Mauritius - Arable land
Arable land (hectares)
The value for Arable land (hectares) in Mauritius was 75,000 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 57 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 100,000 in 1988 and a minimum value of 75,000 in 2013.
Definition: Arable land (in hectares) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1961 | 90,000 |
| 1962 | 91,000 |
| 1963 | 91,000 |
| 1964 | 91,000 |
| 1965 | 92,000 |
| 1966 | 89,000 |
| 1967 | 94,000 |
| 1968 | 100,000 |
| 1969 | 100,000 |
| 1970 | 100,000 |
| 1971 | 100,000 |
| 1972 | 100,000 |
| 1973 | 100,000 |
| 1974 | 100,000 |
| 1975 | 99,000 |
| 1976 | 100,000 |
| 1977 | 100,000 |
| 1978 | 100,000 |
| 1979 | 100,000 |
| 1980 | 100,000 |
| 1981 | 100,000 |
| 1982 | 100,000 |
| 1983 | 100,000 |
| 1984 | 100,000 |
| 1985 | 100,000 |
| 1986 | 100,000 |
| 1987 | 100,000 |
| 1988 | 100,000 |
| 1989 | 99,000 |
| 1990 | 98,000 |
| 1991 | 97,000 |
| 1992 | 96,000 |
| 1993 | 94,000 |
| 1994 | 93,000 |
| 1995 | 92,000 |
| 1996 | 91,000 |
| 1997 | 90,000 |
| 1998 | 91,000 |
| 1999 | 89,000 |
| 2000 | 90,000 |
| 2001 | 91,000 |
| 2002 | 89,000 |
| 2003 | 88,000 |
| 2004 | 87,000 |
| 2005 | 85,000 |
| 2006 | 83,000 |
| 2007 | 81,000 |
| 2008 | 80,000 |
| 2009 | 80,000 |
| 2010 | 80,000 |
| 2011 | 78,000 |
| 2012 | 76,000 |
| 2013 | 75,000 |
| 2014 | 75,000 |
| 2015 | 75,000 |
| 2016 | 75,000 |
| 2017 | 75,000 |
| 2018 | 75,000 |
Arable land (hectares per person)
The value for Arable land (hectares per person) in Mauritius was 0.059 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 57 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 0.132 in 1961 and a minimum value of 0.059 in 2018.
Definition: Arable land (hectares per person) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.132 |
| 1962 | 0.130 |
| 1963 | 0.127 |
| 1964 | 0.124 |
| 1965 | 0.122 |
| 1966 | 0.116 |
| 1967 | 0.120 |
| 1968 | 0.125 |
| 1969 | 0.123 |
| 1970 | 0.121 |
| 1971 | 0.119 |
| 1972 | 0.117 |
| 1973 | 0.116 |
| 1974 | 0.114 |
| 1975 | 0.111 |
| 1976 | 0.110 |
| 1977 | 0.109 |
| 1978 | 0.107 |
| 1979 | 0.105 |
| 1980 | 0.104 |
| 1981 | 0.102 |
| 1982 | 0.101 |
| 1983 | 0.100 |
| 1984 | 0.099 |
| 1985 | 0.098 |
| 1986 | 0.097 |
| 1987 | 0.097 |
| 1988 | 0.096 |
| 1989 | 0.094 |
| 1990 | 0.093 |
| 1991 | 0.091 |
| 1992 | 0.089 |
| 1993 | 0.086 |
| 1994 | 0.084 |
| 1995 | 0.082 |
| 1996 | 0.080 |
| 1997 | 0.078 |
| 1998 | 0.078 |
| 1999 | 0.076 |
| 2000 | 0.076 |
| 2001 | 0.076 |
| 2002 | 0.074 |
| 2003 | 0.073 |
| 2004 | 0.071 |
| 2005 | 0.069 |
| 2006 | 0.067 |
| 2007 | 0.065 |
| 2008 | 0.064 |
| 2009 | 0.064 |
| 2010 | 0.064 |
| 2011 | 0.062 |
| 2012 | 0.061 |
| 2013 | 0.060 |
| 2014 | 0.059 |
| 2015 | 0.059 |
| 2016 | 0.059 |
| 2017 | 0.059 |
| 2018 | 0.059 |
Arable land (% of land area)
Arable land (% of land area) in Mauritius was 36.95 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 57 years was 49.26 in 1988, while its lowest value was 36.95 in 2013.
Definition: Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1961 | 44.33 |
| 1962 | 44.83 |
| 1963 | 44.83 |
| 1964 | 44.83 |
| 1965 | 45.32 |
| 1966 | 43.84 |
| 1967 | 46.31 |
| 1968 | 49.26 |
| 1969 | 49.26 |
| 1970 | 49.26 |
| 1971 | 49.26 |
| 1972 | 49.26 |
| 1973 | 49.26 |
| 1974 | 49.26 |
| 1975 | 48.77 |
| 1976 | 49.26 |
| 1977 | 49.26 |
| 1978 | 49.26 |
| 1979 | 49.26 |
| 1980 | 49.26 |
| 1981 | 49.26 |
| 1982 | 49.26 |
| 1983 | 49.26 |
| 1984 | 49.26 |
| 1985 | 49.26 |
| 1986 | 49.26 |
| 1987 | 49.26 |
| 1988 | 49.26 |
| 1989 | 48.77 |
| 1990 | 48.28 |
| 1991 | 47.78 |
| 1992 | 47.29 |
| 1993 | 46.31 |
| 1994 | 45.81 |
| 1995 | 45.32 |
| 1996 | 44.83 |
| 1997 | 44.33 |
| 1998 | 44.83 |
| 1999 | 43.84 |
| 2000 | 44.33 |
| 2001 | 44.83 |
| 2002 | 43.84 |
| 2003 | 43.35 |
| 2004 | 42.86 |
| 2005 | 41.87 |
| 2006 | 40.89 |
| 2007 | 39.90 |
| 2008 | 39.41 |
| 2009 | 39.41 |
| 2010 | 39.41 |
| 2011 | 38.42 |
| 2012 | 37.44 |
| 2013 | 36.95 |
| 2014 | 36.95 |
| 2015 | 36.95 |
| 2016 | 36.95 |
| 2017 | 36.95 |
| 2018 | 36.95 |
Classification
Topic: Environment Indicators
Sub-Topic: Land use
