Arable land in Mauritius
Mauritius: Arable land was 0.0601 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Arable land in Mauritius, 1961–2023
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
Mauritius recorded 0.0601 hectares per person for arable land in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land in Mauritius peaked at 0.1322 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0592 hectares per person, in 2021.
Mauritius ranks 143rd of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1243 hectares per person | 0.1158 hectares per person | 0.1322 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1129 hectares per person | 0.1053 hectares per person | 0.1211 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0987 hectares per person | 0.0942 hectares per person | 0.1035 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0836 hectares per person | 0.0757 hectares per person | 0.0926 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.07 hectares per person | 0.0641 hectares per person | 0.0761 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0602 hectares per person | 0.0592 hectares per person | 0.064 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0595 hectares per person | 0.0592 hectares per person | 0.0601 hectares per person | 4 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Mauritius
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.4% (2024)
- Rural population 61.0% (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.2% (2025)
- Rural population 758,222 (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 4.6% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 745.90 million current US$ (2025)
- Land under cereal production 129 hectares (2023)
- Cereal yield 11,643 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal production 1,502 metric tons (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land in Mauritius?
- Arable land in Mauritius was 0.0601 hectares per person in 2023, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest arable land recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1322 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest arable land recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0592 hectares per person in 2021.
- How does Mauritius rank for arable land?
- Mauritius ranks 143rd out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Arable land (hectares per person). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Arable land (hectares per person) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.