Cropland per person over the long-term in Mauritius
Mauritius: Cropland per person over the long-term was 0.0162 hectares per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.0162 hectares per person
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
183rd
of 202 countries
All-time high
0.36 hectares per person
in 1700
All-time low
0.01 hectares per person
in 2000
Years of data
101
1700–2025
Cropland per person over the long-term in Mauritius, 1700–2025
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
Mauritius recorded 0.0162 hectares per person for cropland per person over the long-term in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 45.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland per person over the long-term in Mauritius peaked at 0.36 hectares per person in 1700 and was at its lowest, 0.01 hectares per person, in 2000.
Mauritius ranks 183rd of 202 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cropland per person over the long-term in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1700 | 0.36 hectares per person | — |
| 1710 | 0.3576 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1720 | 0.3553 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1730 | 0.3529 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1740 | 0.3505 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1750 | 0.348 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1760 | 0.3455 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1770 | 0.343 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1780 | 0.3405 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1790 | 0.3379 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1800 | 0.3352 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1810 | 0.3325 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1820 | 0.3298 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1830 | 0.327 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1840 | 0.2651 hectares per person | -18.9% |
| 1850 | 0.1707 hectares per person | -35.6% |
| 1860 | 0.0994 hectares per person | -41.7% |
| 1870 | 0.0968 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1880 | 0.0836 hectares per person | -13.6% |
| 1890 | 0.0799 hectares per person | -4.4% |
| 1900 | 0.0784 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1910 | 0.0766 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1920 | 0.0726 hectares per person | -5.2% |
| 1930 | 0.0666 hectares per person | -8.3% |
| 1940 | 0.0433 hectares per person | -35.0% |
| 1950 | 0.0391 hectares per person | -9.8% |
| 1951 | 0.0389 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1952 | 0.0378 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 1953 | 0.0365 hectares per person | -3.4% |
| 1954 | 0.0352 hectares per person | -3.5% |
| 1955 | 0.034 hectares per person | -3.5% |
| 1956 | 0.0328 hectares per person | -3.5% |
| 1957 | 0.0317 hectares per person | -3.4% |
| 1958 | 0.0306 hectares per person | -3.4% |
| 1959 | 0.0295 hectares per person | -3.5% |
| 1960 | 0.0285 hectares per person | -3.5% |
| 1961 | 0.0275 hectares per person | -3.5% |
| 1962 | 0.0265 hectares per person | -3.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0255 hectares per person | -3.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0245 hectares per person | -3.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0236 hectares per person | -3.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0228 hectares per person | -3.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0221 hectares per person | -3.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0214 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 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 | 0.0188 hectares per person | -3.4% |
| 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 | -2.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0168 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0164 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1979 | 0.016 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0251 hectares per person | +56.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0242 hectares per person | -3.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0233 hectares per person | -3.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0226 hectares per person | -3.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0218 hectares per person | -3.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0213 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0207 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0201 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0195 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0189 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0234 hectares per person | +24.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0226 hectares per person | -3.6% |
| 1992 | 0.022 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0213 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0207 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0201 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0195 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 1997 | 0.019 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0184 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 0.018 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 0.01 hectares per person | -44.2% |
| 2001 | 0.022 hectares per person | +119.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0211 hectares per person | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0204 hectares per person | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0197 hectares per person | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0191 hectares per person | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0185 hectares per person | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0179 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0173 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0168 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0208 hectares per person | +24.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0199 hectares per person | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 0.019 hectares per person | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0182 hectares per person | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0306 hectares per person | +68.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0297 hectares per person | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0287 hectares per person | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0278 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 0.027 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0261 hectares per person | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0164 hectares per person | -37.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0163 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0163 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0163 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0163 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 0.0162 hectares per person | -0.1% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 0.0162 hectares per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1888 hectares per person, 9% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 0.0162 hectares per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1929 hectares per person, 8% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cropland per person over the long-term 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +119.1% | 0.01 hectares per person | 0.022 hectares per person |
| 2014 | +68.4% | 0.0182 hectares per person | 0.0306 hectares per person |
| 1980 | +56.6% | 0.016 hectares per person | 0.0251 hectares per person |
| 2000 | -44.2% | 0.018 hectares per person | 0.01 hectares per person |
| 1860 | -41.7% | 0.1707 hectares per person | 0.0994 hectares per person |
| 2020 | -37.3% | 0.0261 hectares per person | 0.0164 hectares per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1700s | 0.36 hectares per person | 0.36 hectares per person | 0.36 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1710s | 0.3576 hectares per person | 0.3576 hectares per person | 0.3576 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1720s | 0.3553 hectares per person | 0.3553 hectares per person | 0.3553 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1730s | 0.3529 hectares per person | 0.3529 hectares per person | 0.3529 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1740s | 0.3505 hectares per person | 0.3505 hectares per person | 0.3505 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1750s | 0.348 hectares per person | 0.348 hectares per person | 0.348 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1760s | 0.3455 hectares per person | 0.3455 hectares per person | 0.3455 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1770s | 0.343 hectares per person | 0.343 hectares per person | 0.343 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1780s | 0.3405 hectares per person | 0.3405 hectares per person | 0.3405 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1790s | 0.3379 hectares per person | 0.3379 hectares per person | 0.3379 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1800s | 0.3352 hectares per person | 0.3352 hectares per person | 0.3352 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1810s | 0.3325 hectares per person | 0.3325 hectares per person | 0.3325 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1820s | 0.3298 hectares per person | 0.3298 hectares per person | 0.3298 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1830s | 0.327 hectares per person | 0.327 hectares per person | 0.327 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1840s | 0.2651 hectares per person | 0.2651 hectares per person | 0.2651 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1850s | 0.1707 hectares per person | 0.1707 hectares per person | 0.1707 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1860s | 0.0994 hectares per person | 0.0994 hectares per person | 0.0994 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1870s | 0.0968 hectares per person | 0.0968 hectares per person | 0.0968 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1880s | 0.0836 hectares per person | 0.0836 hectares per person | 0.0836 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1890s | 0.0799 hectares per person | 0.0799 hectares per person | 0.0799 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1900s | 0.0784 hectares per person | 0.0784 hectares per person | 0.0784 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1910s | 0.0766 hectares per person | 0.0766 hectares per person | 0.0766 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1920s | 0.0726 hectares per person | 0.0726 hectares per person | 0.0726 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1930s | 0.0666 hectares per person | 0.0666 hectares per person | 0.0666 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1940s | 0.0433 hectares per person | 0.0433 hectares per person | 0.0433 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1950s | 0.0346 hectares per person | 0.0295 hectares per person | 0.0391 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0243 hectares per person | 0.0208 hectares per person | 0.0285 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0179 hectares per person | 0.016 hectares per person | 0.0202 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0217 hectares per person | 0.0189 hectares per person | 0.0251 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0205 hectares per person | 0.018 hectares per person | 0.0234 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0183 hectares per person | 0.01 hectares per person | 0.022 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0248 hectares per person | 0.0182 hectares per person | 0.0306 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0163 hectares per person | 0.0162 hectares per person | 0.0164 hectares per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 180 Brunei 0.0203 hectares per person compare
- 181 United States Virgin Islands 0.0196 hectares per person compare
- 182 Puerto Rico 0.0186 hectares per person compare
- 184 Malta 0.016 hectares per person compare
- 185 Andorra 0.0088 hectares per person compare
- 186 Qatar 0.0086 hectares per person 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 cropland per person over the long-term in Mauritius?
- Cropland per person over the long-term in Mauritius was 0.0162 hectares per person in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cropland per person over the long-term recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 0.36 hectares per person in 1700.
- What is the lowest cropland per person over the long-term recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.01 hectares per person in 2000.
- How does Mauritius rank for cropland per person over the long-term?
- Mauritius ranks 183rd out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is cropland per person over the long-term rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cropland per person over the long-term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total cropland area for per person each separate country over time.