Forestland — Area, per capita in Mauritius
Mauritius: Forestland — Area, per capita was 0 1000 ha per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forestland — Area, per capita in Mauritius, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forestland — area, per capita in Mauritius is 0 1000 ha per person, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forestland — area, per capita in Mauritius peaked at 0 1000 ha per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0 1000 ha per person, in 2021.
Mauritius ranks 158th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Forestland — Area, per capita in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0 1000 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 0 1000 ha per person | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 0 1000 ha per person | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 0 1000 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 0 1000 ha per person | +0.2% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 0 1000 ha per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0003 1000 ha per person, 9% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 0 1000 ha per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0003 1000 ha per person, 11% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 155 Niger 0 1000 ha per person compare
- 156 Algeria 0 1000 ha per person compare
- 157 Haiti 0 1000 ha per person compare
- 159 San Marino 0 1000 ha per person compare
- 160 United Arab Emirates 0 1000 ha per person compare
- 161 Afghanistan 0 1000 ha per person compare
More climate change data for Mauritius
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 9.11 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 96.29 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 74.54 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 21.74 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.2813 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.7765 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 59.02 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 52.18 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 6.84 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.1969 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forestland — area, per capita in Mauritius?
- Forestland — area, per capita in Mauritius was 0 1000 ha per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forestland — area, per capita recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 0 1000 ha per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest forestland — area, per capita recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 1000 ha per person in 2021.
- How does Mauritius rank for forestland — area, per capita?
- Mauritius ranks 158th out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forestland — area, per capita rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. 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 Forestland — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Forestland — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Forestland — Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Forestland — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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
Forestland — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.