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Land area in hectares, per capita in Mauritius

Mauritius: Land area in hectares, per capita was 0.1599 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.1599 hectares per person
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
202nd
of 215 countries
All-time high
0.2982 hectares per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.1577 hectares per person
in 2021
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Land area in hectares, per capita in Mauritius, 1961–2023

00.10.20.3196119922023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.

Analysis

Mauritius recorded 0.1599 hectares per person for land area in hectares, per capita 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, land area in hectares, per capita in Mauritius peaked at 0.2982 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.1577 hectares per person, in 2021.

That places Mauritius 202nd out of 215 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Land area in hectares, per capita in Mauritius, year by year

Year hectares per person Change
1961 0.2982 hectares per person —
1962 0.2899 hectares per person -2.8%
1963 0.2824 hectares per person -2.6%
1964 0.2757 hectares per person -2.4%
1965 0.2696 hectares per person -2.2%
1966 0.264 hectares per person -2.1%
1967 0.259 hectares per person -1.9%
1968 0.2543 hectares per person -1.8%
1969 0.2499 hectares per person -1.7%
1970 0.2458 hectares per person -1.6%
1971 0.2419 hectares per person -1.6%
1972 0.2382 hectares per person -1.5%
1973 0.2347 hectares per person -1.5%
1974 0.2312 hectares per person -1.5%
1975 0.2276 hectares per person -1.6%
1976 0.2239 hectares per person -1.6%
1977 0.2203 hectares per person -1.6%
1978 0.2175 hectares per person -1.3%
1979 0.2137 hectares per person -1.7%
1980 0.2101 hectares per person -1.7%
1981 0.207 hectares per person -1.5%
1982 0.2045 hectares per person -1.2%
1983 0.2027 hectares per person -0.9%
1984 0.2005 hectares per person -1.0%
1985 0.1989 hectares per person -0.8%
1986 0.1974 hectares per person -0.8%
1987 0.1959 hectares per person -0.7%
1988 0.1946 hectares per person -0.7%
1989 0.1931 hectares per person -0.8%
1990 0.1917 hectares per person -0.7%
1991 0.1897 hectares per person -1.1%
1992 0.1872 hectares per person -1.3%
1993 0.185 hectares per person -1.2%
1994 0.1824 hectares per person -1.4%
1995 0.1809 hectares per person -0.9%
1996 0.179 hectares per person -1.0%
1997 0.1768 hectares per person -1.2%
1998 0.1749 hectares per person -1.0%
1999 0.1727 hectares per person -1.3%
2000 0.171 hectares per person -1.0%
2001 0.1697 hectares per person -0.8%
2002 0.1685 hectares per person -0.7%
2003 0.1673 hectares per person -0.7%
2004 0.1663 hectares per person -0.6%
2005 0.1653 hectares per person -0.6%
2006 0.1645 hectares per person -0.5%
2007 0.1638 hectares per person -0.5%
2008 0.1632 hectares per person -0.4%
2009 0.1627 hectares per person -0.3%
2010 0.1623 hectares per person -0.2%
2011 0.1595 hectares per person -1.8%
2012 0.159 hectares per person -0.3%
2013 0.1586 hectares per person -0.2%
2014 0.1583 hectares per person -0.2%
2015 0.1581 hectares per person -0.1%
2016 0.158 hectares per person -0.1%
2017 0.1579 hectares per person -0.1%
2018 0.1578 hectares per person -0.1%
2019 0.1577 hectares per person -0.0%
2020 0.1577 hectares per person -0.0%
2021 0.1577 hectares per person -0.0%
2022 0.1582 hectares per person +0.3%
2023 0.1599 hectares per person +1.1%

Mauritius compared with similar countries

  • Mauritius's 0.1599 hectares per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.2 hectares per person, 13% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Mauritius's 0.1599 hectares per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.46 hectares per person, 11% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.2714 hectares per person 0.2499 hectares per person 0.2982 hectares per person 9
1970s 0.2295 hectares per person 0.2137 hectares per person 0.2458 hectares per person 10
1980s 0.2005 hectares per person 0.1931 hectares per person 0.2101 hectares per person 10
1990s 0.182 hectares per person 0.1727 hectares per person 0.1917 hectares per person 10
2000s 0.1662 hectares per person 0.1627 hectares per person 0.171 hectares per person 10
2010s 0.1587 hectares per person 0.1577 hectares per person 0.1623 hectares per person 10
2020s 0.1584 hectares per person 0.1577 hectares per person 0.1599 hectares per person 4

Countries ranked near Mauritius

  1. 199 Rwanda 0.1768 hectares per person compare
  2. 200 Nauru 0.1684 hectares per person compare
  3. 201 Aruba 0.1677 hectares per person compare
  4. 203 Barbados 0.1523 hectares per person compare
  5. 204 Palestine 0.1166 hectares per person compare
  6. 205 Bermuda 0.0835 hectares per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is land area in hectares, per capita in Mauritius?
Land area in hectares, per capita in Mauritius was 0.1599 hectares per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest land area in hectares, per capita recorded in Mauritius?
The highest recorded value was 0.2982 hectares per person in 1961.
What is the lowest land area in hectares, per capita recorded in Mauritius?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1577 hectares per person in 2021.
How does Mauritius rank for land area in hectares, per capita?
Mauritius ranks 202nd out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
Is land area in hectares, per capita 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land area in hectares, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Land area in hectares divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Land area in hectares ÷ Population, total

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  • Land area in hectares Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
  • Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)

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Indicator
Land area in hectares, per capita
Unit
hectares per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
215 places, 12,259 data points, 1961–2023
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Land area in hectares divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.