Citrus Fruit, Total — Area harvested in Mauritius
Mauritius: Citrus Fruit, Total — Area harvested was 190 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Citrus Fruit, Total — Area harvested in Mauritius, 1984–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for citrus fruit, total — area harvested in Mauritius is 190 ha, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, citrus fruit, total — area harvested in Mauritius peaked at 195 ha in 2015 and was at its lowest, 12 ha, in 1984.
That places Mauritius 121st out of 156 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Citrus Fruit, Total — Area harvested in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 12 ha | — |
| 1985 | 12 ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 15 ha | +25.0% |
| 1987 | 15 ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 22 ha | +46.7% |
| 1989 | 22 ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 35 ha | +59.1% |
| 1991 | 22 ha | -37.1% |
| 1992 | 35 ha | +59.1% |
| 1993 | 45 ha | +28.6% |
| 1994 | 40 ha | -11.1% |
| 1995 | 50 ha | +25.0% |
| 1996 | 46 ha | -8.0% |
| 1997 | 62 ha | +34.8% |
| 1998 | 100 ha | +61.3% |
| 1999 | 95 ha | -5.0% |
| 2000 | 98 ha | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 98 ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 103 ha | +5.1% |
| 2003 | 109 ha | +5.8% |
| 2004 | 114 ha | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 121 ha | +6.1% |
| 2006 | 128 ha | +5.8% |
| 2007 | 134 ha | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 140 ha | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 147 ha | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 154 ha | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 161 ha | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 170 ha | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 180 ha | +5.9% |
| 2014 | 188 ha | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 195 ha | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 188 ha | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 190 ha | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 191 ha | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 190 ha | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 190 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 190 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 190 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 190 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 190 ha | +0.0% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 190 ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7,320 ha, 3% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 190 ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 6,473 ha, 3% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Citrus Fruit, Total — Area harvested 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +61.3% | 62 ha | 100 ha |
| 1990 | +59.1% | 22 ha | 35 ha |
| 1992 | +59.1% | 22 ha | 35 ha |
| 1988 | +46.7% | 15 ha | 22 ha |
| 1991 | -37.1% | 35 ha | 22 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 16.33 ha | 12 ha | 22 ha | 6 |
| 1990s | 53 ha | 22 ha | 100 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 119.2 ha | 98 ha | 147 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 180.7 ha | 154 ha | 195 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 190 ha | 190 ha | 190 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 119 Fiji 215 ha compare
- 120 Grenada 199 ha compare
- 122 Samoa 156 ha compare
- 123 Antigua and Barbuda 86 ha compare
- 124 Brunei Darussalam 72 ha 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 citrus fruit, total — area harvested in Mauritius?
- Citrus fruit, total — area harvested in Mauritius was 190 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest citrus fruit, total — area harvested recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 195 ha in 2015.
- What is the lowest citrus fruit, total — area harvested recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 12 ha in 1984.
- How does Mauritius rank for citrus fruit, total — area harvested?
- Mauritius ranks 121st out of 156 countries with data for 2024.
- Is citrus fruit, total — area harvested rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Citrus Fruit, Total — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.