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 4.42 % | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 4.67 % | +5.7% |
| 2018 | 4.84 % | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 4.7 % | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 4.83 % | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 4.95 % | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 4.8 % | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 4.91 % | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 5.02 % | +2.2% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 5.02 % is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9.25 %, 54% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 5.02 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.71 %, 1.4× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 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 | +53.0% | 1.98 % | 3.03 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.67 % | 1.98 % | 3.79 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 5.58 % | 4.46 % | 6.19 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.96 % | 5.03 % | 6.17 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.01 % | 2.36 % | 5.41 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.17 % | 2.51 % | 3.91 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.62 % | 4.08 % | 5 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.9 % | 4.8 % | 5.02 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
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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 — share in agricultural land in Mauritius?
- Permanent crops — share in agricultural land in Mauritius was 5.02 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent crops — share in agricultural land recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 6.19 % in 1975.
- What is the lowest permanent crops — share in agricultural land recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.98 % in 1965.
- How does Mauritius rank for permanent crops — share in agricultural land?
- Mauritius ranks 140th out of 238 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent crops — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 — Share in Agricultural land. 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.