What is land area in Mauritius?

Land area in Mauritius was 1,997 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

What is the highest land area recorded in Mauritius?

The highest recorded value was 2,030 sq. km in 1961.

What is the lowest land area recorded in Mauritius?

The lowest recorded value was 1,997 sq. km in 2011.

How does Mauritius rank for land area?

Mauritius ranks 173rd out of 216 countries with data for 2023.

Is land area rising or falling in Mauritius?

Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this Mauritius data come from?

The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Land area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Land area in Mauritius

Name: Land area in Mauritius
Creator: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Mauritius: Land area was 1,997 sq. km in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)

1,997 sq. km

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

173rd

of 216 countries

All-time high

2,030 sq. km

in 1961

All-time low

1,997 sq. km

in 2011

Years of data

1961–2023

Land area in Mauritius, 1961–2023

Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in sq. km.

Analysis

Mauritius recorded 1,997 sq. km for land area in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, land area in Mauritius peaked at 2,030 sq. km in 1961 and was at its lowest, 1,997 sq. km, in 2011.

Mauritius ranks 173rd of 216 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	2,030 sq. km	2,030 sq. km	2,030 sq. km	9
1970s	2,030 sq. km	2,030 sq. km	2,030 sq. km	10
1980s	2,030 sq. km	2,030 sq. km	2,030 sq. km	10
1990s	2,030 sq. km	2,030 sq. km	2,030 sq. km	10
2000s	2,030 sq. km	2,030 sq. km	2,030 sq. km	10
2010s	2,000 sq. km	1,997 sq. km	2,030 sq. km	10
2020s	1,997 sq. km	1,997 sq. km	1,997 sq. km	4

Countries ranked near Mauritius

170 French Polynesia 3,471 sq. km compare
171 Samoa 2,780 sq. km compare
172 Luxembourg 2,574 sq. km compare
174 Comoros 1,861 sq. km compare
175 Faroe Islands 1,370 sq. km compare
176 Hong Kong 1,050 sq. km compare

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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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is land area in Mauritius?: Land area in Mauritius was 1,997 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
What is the highest land area recorded in Mauritius?: The highest recorded value was 2,030 sq. km in 1961.
What is the lowest land area recorded in Mauritius?: The lowest recorded value was 1,997 sq. km in 2011.
How does Mauritius rank for land area?: Mauritius ranks 173rd out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
Is land area rising or falling in Mauritius?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Mauritius data come from?: The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Land area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Land area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 263 places, 15,310 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.