Shrub-covered areas — Area from MODIS in Mauritius
Mauritius: Shrub-covered areas — Area from MODIS was 0.02 1000 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Shrub-covered areas — Area from MODIS in Mauritius, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for shrub-covered areas — area from modis in Mauritius is 0.02 1000 ha, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 66.7% over five years.
Over the whole period, shrub-covered areas — area from modis in Mauritius peaked at 0.15 1000 ha in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0 1000 ha, in 2004.
That places Mauritius 132nd out of 223 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Shrub-covered areas — Area from MODIS in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.15 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 0.02 1000 ha | -86.7% |
| 2003 | 0.04 1000 ha | +100.0% |
| 2004 | 0 1000 ha | -100.0% |
| 2005 | 0 1000 ha | — |
| 2006 | 0 1000 ha | — |
| 2007 | 0 1000 ha | — |
| 2008 | 0 1000 ha | — |
| 2009 | 0 1000 ha | — |
| 2010 | 0 1000 ha | — |
| 2011 | 0 1000 ha | — |
| 2012 | 0 1000 ha | — |
| 2013 | 0 1000 ha | — |
| 2014 | 0 1000 ha | — |
| 2015 | 0 1000 ha | — |
| 2016 | 0 1000 ha | — |
| 2017 | 0 1000 ha | — |
| 2018 | 0 1000 ha | — |
| 2019 | 0.06 1000 ha | — |
| 2020 | 0.09 1000 ha | +50.0% |
| 2021 | 0.04 1000 ha | -55.6% |
| 2022 | 0.02 1000 ha | -50.0% |
| 2023 | 0.02 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.02 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 0.02 1000 ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.445 1000 ha, 4% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 0.02 1000 ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 25.07 1000 ha, 0% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0233 1000 ha | 0 1000 ha | 0.15 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.006 1000 ha | 0 1000 ha | 0.06 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.038 1000 ha | 0.02 1000 ha | 0.09 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 129 Uruguay 0.05 1000 ha compare
- 130 Brunei Darussalam 0.04 1000 ha compare
- 130 French Polynesia 0.04 1000 ha compare
- 132 Bhutan 0.02 1000 ha compare
- 132 Jamaica 0.02 1000 ha compare
- 135 El Salvador 0.01 1000 ha compare
- 135 Gambia 0.01 1000 ha compare
- 135 Trinidad and Tobago 0.01 1000 ha 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 shrub-covered areas — area from modis in Mauritius?
- Shrub-covered areas — area from modis in Mauritius was 0.02 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest shrub-covered areas — area from modis recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 0.15 1000 ha in 2001.
- What is the lowest shrub-covered areas — area from modis recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 1000 ha in 2004.
- How does Mauritius rank for shrub-covered areas — area from modis?
- Mauritius ranks 132nd out of 223 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Shrub-covered areas — Area from MODIS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.