Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Mauritius
Mauritius: Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.6159 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Mauritius, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per square kilometre in Mauritius is 0.6159 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 11.4% on the previous year and up 43.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per square kilometre in Mauritius peaked at 0.6159 ha per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.2207 ha per square kilometre, in 1962.
That places Mauritius 52nd out of 169 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.236 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.2207 ha per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 1963 | 0.2739 ha per square kilometre | +24.1% |
| 1964 | 0.2892 ha per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1965 | 0.2562 ha per square kilometre | -11.4% |
| 1966 | 0.3059 ha per square kilometre | +19.4% |
| 1967 | 0.3148 ha per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1968 | 0.3074 ha per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1969 | 0.2601 ha per square kilometre | -15.4% |
| 1970 | 0.2429 ha per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 1971 | 0.3064 ha per square kilometre | +26.2% |
| 1972 | 0.3064 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.3305 ha per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 1974 | 0.2916 ha per square kilometre | -11.8% |
| 1975 | 0.3241 ha per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1976 | 0.4059 ha per square kilometre | +25.2% |
| 1977 | 0.369 ha per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 1978 | 0.3852 ha per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1979 | 0.2798 ha per square kilometre | -27.4% |
| 1980 | 0.3606 ha per square kilometre | +28.9% |
| 1981 | 0.4 ha per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 1982 | 0.3197 ha per square kilometre | -20.1% |
| 1983 | 0.397 ha per square kilometre | +24.2% |
| 1984 | 0.4296 ha per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 1985 | 0.4601 ha per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1986 | 0.4296 ha per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 1987 | 0.4645 ha per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1988 | 0.4118 ha per square kilometre | -11.3% |
| 1989 | 0.5049 ha per square kilometre | +22.6% |
| 1990 | 0.5384 ha per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1991 | 0.4616 ha per square kilometre | -14.3% |
| 1992 | 0.5389 ha per square kilometre | +16.8% |
| 1993 | 0.3867 ha per square kilometre | -28.2% |
| 1994 | 0.5305 ha per square kilometre | +37.2% |
| 1995 | 0.4222 ha per square kilometre | -20.4% |
| 1996 | 0.3034 ha per square kilometre | -28.1% |
| 1997 | 0.4369 ha per square kilometre | +44.0% |
| 1998 | 0.4409 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.3433 ha per square kilometre | -22.1% |
| 2000 | 0.3429 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.4251 ha per square kilometre | +24.0% |
| 2002 | 0.3409 ha per square kilometre | -19.8% |
| 2003 | 0.331 ha per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 0.3443 ha per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 0.3468 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.2823 ha per square kilometre | -18.6% |
| 2007 | 0.3635 ha per square kilometre | +28.8% |
| 2008 | 0.3852 ha per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2009 | 0.4926 ha per square kilometre | +27.9% |
| 2010 | 0.5941 ha per square kilometre | +20.6% |
| 2011 | 0.5694 ha per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 0.5278 ha per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 2013 | 0.4306 ha per square kilometre | -18.4% |
| 2014 | 0.4867 ha per square kilometre | +13.0% |
| 2015 | 0.4547 ha per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 2016 | 0.4657 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 0.4211 ha per square kilometre | -9.6% |
| 2018 | 0.4522 ha per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 2019 | 0.4527 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.4231 ha per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 2021 | 0.5398 ha per square kilometre | +27.6% |
| 2022 | 0.5528 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 0.6159 ha per square kilometre | +11.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2738 ha per square kilometre | 0.2207 ha per square kilometre | 0.3148 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3242 ha per square kilometre | 0.2429 ha per square kilometre | 0.4059 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4178 ha per square kilometre | 0.3197 ha per square kilometre | 0.5049 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4403 ha per square kilometre | 0.3034 ha per square kilometre | 0.5389 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3655 ha per square kilometre | 0.2823 ha per square kilometre | 0.4926 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4855 ha per square kilometre | 0.4211 ha per square kilometre | 0.5941 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5329 ha per square kilometre | 0.4231 ha per square kilometre | 0.6159 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per square kilometre in Mauritius?
- Roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per square kilometre in Mauritius was 0.6159 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6159 ha per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2207 ha per square kilometre in 1962.
- How does Mauritius rank for roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Mauritius ranks 52nd out of 169 countries with data for 2023.
- Is roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.0%. 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 Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Roots and Tubers, Total — 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.
Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Roots and Tubers, Total — 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
Roots and Tubers, Total — 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.