Tree cover loss in Mauritius
Mauritius: Tree cover loss was 0 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Tree cover loss in Mauritius, 2001–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tree cover loss in Mauritius is 0, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tree cover loss in Mauritius peaked at 509.64 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2015.
That places Mauritius 184th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Tree cover loss in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 153.11 | — |
| 2002 | 152.69 | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 117.97 | -22.7% |
| 2004 | 324.85 | +175.4% |
| 2005 | 172.55 | -46.9% |
| 2006 | 140.1 | -18.8% |
| 2007 | 128.89 | -8.0% |
| 2008 | 186.25 | +44.5% |
| 2009 | 239.69 | +28.7% |
| 2010 | 22.04 | -90.8% |
| 2011 | 482.33 | +2088.6% |
| 2012 | 145.9 | -69.8% |
| 2013 | 212.76 | +45.8% |
| 2014 | 509.64 | +139.5% |
| 2015 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2016 | 0 | — |
| 2017 | 0 | — |
| 2018 | 0 | — |
| 2019 | 0 | — |
| 2020 | 0 | — |
| 2021 | 0 | — |
| 2022 | 0 | — |
| 2023 | 0 | — |
| 2024 | 0 | — |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 0 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4,110. (53 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 0 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7,735. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tree cover loss 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +2088.6% | 22.04 | 482.33 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 179.57 | 117.97 | 324.85 | 9 |
| 2010s | 137.27 | 0 | 509.64 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 181 Tajikistan 0.4881 compare
- 182 San Marino 0.1673 compare
- 183 British Virgin Islands 0.0731 compare
- 184 Anguilla 0 compare
- 184 Aruba 0 compare
- 184 Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba 0 compare
- 184 Burkina Faso 0 compare
- 184 Eritrea 0 compare
- 184 Malta 0 compare
- 184 Mauritania 0 compare
- 184 Micronesia (country) 0 compare
- 184 Niger 0
- 184 Reunion 0 compare
- 184 Sao Tome and Principe 0 compare
- 184 Seychelles 0 compare
- 184 Turkmenistan 0 compare
More reference data data for Mauritius
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0102 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0409 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0513 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0002 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0513 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0343 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0167 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2303 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2885 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0008 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tree cover loss in Mauritius?
- Tree cover loss in Mauritius was 0 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tree cover loss recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 509.64 in 2014.
- What is the lowest tree cover loss recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2015.
- How does Mauritius rank for tree cover loss?
- Mauritius ranks 184th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tree cover loss rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Tree cover loss. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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