Terrestrial protected areas in Mauritius
Mauritius: Terrestrial protected areas was 5.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Terrestrial protected areas in Mauritius, 2013–2025
Source: Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM), UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring. Measured in % of total land area.
Analysis
The most recent figure for terrestrial protected areas in Mauritius is 5.0%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, terrestrial protected areas in Mauritius peaked at 5.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.5%, in 2013.
Mauritius ranks 180th of 213 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Terrestrial protected areas in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | % of total land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 4.5% | — |
| 2014 | 4.5% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 4.7% | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 4.7% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 4.7% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 4.7% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 4.7% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 4.7% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 4.7% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 4.7% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 4.7% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 5.0% | +6.4% |
| 2025 | 5.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.6% | 4.5% | 4.7% | 7 |
| 2020s | 4.8% | 4.7% | 5.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 177 Puerto Rico 6.6% compare
- 178 French Polynesia 5.6% compare
- 179 Jordan 5.4% compare
- 181 Vanuatu 4.8% compare
- 182 Algeria 4.7% compare
- 183 Isle of Man 4.6% compare
- 183 Singapore 4.6% compare
More climate change data for Mauritius
- 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)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.2442 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is terrestrial protected areas in Mauritius?
- Terrestrial protected areas in Mauritius was 5.0% in 2025, according to Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM), UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring.
- What is the highest terrestrial protected areas recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 5.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest terrestrial protected areas recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.5% in 2013.
- How does Mauritius rank for terrestrial protected areas?
- Mauritius ranks 180th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is terrestrial protected areas rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM), UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring, published as part of Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Terrestrial protected areas are totally or partially protected areas of at least 1,000 hectares that are designated by national authorities as scientific reserves with limited public access, national parks, natural monuments, nature reserves or wildlife sanctuaries, protected landscapes, and areas managed mainly for sustainable use. Marine areas, unclassified areas, littoral (intertidal) areas, and sites protected under local or provincial law are excluded.