Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Mauritius
Mauritius: Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use was 1,255 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Mauritius, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Mauritius is 1,255 t, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 48.9% on the previous year and up 58.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Mauritius peaked at 1,255 t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 596 t, in 1994.
Mauritius ranks 109th of 216 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 691.8 t | 596 t | 889 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 784.1 t | 629 t | 867 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 798.3 t | 690 t | 876 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 951.8 t | 641 t | 1,255 t | 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)
- Permanent crops — Area 4.1 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 86.41 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 70.62 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Mauritius?
- Pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Mauritius was 1,255 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 1,255 t in 2024.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 596 t in 1994.
- How does Mauritius rank for pesticides (total) — agricultural use?
- Mauritius ranks 109th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — agricultural use rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 58.5%. 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 Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Pesticides Use domain contains statistics on the agricultural use of major pesticide groups and of relevant chemical families. Data are disseminated by country, with global coverage and are updated annually. The FAOSTAT Pesticides Use domain contains information on the use of major pesticide groups:1. Insecticides (Chlorinated hydrocarbons, Organo-phosphates, Carbamates-insecticides, Pyrethroids, Botanical and biological products and Others not elsewhere classified);2. Mineral Oils;3. Herbicides (Phenoxy hormone products, Triazines, Amides, Carbamates-herbicides, Dinitroanilines, Urea derivatives, Sulfonyl urea, Bipiridils, Uracil, Others not elsewhere classified);4. Fungicides and Bactericides (Inorganic, Dithiocarbamates, Benzimidazoles, Triazoles, Diazoles, Diazines, Morpholines, Others not elsewhere classified);5. Plant Growth Regulators;6. Rodenticides (Anti-coagulants, Cyanide Generators, Hypercalcaemics, Narcotics, Others not elsewhere classified);7. Other Pesticides NES (not elsewhere specified).