Agricultural irrigated land in Mauritius
Mauritius: Agricultural irrigated land was 15.7% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Agricultural irrigated land in Mauritius, 2002–2023
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in % of total agricultural land.
Analysis
Mauritius recorded 15.7% for agricultural irrigated land in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.5% on the previous year and down 28.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural irrigated land in Mauritius peaked at 23.1% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 15.7%, in 2023.
That places Mauritius 20th out of 84 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Agricultural irrigated land in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | % of total agricultural land | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 21.0% | — |
| 2003 | 22.2% | +5.8% |
| 2004 | 21.4% | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 21.9% | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 22.3% | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 22.8% | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 23.1% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 23.1% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 22.0% | -4.8% |
| 2011 | 22.5% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 21.8% | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 22.1% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 19.8% | -10.5% |
| 2015 | 19.3% | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 19.5% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 19.2% | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 20.2% | +5.5% |
| 2019 | 18.1% | -10.3% |
| 2020 | 18.4% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 17.8% | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 16.6% | -6.5% |
| 2023 | 15.7% | -5.5% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 15.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.7%, 2.1× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 15.7% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.6%, 25.4× the median. (9 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.2% | 21.0% | 23.1% | 8 |
| 2010s | 20.5% | 18.1% | 22.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.1% | 15.7% | 18.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
More agriculture & rural data for Mauritius
- 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)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6096 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 4.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 4.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural irrigated land in Mauritius?
- Agricultural irrigated land in Mauritius was 15.7% in 2023, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest agricultural irrigated land recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 23.1% in 2008.
- What is the lowest agricultural irrigated land recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.7% in 2023.
- How does Mauritius rank for agricultural irrigated land?
- Mauritius ranks 20th out of 84 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural irrigated land rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Agricultural irrigated land (% of total agricultural land). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Agricultural irrigated land refers to agricultural areas purposely provided with water, including land irrigated by controlled flooding.