Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested, per capita in Mauritius
Mauritius: Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0018 ha per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested, per capita in Mauritius, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
In 2024, pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested, per capita in Mauritius stood at 0.0018 ha per person. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 6.9% on the previous year and up 41.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested, per capita in Mauritius peaked at 0.0018 ha per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 ha per person, in 1974.
That places Mauritius 7th out of 109 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested, per capita in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0002 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0002 ha per person | +11.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0002 ha per person | -8.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0002 ha per person | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0003 ha per person | +30.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0002 ha per person | -25.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0002 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0002 ha per person | -23.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0001 ha per person | -33.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0001 ha per person | -10.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0001 ha per person | -19.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0001 ha per person | -17.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0001 ha per person | +25.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0001 ha per person | -24.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0001 ha per person | +104.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0001 ha per person | +4.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0001 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0001 ha per person | -21.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0001 ha per person | -8.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0002 ha per person | +97.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0002 ha per person | +23.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0002 ha per person | +13.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0002 ha per person | -17.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0002 ha per person | +13.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0003 ha per person | +14.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0002 ha per person | -5.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0002 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0003 ha per person | +29.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0004 ha per person | +24.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0004 ha per person | +12.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0006 ha per person | +43.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0007 ha per person | +13.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0008 ha per person | +11.2% |
| 1994 | 0.001 ha per person | +36.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0012 ha per person | +13.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0011 ha per person | -10.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0011 ha per person | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0011 ha per person | +4.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0004 ha per person | -61.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0005 ha per person | +18.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0005 ha per person | -10.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0004 ha per person | -7.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0011 ha per person | +169.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0012 ha per person | +7.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0011 ha per person | -8.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0012 ha per person | +6.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0011 ha per person | -11.6% |
| 2008 | 0.001 ha per person | -8.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0011 ha per person | +12.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0012 ha per person | +14.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0012 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0012 ha per person | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0013 ha per person | +6.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0013 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0013 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0013 ha per person | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0014 ha per person | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0013 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0015 ha per person | +14.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0014 ha per person | -7.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0014 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0015 ha per person | +5.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0017 ha per person | +17.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0018 ha per person | +6.9% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 0.0018 ha per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0003 ha per person, 6.3× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 0.0018 ha per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0006 ha per person, 2.9× the median. (13 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +169.7% | 0.0004 ha per person | 0.0011 ha per person |
| 1975 | +104.7% | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0002 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0003 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0002 ha per person | 0.0002 ha per person | 0.0004 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0008 ha per person | 0.0004 ha per person | 0.0012 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0009 ha per person | 0.0004 ha per person | 0.0012 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0013 ha per person | 0.0012 ha per person | 0.0015 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0016 ha per person | 0.0014 ha per person | 0.0018 ha per person | 5 |
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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 pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested, per capita in Mauritius?
- Pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested, per capita in Mauritius was 0.0018 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested, per capita recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0018 ha per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested, per capita recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 ha per person in 1974.
- How does Mauritius rank for pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested, per capita?
- Mauritius ranks 7th out of 109 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Pumpkins, squash and gourds — 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.
Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Pumpkins, squash and gourds — 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.