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Land area — Mauritius

Land area in Mauritius in 2023 — 1,997 km². Ranked 173 in the world out of 215. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 1.6%.

2023 1,997 km² +0% vs 2022
World rank 173of 215
Period maximum 2,030 km²1961
Period minimum 1,997 km²2011

Trend over time

1961–2023 · km²

Land area — Mauritius, 1961–20231,9902,0002,0102,0202,03019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 2,030 km²1963: 2,030 km²1965: 2,030 km²1967: 2,030 km²1969: 2,030 km²1971: 2,030 km²1973: 2,030 km²1975: 2,030 km²1977: 2,030 km²1979: 2,030 km²1981: 2,030 km²1983: 2,030 km²1985: 2,030 km²1987: 2,030 km²1989: 2,030 km²1991: 2,030 km²1993: 2,030 km²1995: 2,030 km²1997: 2,030 km²1999: 2,030 km²2001: 2,030 km²2003: 2,030 km²2005: 2,030 km²2007: 2,030 km²2009: 2,030 km²2011: 1,997 km²2013: 1,997 km²2015: 1,997 km²2017: 1,997 km²2019: 1,997 km²2021: 1,997 km²2023: 1,997 km²
Change over the period: −33 (−1.63%) Average annual rate: -0.03 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Mauritius 1,997 km²
World 130M km²
Sub-Saharan Africa 23.9M km²
Eastern Africa computed 6.85M km²
Upper-middle-income countries computed 40.85M km²
Land area — Mauritius, by year Mauritius All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 1,997 +0 +0%
2022 1,997 +0 +0%
2021 1,997 +0 +0%
2020 1,997 +0 +0%
2019 1,997 +0 +0%
2018 1,997 +0 +0%
2017 1,997 +0 +0%
2016 1,997 +0 +0%
2015 1,997 +0 +0%
2014 1,997 +0 +0%
2013 1,997 +0 +0%
2012 1,997 +0 +0%
2011 1,997 −33 −1.63%
2010 2,030 +0 +0%
2009 2,030 +0 +0%
2008 2,030 +0 +0%
2007 2,030 +0 +0%
2006 2,030 +0 +0%
2005 2,030 +0 +0%
2004 2,030 +0 +0%
2003 2,030 +0 +0%
2002 2,030 +0 +0%
2001 2,030 +0 +0%
2000 2,030 +0 +0%
1999 2,030 +0 +0%
1998 2,030 +0 +0%
1997 2,030 +0 +0%
1996 2,030 +0 +0%
1995 2,030 +0 +0%
1994 2,030 +0 +0%
1993 2,030 +0 +0%
1992 2,030 +0 +0%
1991 2,030 +0 +0%
1990 2,030 +0 +0%
1989 2,030 +0 +0%
1988 2,030 +0 +0%
1987 2,030 +0 +0%
1986 2,030 +0 +0%
1985 2,030 +0 +0%
1984 2,030 +0 +0%
1983 2,030 +0 +0%
1982 2,030 +0 +0%
1981 2,030 +0 +0%
1980 2,030 +0 +0%
1979 2,030 +0 +0%
1978 2,030 +0 +0%
1977 2,030 +0 +0%
1976 2,030 +0 +0%
1975 2,030 +0 +0%
1974 2,030 +0 +0%
1973 2,030 +0 +0%
1972 2,030 +0 +0%
1971 2,030 +0 +0%
1970 2,030 +0 +0%
1969 2,030 +0 +0%
1968 2,030 +0 +0%
1967 2,030 +0 +0%
1966 2,030 +0 +0%
1965 2,030 +0 +0%
1964 2,030 +0 +0%
1963 2,030 +0 +0%
1962 2,030 +0 +0%
1961 2,030 — —

Eastern Africa, 2023

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

ET Ethiopia 1.13M TZ Tanzania 885,800 MZ Mozambique 786,380 ZM Zambia 743,390 SS South Sudan 631,930 SO Somalia 627,340 MG Madagascar 581,800 KE Kenya 580,876 ZW Zimbabwe 386,850 UG Uganda 200,520 ER Eritrea 121,178 MW Malawi 94,280 BI Burundi 25,680 RW Rwanda 24,670 DJ Djibouti 23,180 MU Mauritius 1,997 KM Comoros 1,861 SC Seychelles 460
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About the indicator

Land area: the entire territory of a country excluding inland water bodies, major rivers and coastal waters. This is the figure the World Bank uses to calculate the shares of forest, agricultural and arable land, so it is needed not only in itself but also as a denominator. It differs from surface area by the area of inland waters — for most countries the gap stays within a percent, but for Canada, Finland or Kazakhstan it is noticeable.

Important: Not to be confused with surface area, which includes inland waters. The indicator changes only when borders change, so the series is nearly constant.

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

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