What is the difference in cropland per person over the long-term between Mauritius and United States Virgin Islands?

0.0034 hectares per person, with United States Virgin Islands ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritius and United States Virgin Islands?

101 years are reported by both, from 1700 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Cropland per person over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Mauritius vs United States Virgin Islands: Cropland per person over the long-term

Mauritius

0.0162 hectares per person

in 2025

United States Virgin Islands

0.0196 hectares per person

in 2025

Mauritius rank

183rd

United States Virgin Islands rank

181st

Cropland per person over the long-term over time

Mauritius
United States Virgin Islands

How they compare

United States Virgin Islands currently reports 0.0196 hectares per person against 0.0162 hectares per person in Mauritius, a difference of 0.0034 hectares per person.

That makes United States Virgin Islands's figure about 1.2 times Mauritius's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 101 shared years of data; in 1700 it was United States Virgin Islands ahead.

Mauritius ranks 183rd and United States Virgin Islands ranks 181st of 202 countries.

United States Virgin Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 33 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mauritius	United States Virgin Islands	Difference	Ahead
1700s	0.36 hectares per person	0.3709 hectares per person	0.0109 hectares per person	United States Virgin Islands
1710s	0.3576 hectares per person	0.3688 hectares per person	0.0111 hectares per person	United States Virgin Islands
1720s	0.3553 hectares per person	0.3667 hectares per person	0.0114 hectares per person	United States Virgin Islands
1730s	0.3529 hectares per person	0.3646 hectares per person	0.0116 hectares per person	United States Virgin Islands
1740s	0.3505 hectares per person	0.3624 hectares per person	0.0119 hectares per person	United States Virgin Islands
1750s	0.348 hectares per person	0.3602 hectares per person	0.0122 hectares per person	United States Virgin Islands
1760s	0.3455 hectares per person	0.358 hectares per person	0.0125 hectares per person	United States Virgin Islands
1770s	0.343 hectares per person	0.3558 hectares per person	0.0128 hectares per person	United States Virgin Islands
1780s	0.3405 hectares per person	0.3535 hectares per person	0.0131 hectares per person	United States Virgin Islands
1790s	0.3379 hectares per person	0.3512 hectares per person	0.0134 hectares per person	United States Virgin Islands
1800s	0.3352 hectares per person	0.3489 hectares per person	0.0137 hectares per person	United States Virgin Islands
1810s	0.3325 hectares per person	0.3466 hectares per person	0.014 hectares per person	United States Virgin Islands
1820s	0.3298 hectares per person	0.3442 hectares per person	0.0144 hectares per person	United States Virgin Islands
1830s	0.327 hectares per person	0.3418 hectares per person	0.0147 hectares per person	United States Virgin Islands
1840s	0.2651 hectares per person	0.3393 hectares per person	0.0742 hectares per person	United States Virgin Islands
1850s	0.1707 hectares per person	0.3368 hectares per person	0.1661 hectares per person	United States Virgin Islands
1860s	0.0994 hectares per person	0.3343 hectares per person	0.2349 hectares per person	United States Virgin Islands
1870s	0.0968 hectares per person	0.3317 hectares per person	0.235 hectares per person	United States Virgin Islands
1880s	0.0836 hectares per person	0.3291 hectares per person	0.2455 hectares per person	United States Virgin Islands
1890s	0.0799 hectares per person	0.3265 hectares per person	0.2466 hectares per person	United States Virgin Islands
1900s	0.0784 hectares per person	0.3238 hectares per person	0.2454 hectares per person	United States Virgin Islands
1910s	0.0766 hectares per person	0.3211 hectares per person	0.2445 hectares per person	United States Virgin Islands
1920s	0.0726 hectares per person	0.3183 hectares per person	0.2457 hectares per person	United States Virgin Islands
1930s	0.0666 hectares per person	0.3155 hectares per person	0.2489 hectares per person	United States Virgin Islands
1940s	0.0433 hectares per person	0.3126 hectares per person	0.2693 hectares per person	United States Virgin Islands
1950s	0.0346 hectares per person	0.3111 hectares per person	0.2765 hectares per person	United States Virgin Islands
1960s	0.0243 hectares per person	0.2698 hectares per person	0.2455 hectares per person	United States Virgin Islands
1970s	0.0179 hectares per person	0.1511 hectares per person	0.1332 hectares per person	United States Virgin Islands
1980s	0.0217 hectares per person	0.1129 hectares per person	0.0912 hectares per person	United States Virgin Islands
1990s	0.0205 hectares per person	0.0826 hectares per person	0.0621 hectares per person	United States Virgin Islands
2000s	0.0183 hectares per person	0.0485 hectares per person	0.0303 hectares per person	United States Virgin Islands
2010s	0.0248 hectares per person	0.0344 hectares per person	0.0096 hectares per person	United States Virgin Islands
2020s	0.0163 hectares per person	0.0193 hectares per person	0.003 hectares per person	United States Virgin Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cropland per person over the long-term, Mauritius or United States Virgin Islands?: United States Virgin Islands, at 0.0196 hectares per person against 0.0162 hectares per person in Mauritius as of 2025.
What is the difference in cropland per person over the long-term between Mauritius and United States Virgin Islands?: 0.0034 hectares per person, with United States Virgin Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritius and United States Virgin Islands?: 101 years are reported by both, from 1700 to 2025.
How do Mauritius and United States Virgin Islands rank globally for cropland per person over the long-term?: Mauritius ranks 183rd and United States Virgin Islands ranks 181st of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Cropland per person over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Cropland per person over the long-term
Unit: hectares per person
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 202 places, 21,784 data points, 1000–2025
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Total cropland area for per person each separate country over time.