Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Mauritius
Mauritius: Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita was 0.0171 hectares per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Mauritius, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
Mauritius recorded 0.0171 hectares per person for agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Mauritius peaked at 0.0276 hectares per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.0097 hectares per person, in 2000.
Mauritius ranks 183rd of 189 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0276 hectares per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0273 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1962 | 0.0264 hectares per person | -3.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0254 hectares per person | -3.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0245 hectares per person | -3.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0236 hectares per person | -3.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0228 hectares per person | -3.4% |
| 1967 | 0.022 hectares per person | -3.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0214 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0208 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0202 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0195 hectares per person | -3.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0189 hectares per person | -3.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0185 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0181 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0177 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0173 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0169 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0165 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0161 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0181 hectares per person | +12.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0176 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0173 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1983 | 0.017 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0166 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0164 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0161 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0157 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0154 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0151 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0158 hectares per person | +5.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0155 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0153 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0149 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0146 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0143 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 0.014 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0137 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0134 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 0.013 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0097 hectares per person | -26.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0133 hectares per person | +37.2% |
| 2002 | 0.013 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0128 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.013 hectares per person | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0179 hectares per person | +37.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0119 hectares per person | -33.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0117 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0115 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0113 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0126 hectares per person | +11.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0119 hectares per person | -5.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0116 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0113 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0195 hectares per person | +73.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0192 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0195 hectares per person | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0192 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0189 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0186 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0168 hectares per person | -9.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0168 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0169 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.017 hectares per person | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0171 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 0.0171 hectares per person | +0.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Mauritius changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +73.3% | 0.0113 hectares per person | 0.0195 hectares per person |
| 2005 | +37.7% | 0.013 hectares per person | 0.0179 hectares per person |
| 2001 | +37.2% | 0.0097 hectares per person | 0.0133 hectares per person |
| 2006 | -33.2% | 0.0179 hectares per person | 0.0119 hectares per person |
| 2000 | -26.0% | 0.013 hectares per person | 0.0097 hectares per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0242 hectares per person | 0.0208 hectares per person | 0.0276 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.018 hectares per person | 0.0161 hectares per person | 0.0202 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0165 hectares per person | 0.0151 hectares per person | 0.0181 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0145 hectares per person | 0.013 hectares per person | 0.0158 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0126 hectares per person | 0.0097 hectares per person | 0.0179 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0162 hectares per person | 0.0113 hectares per person | 0.0195 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.017 hectares per person | 0.0168 hectares per person | 0.0171 hectares per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 180 Qatar 0.0249 hectares per person compare
- 181 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.0213 hectares per person compare
- 182 Aruba 0.0184 hectares per person compare
- 184 Malta 0.0121 hectares per person compare
- 185 Bahrain 0.0051 hectares per person compare
- 186 Faroe Islands 0 hectares per person compare
- 186 Greenland 0 hectares per person
- 186 Hong Kong 0 hectares per person
- 186 Singapore 0 hectares per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for Mauritius
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.0163 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 17.99 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0462 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 599.72 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.1976 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Mauritius?
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Mauritius was 0.0171 hectares per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural area over the long-term, per capita recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0276 hectares per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest agricultural area over the long-term, per capita recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0097 hectares per person in 2000.
- How does Mauritius rank for agricultural area over the long-term, per capita?
- Mauritius ranks 183rd out of 189 countries with data for 2025.
- Is agricultural area over the long-term, per capita rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural area over the long-term divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agricultural area over the long-term ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Agricultural area over the long-term HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Agricultural area over the long-term divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.