Share of agricultural land which is irrigated in Mauritius
Mauritius: Share of agricultural land which is irrigated was 15.7% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of agricultural land which is irrigated in Mauritius, 2002–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total agricultural land.
Analysis
In 2023, share of agricultural land which is irrigated in Mauritius stood at 15.7%. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 5.5% on the previous year and down 28.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of agricultural land which is irrigated in Mauritius peaked at 23.1% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 15.7%, in 2023.
Mauritius ranks 20th of 83 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Share of agricultural land which is irrigated 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 share of agricultural land which is irrigated in Mauritius?
- Share of agricultural land which is irrigated in Mauritius was 15.7% in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of agricultural land which is irrigated recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 23.1% in 2008.
- What is the lowest share of agricultural land which is irrigated recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.7% in 2023.
- How does Mauritius rank for share of agricultural land which is irrigated?
- Mauritius ranks 20th out of 83 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of agricultural land which is irrigated 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of agricultural land which is irrigated. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of total agricultural land area which is irrigated (i.e. purposely provided with water), including land irrigated by controlled flooding. Agricultural land is the combination of crop (arable) and grazing land.