Fertiliser use in Mauritius
Farmers in Mauritius used 140.8 kg of fertiliser per hectare of arable land in 2024.
Mauritius, 2024
140.8
Change from 2023
+7.6%
World, 2023
136.5 kg per hectare
Position in 2024
66th of 190
Fertiliser use in Mauritius over time
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Kilograms per hectare of arable land. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Mauritius | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 140.8 kg per hectare | – |
| 2023 | 130.8 kg per hectare | 136.5 kg per hectare |
| 2022 | 134.3 kg per hectare | 134.9 kg per hectare |
| 2021 | 198.1 kg per hectare | 142.6 kg per hectare |
| 2020 | 159.8 kg per hectare | 144.6 kg per hectare |
| 2019 | 206.9 kg per hectare | 135.5 kg per hectare |
| 2018 | 198.7 kg per hectare | 136.9 kg per hectare |
| 2017 | 273.6 kg per hectare | 138.0 kg per hectare |
| 2016 | 290.2 kg per hectare | 135.1 kg per hectare |
| 2015 | 195.2 kg per hectare | 132.9 kg per hectare |
| 2014 | 332.7 kg per hectare | 136.1 kg per hectare |
| 2013 | 253.5 kg per hectare | 133.2 kg per hectare |
| 2012 | 281.5 kg per hectare | 130.8 kg per hectare |
| 2011 | 247.3 kg per hectare | 133.5 kg per hectare |
| 2010 | 164.1 kg per hectare | 128.9 kg per hectare |
| 2009 | 225.5 kg per hectare | 117.6 kg per hectare |
| 2008 | 223.4 kg per hectare | 116.6 kg per hectare |
| 2007 | 264.5 kg per hectare | 124.3 kg per hectare |
| 2006 | 241.6 kg per hectare | 118.8 kg per hectare |
| 2005 | 330.1 kg per hectare | 115.3 kg per hectare |
| 2004 | 286.9 kg per hectare | 114.9 kg per hectare |
| 2003 | 278.0 kg per hectare | 109.6 kg per hectare |
| 2002 | 296.2 kg per hectare | 106.4 kg per hectare |
| 2001 | 293.0 kg per hectare | 103.1 kg per hectare |
| 2000 | 387.9 kg per hectare | 101.1 kg per hectare |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +7.6% from 130.8 kg per hectare in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 332.7 kg per hectare, the figure has changed by −57.7%.
- Among the 190 countries with data for 2024, Mauritius has the 66th highest value.
More for Mauritius
All statistics for Mauritius
Cereal yield
11,890 kg per hectare
2024 · World Bank
Agricultural land
40.9%
2024 · World Bank
Cost of a healthy diet
Int$4.84e (Estimate) per person per day
2025 · FAOSTAT
Healthy diet unaffordable
17.8%e (Estimate)
2025 · FAOSTAT
Pesticide use
16.79e (Estimate) kg/ha
2024 · FAOSTAT
Nitrogen fertiliser use
78.5e (Estimate) kg/ha
2024 · FAOSTAT