Share of forest area within protected areas in Mauritius
Mauritius: Share of forest area within protected areas was 38.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of forest area within protected areas in Mauritius, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of forest area within protected areas in Mauritius is 38.7%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of forest area within protected areas in Mauritius peaked at 38.7% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 31.7%, in 1990.
Mauritius ranks 36th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Share of forest area within protected areas in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 31.7% | — |
| 2000 | 37.9% | +19.8% |
| 2010 | 38.7% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 38.7% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 38.7% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 38.7% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 38.7% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 38.7% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 38.7% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 38.7% | +0.0% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 38.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 21.0%, 1.8× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 38.7% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 19.7%, 2.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
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% | 6 |
| 2020s | 38.7% | 38.7% | 38.7% | 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 area within protected areas in Mauritius?
- Share of forest area within protected areas in Mauritius was 38.7% 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 area within protected areas recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 38.7% in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of forest area within protected areas recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.7% in 1990.
- How does Mauritius rank for share of forest area within protected areas?
- Mauritius ranks 36th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of forest area within 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of forest area within protected areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas (%).