Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in Mauritius
Mauritius: Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0005 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in Mauritius, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Mauritius is 0.0005 ha per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 11.4% on the previous year and down 19.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Mauritius peaked at 0.0009 ha per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0004 ha per person, in 2006.
Mauritius ranks 94th of 137 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0004 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0004 ha per person | -5.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0005 ha per person | +32.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0007 ha per person | +27.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0006 ha per person | -14.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0007 ha per person | +21.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0007 ha per person | +3.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0007 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0006 ha per person | -18.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0005 ha per person | -8.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0007 ha per person | +26.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0006 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0007 ha per person | +6.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0006 ha per person | -10.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0007 ha per person | +14.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0009 ha per person | +23.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0008 ha per person | -10.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0008 ha per person | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0006 ha per person | -28.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0007 ha per person | +29.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0008 ha per person | +7.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0006 ha per person | -25.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0007 ha per person | +25.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0008 ha per person | +10.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0008 ha per person | +4.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0008 ha per person | -7.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0008 ha per person | +5.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0007 ha per person | -15.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0009 ha per person | +27.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0009 ha per person | +5.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0008 ha per person | -16.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0009 ha per person | +18.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0006 ha per person | -32.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0009 ha per person | +45.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0007 ha per person | -22.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0005 ha per person | -32.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0007 ha per person | +48.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0007 ha per person | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0005 ha per person | -24.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0005 ha per person | -3.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0007 ha per person | +24.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0005 ha per person | -22.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0005 ha per person | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0005 ha per person | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0005 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0004 ha per person | -21.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0005 ha per person | +27.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0005 ha per person | +5.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0007 ha per person | +32.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0009 ha per person | +23.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0008 ha per person | -5.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0007 ha per person | -13.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0006 ha per person | -20.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0007 ha per person | +17.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0006 ha per person | -14.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0006 ha per person | +8.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0006 ha per person | -7.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0006 ha per person | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0006 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0005 ha per person | -9.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0005 ha per person | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0005 ha per person | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0006 ha per person | +8.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0005 ha per person | -11.4% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 0.0005 ha per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0011 ha per person, 47% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 0.0005 ha per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.001 ha per person, 53% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0006 ha per person | 0.0004 ha per person | 0.0007 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0007 ha per person | 0.0005 ha per person | 0.0009 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0008 ha per person | 0.0006 ha per person | 0.0009 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0007 ha per person | 0.0005 ha per person | 0.0009 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0005 ha per person | 0.0004 ha per person | 0.0007 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0006 ha per person | 0.0006 ha per person | 0.0009 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0005 ha per person | 0.0005 ha per person | 0.0006 ha per person | 5 |
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 potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Mauritius?
- Potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Mauritius was 0.0005 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest potatoes — area harvested, per capita recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0009 ha per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest potatoes — area harvested, per capita recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0004 ha per person in 2006.
- How does Mauritius rank for potatoes — area harvested, per capita?
- Mauritius ranks 94th out of 137 countries with data for 2024.
- Is potatoes — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Potatoes — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Potatoes — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Potatoes — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Potatoes — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.