Urban area long term, per capita in Mauritius
Mauritius: Urban area long term, per capita was 0.0001 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Urban area long term, per capita in Mauritius, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for urban area long term, per capita in Mauritius is 0.0001 units per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 44.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban area long term, per capita in Mauritius peaked at 0.0001 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 units per person, in 2001.
Mauritius ranks 91st of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Urban area long term, per capita in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0001 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0001 units per person | +2.4% |
| 1962 | 0.0001 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0001 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0001 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0001 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0001 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0001 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0001 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0001 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0001 units per person | +2.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0001 units per person | +2.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0001 units per person | +2.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0001 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0001 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0001 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0001 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0001 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0001 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0001 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0001 units per person | -28.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0001 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0001 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0001 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0001 units per person | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0001 units per person | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0001 units per person | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0001 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0001 units per person | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0001 units per person | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0001 units per person | -14.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0001 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0001 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0001 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0001 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0001 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0001 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0001 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0001 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0001 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0001 units per person | +37.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0001 units per person | -37.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0001 units per person | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0001 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0001 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0001 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0001 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0001 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0001 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0001 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0001 units per person | -12.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0001 units per person | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0001 units per person | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0001 units per person | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0001 units per person | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0001 units per person | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0001 units per person | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0001 units per person | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0001 units per person | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0001 units per person | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0001 units per person | +23.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0001 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0001 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0001 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0001 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 0.0001 units per person | +0.2% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 0.0001 units per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0001 units per person, 1.1× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 0.0001 units per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0001 units per person, 1.7× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Urban area long term, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | -37.0% | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person |
| 2000 | +37.6% | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person |
| 1980 | -28.2% | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 88 South Africa 0.0001 units per person compare
- 89 Eswatini 0.0001 units per person compare
- 90 Faroe Islands 0.0001 units per person compare
- 92 Guatemala 0.0001 units per person compare
- 93 Uzbekistan 0.0001 units per person compare
- 94 Japan 0.0001 units per person 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 urban area long term, per capita in Mauritius?
- Urban area long term, per capita in Mauritius was 0.0001 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest urban area long term, per capita recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0001 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest urban area long term, per capita recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 units per person in 2001.
- How does Mauritius rank for urban area long term, per capita?
- Mauritius ranks 91st out of 189 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban area long term, per capita rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Urban area long term, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Urban area long term divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Urban area long term ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Urban area over the long-term HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Urban area long term divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.