Share of forest with a long-term management plan in Mauritius
Mauritius: Share of forest with a long-term management plan was 21.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of forest with a long-term management plan in Mauritius, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of forest with a long-term management plan in Mauritius stood at 21.6%. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of forest with a long-term management plan in Mauritius peaked at 21.6% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 14.7%, in 1990.
Mauritius ranks 86th of 131 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Share of forest with a long-term management plan in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 14.7% | — |
| 2000 | 20.5% | +39.5% |
| 2010 | 21.5% | +5.1% |
| 2015 | 21.6% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 21.6% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 21.6% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 21.6% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 21.6% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 21.6% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 21.6% | +0.0% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 21.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 25.9%, 83% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 21.6% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 15.2%, 1.4× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.7% | 14.7% | 14.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 20.5% | 20.5% | 20.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 21.6% | 21.5% | 21.6% | 6 |
| 2020s | 21.6% | 21.6% | 21.6% | 2 |
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 share of forest with a long-term management plan in Mauritius?
- Share of forest with a long-term management plan in Mauritius was 21.6% in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of forest with a long-term management plan recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 21.6% in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of forest with a long-term management plan recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.7% in 1990.
- How does Mauritius rank for share of forest with a long-term management plan?
- Mauritius ranks 86th out of 131 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of forest with a long-term management plan rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of forest with a long-term management plan. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of forest area with a long-term management plan (%).