Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Area harvested, per in Mauritius
Mauritius: Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Area harvested, per was 0.2984 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Area harvested, per in Mauritius, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — area harvested, per in Mauritius is 0.2984 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 24.9% on the previous year and up 68.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — area harvested, per in Mauritius peaked at 0.2984 ha per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.033 ha per square kilometre, in 1961.
Mauritius ranks 5th of 124 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Area harvested, per in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.033 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0493 ha per square kilometre | +49.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0424 ha per square kilometre | -14.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0345 ha per square kilometre | -18.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0498 ha per square kilometre | +44.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0532 ha per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0704 ha per square kilometre | +32.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0719 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0946 ha per square kilometre | +31.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0734 ha per square kilometre | -22.4% |
| 1971 | 0.1128 ha per square kilometre | +53.7% |
| 1972 | 0.1089 ha per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0473 ha per square kilometre | -56.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0852 ha per square kilometre | +80.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0778 ha per square kilometre | -8.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0813 ha per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0542 ha per square kilometre | -33.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0734 ha per square kilometre | +35.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0897 ha per square kilometre | +22.1% |
| 1980 | 0.1005 ha per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 1981 | 0.1079 ha per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1982 | 0.1039 ha per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1983 | 0.1379 ha per square kilometre | +32.7% |
| 1984 | 0.1384 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 0.1039 ha per square kilometre | -24.9% |
| 1986 | 0.1241 ha per square kilometre | +19.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0995 ha per square kilometre | -19.8% |
| 1988 | 0.1207 ha per square kilometre | +21.3% |
| 1989 | 0.1212 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.1064 ha per square kilometre | -12.2% |
| 1991 | 0.1059 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.1054 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.1089 ha per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 0.1512 ha per square kilometre | +38.9% |
| 1995 | 0.1596 ha per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1996 | 0.168 ha per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1997 | 0.1448 ha per square kilometre | -13.8% |
| 1998 | 0.1502 ha per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 0.1552 ha per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 0.1527 ha per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 0.164 ha per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 2002 | 0.1172 ha per square kilometre | -28.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0778 ha per square kilometre | -33.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0892 ha per square kilometre | +14.6% |
| 2005 | 0.1246 ha per square kilometre | +39.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0828 ha per square kilometre | -33.6% |
| 2007 | 0.1192 ha per square kilometre | +44.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1108 ha per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 2009 | 0.103 ha per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 2010 | 0.1187 ha per square kilometre | +15.3% |
| 2011 | 0.1187 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1457 ha per square kilometre | +22.8% |
| 2013 | 0.1773 ha per square kilometre | +21.6% |
| 2014 | 0.1412 ha per square kilometre | -20.3% |
| 2015 | 0.2258 ha per square kilometre | +59.9% |
| 2016 | 0.2043 ha per square kilometre | -9.5% |
| 2017 | 0.2028 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.2053 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.2013 ha per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1657 ha per square kilometre | -17.7% |
| 2021 | 0.2058 ha per square kilometre | +24.2% |
| 2022 | 0.2389 ha per square kilometre | +16.1% |
| 2023 | 0.2984 ha per square kilometre | +24.9% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 0.2984 ha per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0252 ha per square kilometre, 11.8× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 0.2984 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0353 ha per square kilometre, 8.5× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0554 ha per square kilometre | 0.033 ha per square kilometre | 0.0946 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0804 ha per square kilometre | 0.0473 ha per square kilometre | 0.1128 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1158 ha per square kilometre | 0.0995 ha per square kilometre | 0.1384 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1356 ha per square kilometre | 0.1054 ha per square kilometre | 0.168 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1141 ha per square kilometre | 0.0778 ha per square kilometre | 0.164 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1741 ha per square kilometre | 0.1187 ha per square kilometre | 0.2258 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2272 ha per square kilometre | 0.1657 ha per square kilometre | 0.2984 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
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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 onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — area harvested, per in Mauritius?
- Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — area harvested, per in Mauritius was 0.2984 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — area harvested, per recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2984 ha per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — area harvested, per recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.033 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Mauritius rank for onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — area harvested, per?
- Mauritius ranks 5th out of 124 countries with data for 2023.
- Is onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — area harvested, per rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 68.4%. 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 Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — 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.
Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Area harvested 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
Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — 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.