Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area in Mauritius
Mauritius: Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area was 0.2028 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area in Mauritius, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area in Mauritius stood at 0.2028 ha per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 18.1% on the previous year and up 46.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area in Mauritius peaked at 0.2028 ha per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0236 ha per square kilometre, in 1975.
That places Mauritius 5th out of 113 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0394 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0493 ha per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0493 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0493 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0527 ha per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0478 ha per square kilometre | -9.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0665 ha per square kilometre | +39.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0911 ha per square kilometre | +37.0% |
| 1969 | 0.1044 ha per square kilometre | +14.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0655 ha per square kilometre | -37.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0724 ha per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0473 ha per square kilometre | -34.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0266 ha per square kilometre | -43.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0276 ha per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0236 ha per square kilometre | -14.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0296 ha per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0345 ha per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0374 ha per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 1979 | 0.036 ha per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0345 ha per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0468 ha per square kilometre | +35.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0468 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0537 ha per square kilometre | +14.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0557 ha per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0596 ha per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0522 ha per square kilometre | -12.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0571 ha per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0655 ha per square kilometre | +14.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0547 ha per square kilometre | -16.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0591 ha per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0635 ha per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0764 ha per square kilometre | +20.2% |
| 1993 | 0.098 ha per square kilometre | +28.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0892 ha per square kilometre | -9.0% |
| 1995 | 0.1089 ha per square kilometre | +22.1% |
| 1996 | 0.1103 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0921 ha per square kilometre | -16.5% |
| 1998 | 0.1118 ha per square kilometre | +21.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0837 ha per square kilometre | -25.1% |
| 2000 | 0.098 ha per square kilometre | +17.1% |
| 2001 | 0.1049 ha per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 2002 | 0.1034 ha per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.1005 ha per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 0.1099 ha per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 2005 | 0.1108 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.1507 ha per square kilometre | +36.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1404 ha per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 2008 | 0.1025 ha per square kilometre | -27.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1212 ha per square kilometre | +18.3% |
| 2010 | 0.1177 ha per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 0.1232 ha per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 0.1327 ha per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 2013 | 0.1382 ha per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 0.1537 ha per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 2015 | 0.1367 ha per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 2016 | 0.1532 ha per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 2017 | 0.1407 ha per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 2018 | 0.1327 ha per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 2019 | 0.1332 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.1557 ha per square kilometre | +16.9% |
| 2021 | 0.1768 ha per square kilometre | +13.5% |
| 2022 | 0.1718 ha per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 0.2028 ha per square kilometre | +18.1% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 0.2028 ha per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0199 ha per square kilometre, 10.2× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 0.2028 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0106 ha per square kilometre, 19.1× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0611 ha per square kilometre | 0.0394 ha per square kilometre | 0.1044 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.04 ha per square kilometre | 0.0236 ha per square kilometre | 0.0724 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0527 ha per square kilometre | 0.0345 ha per square kilometre | 0.0655 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0893 ha per square kilometre | 0.0591 ha per square kilometre | 0.1118 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1142 ha per square kilometre | 0.098 ha per square kilometre | 0.1507 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1362 ha per square kilometre | 0.1177 ha per square kilometre | 0.1537 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1768 ha per square kilometre | 0.1557 ha per square kilometre | 0.2028 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 2 Guinea 0.3721 ha per square kilometre compare
- 3 Benin 0.352 ha per square kilometre compare
- 4 Sri Lanka 0.2448 ha per square kilometre compare
- 6 Dominican Republic 0.1823 ha per square kilometre compare
- 7 Sierra Leone 0.1821 ha per square kilometre compare
- 8 Indonesia 0.1789 ha per square kilometre compare
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 chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area in Mauritius?
- Chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area in Mauritius was 0.2028 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2028 ha per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0236 ha per square kilometre in 1975.
- How does Mauritius rank for chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area?
- Mauritius ranks 5th out of 113 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.