Urea — Agricultural Use in Mauritius
Mauritius: Urea — Agricultural Use was 6,595 t in 2024. ▼ Falling
Urea — Agricultural Use in Mauritius, 2006–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for urea — agricultural use in Mauritius is 6,595 t, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 37.2% on the previous year and down 52.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urea — agricultural use in Mauritius peaked at 16,619 t in 2006 and was at its lowest, 2,748 t, in 2021.
That places Mauritius 87th out of 129 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Urea — Agricultural Use in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 16,619 t | — |
| 2008 | 8,302 t | -50.0% |
| 2009 | 11,561 t | +39.3% |
| 2010 | 6,232 t | -46.1% |
| 2011 | 12,779 t | +105.1% |
| 2012 | 14,499 t | +13.5% |
| 2013 | 9,452 t | -34.8% |
| 2014 | 13,962 t | +47.7% |
| 2015 | 6,736 t | -51.8% |
| 2016 | 9,530 t | +41.5% |
| 2017 | 7,402 t | -22.3% |
| 2018 | 7,247 t | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 9,114 t | +25.8% |
| 2020 | 5,741 t | -37.0% |
| 2021 | 2,748 t | -52.1% |
| 2022 | 4,775 t | +73.8% |
| 2023 | 4,807 t | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 6,595 t | +37.2% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 6,595 t is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 22,169 t, 30% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 6,595 t is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7,029 t, 94% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12,161 t | 8,302 t | 16,619 t | 3 |
| 2010s | 9,695 t | 6,232 t | 14,499 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,933 t | 2,748 t | 6,595 t | 5 |
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 urea — agricultural use in Mauritius?
- Urea — agricultural use in Mauritius was 6,595 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest urea — agricultural use recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 16,619 t in 2006.
- What is the lowest urea — agricultural use recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,748 t in 2021.
- How does Mauritius rank for urea — agricultural use?
- Mauritius ranks 87th out of 129 countries with data for 2024.
- Is urea — agricultural use rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Urea — Agricultural Use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Fertilizers by Product dataset contains information on the Production, Trade and Agriculture Use of inorganic (chemical or mineral) fertilizers products. The fertilizer statistics data are for a set of 23 product categories. Both straight and compound fertilizers are included. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/RFB/RFB_EN_README.pdf