Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Mauritius
Mauritius: Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.0606 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Mauritius, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Mauritius recorded 0.0606 ha per square kilometre for sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 5.2% on the previous year and up 47.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Mauritius peaked at 0.0606 ha per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0025 ha per square kilometre, in 1980.
Mauritius ranks 41st of 99 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0409 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0345 ha per square kilometre | -15.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0281 ha per square kilometre | -18.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0187 ha per square kilometre | -33.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0192 ha per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0143 ha per square kilometre | -25.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0084 ha per square kilometre | -41.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0094 ha per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0079 ha per square kilometre | -15.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0089 ha per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0094 ha per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0089 ha per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0069 ha per square kilometre | -22.2% |
| 1974 | 0.003 ha per square kilometre | -57.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0044 ha per square kilometre | +50.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0034 ha per square kilometre | -22.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0034 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0064 ha per square kilometre | +85.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0039 ha per square kilometre | -38.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0025 ha per square kilometre | -37.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0103 ha per square kilometre | +320.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0172 ha per square kilometre | +66.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0172 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0069 ha per square kilometre | -60.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0074 ha per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0084 ha per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0167 ha per square kilometre | +100.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0222 ha per square kilometre | +32.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0217 ha per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0212 ha per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0222 ha per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0148 ha per square kilometre | -33.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0138 ha per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0099 ha per square kilometre | -28.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0148 ha per square kilometre | +50.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0246 ha per square kilometre | +66.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0207 ha per square kilometre | -16.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0197 ha per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0172 ha per square kilometre | -12.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0236 ha per square kilometre | +37.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0246 ha per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0271 ha per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0286 ha per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0296 ha per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 0.033 ha per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0286 ha per square kilometre | -13.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0389 ha per square kilometre | +36.2% |
| 2008 | 0.035 ha per square kilometre | -10.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0379 ha per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0345 ha per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0325 ha per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0401 ha per square kilometre | +23.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0411 ha per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0295 ha per square kilometre | -28.0% |
| 2015 | 0.026 ha per square kilometre | -11.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0175 ha per square kilometre | -32.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0205 ha per square kilometre | +17.1% |
| 2018 | 0.027 ha per square kilometre | +31.7% |
| 2019 | 0.02 ha per square kilometre | -25.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0205 ha per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0596 ha per square kilometre | +190.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0576 ha per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0606 ha per square kilometre | +5.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +320.0% | 0.0025 ha per square kilometre | 0.0103 ha per square kilometre |
| 2021 | +190.2% | 0.0205 ha per square kilometre | 0.0596 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0201 ha per square kilometre | 0.0079 ha per square kilometre | 0.0409 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0059 ha per square kilometre | 0.003 ha per square kilometre | 0.0094 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0131 ha per square kilometre | 0.0025 ha per square kilometre | 0.0222 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0179 ha per square kilometre | 0.0099 ha per square kilometre | 0.0246 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0307 ha per square kilometre | 0.0236 ha per square kilometre | 0.0389 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0289 ha per square kilometre | 0.0175 ha per square kilometre | 0.0411 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0496 ha per square kilometre | 0.0205 ha per square kilometre | 0.0606 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 38 Israel 0.0814 ha per square kilometre compare
- 39 Sri Lanka 0.0723 ha per square kilometre compare
- 40 Zimbabwe 0.068 ha per square kilometre compare
- 42 Bahamas 0.0539 ha per square kilometre compare
- 43 Uruguay 0.0483 ha per square kilometre compare
- 44 Honduras 0.0422 ha per square kilometre compare
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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)
- 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 sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Mauritius?
- Sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Mauritius was 0.0606 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0606 ha per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0025 ha per square kilometre in 1980.
- How does Mauritius rank for sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Mauritius ranks 41st out of 99 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.6%. 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 Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sweet 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.
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sweet 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
Sweet 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.