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Agricultural land — Mauritius

Agricultural land in Mauritius in 2023 — 860 km². Ranked 167 in the world out of 209. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 13.2%.

2023 860 km² −0.05% vs 2022
World rank 167of 209
Period maximum 1,140 km²1976
Period minimum 860 km²2023

Trend over time

1961–2023 · km²

Agricultural land — Mauritius, 1961–20238009001,0001,1001,20019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 990 km²1963: 1,000 km²1965: 1,010 km²1967: 1,050 km²1969: 1,110 km²1971: 1,120 km²1973: 1,130 km²1975: 1,130 km²1977: 1,140 km²1979: 1,140 km²1981: 1,140 km²1983: 1,140 km²1985: 1,140 km²1987: 1,140 km²1989: 1,117 km²1991: 1,095 km²1993: 1,070 km²1995: 1,035 km²1997: 998 km²1999: 984 km²2001: 1,020 km²2003: 990 km²2005: 960 km²2007: 920 km²2009: 910 km²2011: 890 km²2013: 860 km²2015: 860 km²2017: 860 km²2019: 860 km²2021: 860 km²2023: 860 km²
Change over the period: −130 (−13.17%) Average annual rate: -0.23 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Mauritius

Mauritius 860 km²
World 47.92M km²
Sub-Saharan Africa 10.68M km²
Eastern Africa computed 3.36M km²
Upper-middle-income countries computed 17.19M km²
Agricultural land — Mauritius, by year Mauritius All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 860 −0 −0.05%
2022 860 +0 +0%
2021 860 +0 +0%
2020 860 +0 +0%
2019 860 +0 +0%
2018 860 +0 +0%
2017 860 +0 +0%
2016 860 +0 +0%
2015 860 +0 +0%
2014 860 +0 +0%
2013 860 −10 −1.15%
2012 870 −20 −2.25%
2011 890 −20 −2.2%
2010 910 +0 +0%
2009 910 +0 +0%
2008 910 −10 −1.09%
2007 920 −20 −2.13%
2006 940 −20 −2.08%
2005 960 −20 −2.04%
2004 980 −10 −1.01%
2003 990 −10 −1%
2002 1,000 −20 −1.96%
2001 1,020 +23 +2.33%
2000 997 +13 +1.28%
1999 984 −23 −2.24%
1998 1,007 +9 +0.87%
1997 998 −15 −1.49%
1996 1,013 −21 −2.08%
1995 1,035 −20 −1.92%
1994 1,055 −15 −1.41%
1993 1,070 −20 −1.83%
1992 1,090 −5 −0.45%
1991 1,095 −11 −1.02%
1990 1,106 −11 −1.01%
1989 1,117 −13 −1.11%
1988 1,130 −10 −0.88%
1987 1,140 +0 +0%
1986 1,140 +0 +0%
1985 1,140 +0 +0%
1984 1,140 +0 +0%
1983 1,140 +0 +0%
1982 1,140 +0 +0%
1981 1,140 +0 +0%
1980 1,140 +0 +0%
1979 1,140 +0 +0%
1978 1,140 +0 +0%
1977 1,140 +0 +0%
1976 1,140 +10 +0.88%
1975 1,130 +0 +0%
1974 1,130 +0 +0%
1973 1,130 +0 +0%
1972 1,130 +10 +0.89%
1971 1,120 +0 +0%
1970 1,120 +10 +0.9%
1969 1,110 +0 +0%
1968 1,110 +60 +5.71%
1967 1,050 +60 +6.06%
1966 990 −20 −1.98%
1965 1,010 +10 +1%
1964 1,000 +0 +0%
1963 1,000 +0 +0%
1962 1,000 +10 +1.01%
1961 990 — —

Eastern Africa, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

SO Somalia 441,292 MZ Mozambique 415,123 MG Madagascar 408,950 TZ Tanzania 395,212 ET Ethiopia 384,569 KE Kenya 287,687 SS South Sudan 283,472 ZM Zambia 238,390 ZW Zimbabwe 161,671 UG Uganda 144,150 ER Eritrea 75,920 MW Malawi 60,500 BI Burundi 21,542 RW Rwanda 18,831 DJ Djibouti 17,039 KM Comoros 1,330 MU Mauritius 860 SC Seychelles 16
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About the indicator

The area of agricultural land: arable land, land under permanent crops, and permanent meadows and pastures. Pasture makes up most of this figure almost everywhere, so the largest agricultural countries by area turn out to be not the main grain producers but countries with vast dry rangelands — Australia, Kazakhstan, Mongolia. The indicator serves as the denominator for the share of irrigated land.

Important: Pasture is included and usually predominates, so the figure is far larger than the area of arable land. FAO estimates for pasture in arid countries are approximate: the boundary between rangeland and wasteland is a matter of convention.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.

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