Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in Mauritius
Mauritius: Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land was 8.57 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in Mauritius, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Mauritius stood at 8.57 %.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Mauritius peaked at 8.62 % in 2016 and was at its lowest, 6.14 %, in 1985.
Mauritius ranks 184th of 202 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.81 % | 6.31 % | 7.07 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 6.2 % | 6.17 % | 6.25 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.16 % | 6.14 % | 6.21 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.42 % | 6.22 % | 6.68 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.96 % | 6.52 % | 7.65 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.38 % | 7.76 % | 8.62 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.58 % | 8.57 % | 8.59 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 181 Trinidad and Tobago 10.42 % compare
- 182 Comoros 10.17 % compare
- 183 Solomon Islands 9.98 % compare
- 185 Denmark 8.52 % compare
- 186 Pacific Islands Trust Territory 8.39 % compare
- 187 Dominica 8.16 % compare
More environment data for Mauritius
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.295 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.05 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 9,500 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 9,500 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 102 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 16 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export value 173 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 86 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value 26,550 1000 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Mauritius?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Mauritius was 8.57 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 8.62 % in 2016.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.14 % in 1985.
- How does Mauritius rank for permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land?
- Mauritius ranks 184th out of 202 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land 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 Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land. 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.