Pesticides (total) — Import value, per square kilometre in Mauritius
Mauritius: Pesticides (total) — Import value, per square kilometre was 6.85 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Pesticides (total) — Import value, per square kilometre in Mauritius, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre in Mauritius stood at 6.85 1000 USD per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 31.9% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre in Mauritius peaked at 10.07 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.102 1000 USD per square kilometre, in 1969.
That places Mauritius 14th out of 180 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Pesticides (total) — Import value, per square kilometre in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3778 1000 USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.4089 1000 USD per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 1963 | 0.402 1000 USD per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1964 | 0.4473 1000 USD per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 1965 | 0.3916 1000 USD per square kilometre | -12.4% |
| 1966 | 0.4867 1000 USD per square kilometre | +24.3% |
| 1967 | 0.402 1000 USD per square kilometre | -17.4% |
| 1968 | 0.168 1000 USD per square kilometre | -58.2% |
| 1969 | 0.102 1000 USD per square kilometre | -39.3% |
| 1970 | 0.3419 1000 USD per square kilometre | +235.3% |
| 1971 | 0.3852 1000 USD per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 1972 | 0.4764 1000 USD per square kilometre | +23.7% |
| 1973 | 0.5729 1000 USD per square kilometre | +20.3% |
| 1974 | 0.9266 1000 USD per square kilometre | +61.7% |
| 1975 | 2.05 1000 USD per square kilometre | +121.1% |
| 1976 | 1.31 1000 USD per square kilometre | -35.9% |
| 1977 | 1.28 1000 USD per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1978 | 1.69 1000 USD per square kilometre | +31.9% |
| 1979 | 1.72 1000 USD per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1980 | 2.07 1000 USD per square kilometre | +19.8% |
| 1981 | 1.84 1000 USD per square kilometre | -11.0% |
| 1982 | 2.03 1000 USD per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 1983 | 2.09 1000 USD per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1984 | 1.41 1000 USD per square kilometre | -32.6% |
| 1985 | 1.67 1000 USD per square kilometre | +19.2% |
| 1986 | 1.95 1000 USD per square kilometre | +16.5% |
| 1987 | 2.9 1000 USD per square kilometre | +48.6% |
| 1988 | 2.63 1000 USD per square kilometre | -9.3% |
| 1989 | 3.2 1000 USD per square kilometre | +21.8% |
| 1990 | 4.31 1000 USD per square kilometre | +34.7% |
| 1991 | 3.3 1000 USD per square kilometre | -23.5% |
| 1992 | 4.7 1000 USD per square kilometre | +42.3% |
| 1993 | 4.32 1000 USD per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 1994 | 4.5 1000 USD per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1995 | 4.68 1000 USD per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1996 | 5.17 1000 USD per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 1997 | 4.84 1000 USD per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 1998 | 4.79 1000 USD per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 4.08 1000 USD per square kilometre | -14.8% |
| 2000 | 4.22 1000 USD per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 4.2 1000 USD per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 4.47 1000 USD per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2003 | 5.42 1000 USD per square kilometre | +21.2% |
| 2004 | 5.43 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 5.51 1000 USD per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 6.55 1000 USD per square kilometre | +18.9% |
| 2007 | 5.62 1000 USD per square kilometre | -14.2% |
| 2008 | 7.72 1000 USD per square kilometre | +37.4% |
| 2009 | 6.32 1000 USD per square kilometre | -18.2% |
| 2010 | 6.96 1000 USD per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 2011 | 6.86 1000 USD per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 7.19 1000 USD per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 6.7 1000 USD per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 2014 | 7 1000 USD per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 6.54 1000 USD per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 2016 | 6.8 1000 USD per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 6.78 1000 USD per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 7.44 1000 USD per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 2019 | 8.2 1000 USD per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 2020 | 7.8 1000 USD per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 2021 | 7.8 1000 USD per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 10.07 1000 USD per square kilometre | +29.1% |
| 2023 | 6.85 1000 USD per square kilometre | -31.9% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 6.85 1000 USD per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.6547 1000 USD per square kilometre, 10.5× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 6.85 1000 USD per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1452 1000 USD per square kilometre, 47.2× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pesticides (total) — Import value, per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | +235.3% | 0.102 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.3419 1000 USD per square kilometre |
| 1975 | +121.1% | 0.9266 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2.05 1000 USD per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.354 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.102 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.4867 1000 USD per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.08 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.3419 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2.05 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.18 1000 USD per square kilometre | 1.41 1000 USD per square kilometre | 3.2 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.47 1000 USD per square kilometre | 3.3 1000 USD per square kilometre | 5.17 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.55 1000 USD per square kilometre | 4.2 1000 USD per square kilometre | 7.72 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.05 1000 USD per square kilometre | 6.54 1000 USD per square kilometre | 8.2 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.13 1000 USD per square kilometre | 6.85 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10.07 1000 USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 11 Maldives 12.7 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 12 Antigua and Barbuda 7.74 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 13 Denmark 7.49 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 15 Bahrain 6.28 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 16 Saint Lucia 6.15 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 17 Grenada 5.75 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
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) — import value, per square kilometre in Mauritius?
- Pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre in Mauritius was 6.85 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 10.07 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.102 1000 USD per square kilometre in 1969.
- How does Mauritius rank for pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre?
- Mauritius ranks 14th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Pesticides (total) — Import value, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Pesticides (total) — Import value divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Pesticides (total) — Import value ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Pesticides (total) — Import value Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Pesticides (total) — Import value divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.