Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Mauritius
Mauritius: Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas was 38.7% in 2025. β² Rising
Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Mauritius, 1990β2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mauritius recorded 38.7% for proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in 2025. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Mauritius peaked at 38.7% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 31.7%, in 1990.
Mauritius ranks 30th of 165 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.7% | 31.7% | 31.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 37.9% | 37.9% | 37.9% | 1 |
| 2010s | 38.7% | 38.7% | 38.7% | 2 |
| 2020s | 38.7% | 38.7% | 38.7% | 2 |
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.295 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.05 Β°C (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value 25.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value 0.0001 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Total fibre furnish β Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Recovered paper β Production 9,500 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish β Production 9,500 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value 102 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import quantity 16 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Mauritius?
- Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Mauritius was 38.7% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 38.7% in 2015.
- What is the lowest proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.7% in 1990.
- How does Mauritius rank for proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas?
- Mauritius ranks 30th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas 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 United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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