Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, per capita in Mauritius
Mauritius: Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0279 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, per capita in Mauritius, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
Mauritius recorded 0.0279 ha per person for sugar crops primary — area harvested, per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 30.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sugar crops primary — area harvested, per capita in Mauritius peaked at 0.1168 ha per person in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.0279 ha per person, in 2024.
Mauritius ranks 5th of 137 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, per capita in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1161 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.1168 ha per person | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 0.114 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1964 | 0.112 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1965 | 0.1093 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1966 | 0.1075 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1967 | 0.1032 ha per person | -3.9% |
| 1968 | 0.1001 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0979 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0973 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0952 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0942 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0936 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 0.091 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0899 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0894 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0875 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0859 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0839 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0819 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0798 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0805 ha per person | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0783 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1984 | 0.077 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0764 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0756 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0749 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0737 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1989 | 0.073 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0721 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 0.071 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0692 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0675 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0656 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0641 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0633 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0634 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0638 ha per person | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0617 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0616 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0612 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.06 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0585 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0571 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0556 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0541 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0526 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0498 ha per person | -5.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0484 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 0.047 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0452 ha per person | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0431 ha per person | -4.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0425 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0402 ha per person | -5.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0415 ha per person | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0407 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0395 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0377 ha per person | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0356 ha per person | -5.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0345 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0331 ha per person | -4.2% |
| 2022 | 0.031 ha per person | -6.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0287 ha per person | -7.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0279 ha per person | -2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1085 ha per person | 0.0979 ha per person | 0.1168 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0908 ha per person | 0.0839 ha per person | 0.0973 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0771 ha per person | 0.073 ha per person | 0.0819 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0662 ha per person | 0.0617 ha per person | 0.0721 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0559 ha per person | 0.0484 ha per person | 0.0616 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0413 ha per person | 0.0356 ha per person | 0.047 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0311 ha per person | 0.0279 ha per person | 0.0345 ha per person | 5 |
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- 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)
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- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sugar crops primary — area harvested, per capita in Mauritius?
- Sugar crops primary — area harvested, per capita in Mauritius was 0.0279 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sugar crops primary — area harvested, per capita recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1168 ha per person in 1962.
- What is the lowest sugar crops primary — area harvested, per capita recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0279 ha per person in 2024.
- How does Mauritius rank for sugar crops primary — area harvested, per capita?
- Mauritius ranks 5th out of 137 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sugar crops primary — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.6%. 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 Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sugar Crops Primary — 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.
Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sugar Crops Primary — 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
Sugar Crops Primary — 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.