Rodenticides — Agricultural Use in Mauritius
Mauritius: Rodenticides — Agricultural Use was 0 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Rodenticides — Agricultural Use in Mauritius, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, rodenticides — agricultural use in Mauritius stood at 0 t. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rodenticides — agricultural use in Mauritius peaked at 38 t in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0 t, in 2023.
Mauritius ranks 78th of 173 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Rodenticides — Agricultural Use in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1 t | — |
| 1991 | 5 t | +400.0% |
| 1992 | 8 t | +60.0% |
| 1993 | 12 t | +50.0% |
| 1994 | 16 t | +33.3% |
| 1995 | 19 t | +18.8% |
| 1996 | 23 t | +21.1% |
| 1997 | 27 t | +17.4% |
| 1998 | 30 t | +11.1% |
| 1999 | 34 t | +13.3% |
| 2000 | 38 t | +11.8% |
| 2001 | 25 t | -34.2% |
| 2002 | 24 t | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 23 t | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 22 t | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 21 t | -4.5% |
| 2006 | 19 t | -9.5% |
| 2007 | 18 t | -5.3% |
| 2008 | 17 t | -5.6% |
| 2009 | 16 t | -5.9% |
| 2010 | 15 t | -6.2% |
| 2011 | 14 t | -6.7% |
| 2012 | 13 t | -7.1% |
| 2013 | 11 t | -15.4% |
| 2014 | 10 t | -9.1% |
| 2015 | 9 t | -10.0% |
| 2016 | 8 t | -11.1% |
| 2017 | 7 t | -12.5% |
| 2018 | 6 t | -14.3% |
| 2019 | 5 t | -16.7% |
| 2020 | 3 t | -40.0% |
| 2021 | 2 t | -33.3% |
| 2022 | 1 t | -50.0% |
| 2023 | 0 t | -100.0% |
| 2024 | 0 t | — |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 0 t is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1 t. (42 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 0 t is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1 t. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Rodenticides — Agricultural Use 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +400.0% | 1 t | 5 t |
| 2023 | -100.0% | 1 t | 0 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.5 t | 1 t | 34 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.3 t | 16 t | 38 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.8 t | 5 t | 15 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.2 t | 0 t | 3 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 78 Andorra 0 t
- 78 Anguilla 0 t
- 78 Antigua and Barbuda 0 t
- 78 Argentina 0 t compare
- 78 Armenia 0 t compare
- 78 Aruba 0 t compare
- 78 Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha 0 t
- 78 Australia 0 t
- 78 Austria 0 t compare
- 78 Bahrain 0 t compare
- 78 Barbados 0 t compare
- 78 Belgium 0 t compare
- 78 Belize 0 t compare
- 78 Bhutan 0 t compare
- 78 British Virgin Islands 0 t compare
- 78 Bulgaria 0 t compare
- 78 Burundi 0 t
- 78 Cayman Islands 0 t compare
- 78 Central African Republic 0 t
- 78 Colombia 0 t compare
- 78 Cook Islands 0 t
- 78 Costa Rica 0 t compare
- 78 Cuba 0 t compare
- 78 Cyprus 0 t
- 78 Dominican Republic 0 t compare
- 78 Ecuador 0 t compare
- 78 Egypt 0 t compare
- 78 Ethiopia 0 t compare
- 78 Falkland Islands (Malvinas) 0 t
- 78 Faroe Islands 0 t
- 78 Finland 0 t
- 78 France 0 t compare
- 78 French Polynesia 0 t compare
- 78 Ghana 0 t
- 78 Greece 0 t compare
- 78 Greenland 0 t
- 78 Grenada 0 t compare
- 78 Guam 0 t
- 78 Guyana 0 t
- 78 Holy See 0 t
- 78 Honduras 0 t compare
- 78 Iceland 0 t
- 78 India 0 t compare
- 78 Iraq 0 t compare
- 78 Ireland 0 t
- 78 Israel 0 t
- 78 Jordan 0 t compare
- 78 Kazakhstan 0 t compare
- 78 Kiribati 0 t
- 78 Latvia 0 t
- 78 Lithuania 0 t compare
- 78 Luxembourg 0 t
- 78 Madagascar 0 t
- 78 Malawi 0 t compare
- 78 Mali 0 t compare
- 78 Malta 0 t
- 78 Mauritania 0 t
- 78 Montenegro 0 t
- 78 Montserrat 0 t
- 78 Naoero 0 t
- 78 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 0 t compare
- 78 Netherlands Antilles (former) 0 t compare
- 78 New Caledonia 0 t
- 78 Nicaragua 0 t compare
- 78 Niger 0 t
- 78 Niue 0 t
- 78 Norfolk Island 0 t
- 78 Northern Mariana Islands 0 t
- 78 Norway 0 t
- 78 Pakistan 0 t
- 78 Palau 0 t
- 78 Panama 0 t compare
- 78 Pitcairn 0 t
- 78 Portugal 0 t compare
- 78 Rwanda 0 t compare
- 78 Saint Lucia 0 t
- 78 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 t compare
- 78 Samoa 0 t
- 78 Sao Tome and Principe 0 t
- 78 Saudi Arabia 0 t compare
- 78 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0 t
- 78 Slovakia 0 t compare
- 78 Slovenia 0 t compare
- 78 Solomon Islands 0 t
- 78 Sri Lanka 0 t compare
- 78 Sweden 0 t
- 78 Switzerland 0 t compare
- 78 Togo 0 t compare
- 78 Tokelau 0 t
- 78 Tonga 0 t
- 78 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 t compare
- 78 Tuvalu 0 t
- 78 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0 t compare
- 78 Yemen 0 t
- 78 Zimbabwe 0 t 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 rodenticides — agricultural use in Mauritius?
- Rodenticides — agricultural use in Mauritius was 0 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest rodenticides — agricultural use recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 38 t in 2000.
- What is the lowest rodenticides — agricultural use recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 t in 2023.
- How does Mauritius rank for rodenticides — agricultural use?
- Mauritius ranks 78th out of 173 countries with data for 2024.
- Is rodenticides — agricultural use rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Rodenticides — Agricultural Use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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).