Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Mauritius

Mauritius: Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops was 1.08 in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
1.08
Change on year
down 13.0%
World rank
18th
of 163 countries
All-time high
1.25
in 2022
All-time low
0.7239
in 1992
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Mauritius, 1961–2023

00.250.50.7511.2196119922023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.

Analysis

Mauritius recorded 1.08 for arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in 2023.

The figure is down 13.0% on the previous year and up 27.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Mauritius peaked at 1.25 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.7239, in 1992.

Mauritius ranks 18th of 163 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.9596 0.833 1.12 9
1970s 0.9248 0.8385 1.2 10
1980s 0.9331 0.8077 1.14 10
1990s 0.8037 0.7239 1.05 10
2000s 0.8139 0.7456 0.8742 10
2010s 0.8746 0.8185 1.02 10
2020s 1.17 1.08 1.25 4

Countries ranked near Mauritius

  1. 15 Faroe Islands 1.24 compare
  2. 16 New Caledonia 1.18 compare
  3. 17 Papua New Guinea 1.15 compare
  4. 19 Antigua and Barbuda 1.08 compare
  5. 20 Puerto Rico 1.05 compare
  6. 21 Equatorial Guinea 1.04 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Mauritius?
Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Mauritius was 1.08 in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops recorded in Mauritius?
The highest recorded value was 1.25 in 2022.
What is the lowest arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops recorded in Mauritius?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7239 in 1992.
How does Mauritius rank for arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops?
Mauritius ranks 18th out of 163 countries with data for 2023.
Is arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops rising or falling in Mauritius?
Over the last ten years it is up 27.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Mauritius data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
163 places, 10,097 data points, 1961–2023
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Index of arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops (where values in 1961 are equal to 1.0).