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 100th of 200 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.
Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 889 t | — |
| 1991 | 816 t | -8.2% |
| 1992 | 743 t | -8.9% |
| 1993 | 669 t | -10.0% |
| 1994 | 596 t | -10.9% |
| 1995 | 656 t | +10.1% |
| 1996 | 617 t | -5.9% |
| 1997 | 700 t | +13.5% |
| 1998 | 629 t | -10.1% |
| 1999 | 603 t | -4.1% |
| 2000 | 629 t | +4.3% |
| 2001 | 707 t | +12.4% |
| 2002 | 751 t | +6.2% |
| 2003 | 837 t | +11.5% |
| 2004 | 790 t | -5.6% |
| 2005 | 818 t | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 867 t | +6.0% |
| 2007 | 746 t | -14.0% |
| 2008 | 840 t | +12.6% |
| 2009 | 856 t | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 876 t | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 844 t | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 764 t | -9.5% |
| 2013 | 809 t | +5.9% |
| 2014 | 792 t | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 853 t | +7.7% |
| 2016 | 860 t | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 785 t | -8.7% |
| 2018 | 710 t | -9.6% |
| 2019 | 690 t | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 641 t | -7.1% |
| 2021 | 875 t | +36.5% |
| 2022 | 1,145 t | +30.9% |
| 2023 | 843 t | -26.4% |
| 2024 | 1,255 t | +48.9% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 1,255 t is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2,216 t, 57% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 1,255 t is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 989 t, 1.3× the median. (43 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
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 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 100th out of 200 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).