Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Mauritius
Mauritius: Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.3696 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.3696 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
up 7.6%
World rank
27th
of 137 countries
All-time high
0.5251 ha per square kilometre
in 2010
All-time low
0.1365 ha per square kilometre
in 1962
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Mauritius, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Mauritius recorded 0.3696 ha per square kilometre for potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.6% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Mauritius peaked at 0.5251 ha per square kilometre in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.1365 ha per square kilometre, in 1962.
That places Mauritius 27th out of 137 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1399 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.1365 ha per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1963 | 0.1852 ha per square kilometre | +35.7% |
| 1964 | 0.2414 ha per square kilometre | +30.3% |
| 1965 | 0.2108 ha per square kilometre | -12.7% |
| 1966 | 0.2621 ha per square kilometre | +24.3% |
| 1967 | 0.2773 ha per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1968 | 0.2729 ha per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1969 | 0.2266 ha per square kilometre | -17.0% |
| 1970 | 0.2099 ha per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 1971 | 0.269 ha per square kilometre | +28.2% |
| 1972 | 0.2709 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 0.2931 ha per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 1974 | 0.2655 ha per square kilometre | -9.4% |
| 1975 | 0.3084 ha per square kilometre | +16.1% |
| 1976 | 0.3882 ha per square kilometre | +25.9% |
| 1977 | 0.3537 ha per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 1978 | 0.3626 ha per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1979 | 0.264 ha per square kilometre | -27.2% |
| 1980 | 0.3478 ha per square kilometre | +31.7% |
| 1981 | 0.3803 ha per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 1982 | 0.2872 ha per square kilometre | -24.5% |
| 1983 | 0.3631 ha per square kilometre | +26.4% |
| 1984 | 0.4039 ha per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 1985 | 0.4246 ha per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1986 | 0.3941 ha per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 1987 | 0.4187 ha per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1988 | 0.3547 ha per square kilometre | -15.3% |
| 1989 | 0.4557 ha per square kilometre | +28.5% |
| 1990 | 0.4847 ha per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1991 | 0.4103 ha per square kilometre | -15.3% |
| 1992 | 0.4916 ha per square kilometre | +19.8% |
| 1993 | 0.3379 ha per square kilometre | -31.3% |
| 1994 | 0.499 ha per square kilometre | +47.7% |
| 1995 | 0.3901 ha per square kilometre | -21.8% |
| 1996 | 0.2675 ha per square kilometre | -31.4% |
| 1997 | 0.4015 ha per square kilometre | +50.1% |
| 1998 | 0.4089 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 0.3148 ha per square kilometre | -23.0% |
| 2000 | 0.3064 ha per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 0.3837 ha per square kilometre | +25.2% |
| 2002 | 0.2985 ha per square kilometre | -22.2% |
| 2003 | 0.2897 ha per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 0.299 ha per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 0.2951 ha per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.234 ha per square kilometre | -20.7% |
| 2007 | 0.3005 ha per square kilometre | +28.4% |
| 2008 | 0.3192 ha per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2009 | 0.4227 ha per square kilometre | +32.4% |
| 2010 | 0.5251 ha per square kilometre | +24.2% |
| 2011 | 0.5063 ha per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 0.4387 ha per square kilometre | -13.4% |
| 2013 | 0.349 ha per square kilometre | -20.4% |
| 2014 | 0.4111 ha per square kilometre | +17.8% |
| 2015 | 0.354 ha per square kilometre | -13.9% |
| 2016 | 0.3831 ha per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 2017 | 0.3555 ha per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 2018 | 0.36 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.3575 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.3255 ha per square kilometre | -9.0% |
| 2021 | 0.3355 ha per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 0.3435 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 0.3696 ha per square kilometre | +7.6% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 0.3696 ha per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.056 ha per square kilometre, 6.6× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 0.3696 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0577 ha per square kilometre, 6.4× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.217 ha per square kilometre | 0.1365 ha per square kilometre | 0.2773 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2985 ha per square kilometre | 0.2099 ha per square kilometre | 0.3882 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.383 ha per square kilometre | 0.2872 ha per square kilometre | 0.4557 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4006 ha per square kilometre | 0.2675 ha per square kilometre | 0.499 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3149 ha per square kilometre | 0.234 ha per square kilometre | 0.4227 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.404 ha per square kilometre | 0.349 ha per square kilometre | 0.5251 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3435 ha per square kilometre | 0.3255 ha per square kilometre | 0.3696 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 24 France 0.3785 ha per square kilometre compare
- 25 Kyrgyzstan 0.3779 ha per square kilometre compare
- 26 Palestine 0.372 ha per square kilometre compare
- 28 Albania 0.3674 ha per square kilometre compare
- 29 Nigeria 0.3604 ha per square kilometre compare
- 30 Cyprus 0.3593 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 potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Mauritius?
- Potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Mauritius was 0.3696 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5251 ha per square kilometre in 2010.
- What is the lowest potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1365 ha per square kilometre in 1962.
- How does Mauritius rank for potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Mauritius ranks 27th out of 137 countries with data for 2023.
- Is potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. 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 Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Potatoes — 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.
Potatoes — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Potatoes — 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
Potatoes — 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.