Forest area in Mauritius
Forests covered 19.1% of the land area of Mauritius in 2024.
Mauritius, 2024
19.1%
Change from 2023
0percentage points
World, 2023
31.1%
Position in 2024
131st of 209
Forest area in Mauritius over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of land area. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Mauritius | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 19.1% | – |
| 2023 | 19.1% | 31.1% |
| 2022 | 19.1% | 31.1% |
| 2021 | 19.1% | 31.2% |
| 2020 | 19.1% | 31.2% |
| 2019 | 19.1% | 31.2% |
| 2018 | 19.1% | 31.3% |
| 2017 | 19.2% | 31.3% |
| 2016 | 19.2% | 31.3% |
| 2015 | 19.2% | 31.4% |
| 2014 | 19.2% | 31.4% |
| 2013 | 19.2% | 31.4% |
| 2012 | 19.2% | 31.5% |
| 2011 | 19.2% | 31.9% |
| 2010 | 18.9% | 31.9% |
| 2009 | 19.1% | 32.0% |
| 2008 | 19.2% | 32.0% |
| 2007 | 19.4% | 32.1% |
| 2006 | 19.6% | 32.1% |
| 2005 | 19.8% | 32.1% |
| 2004 | 20.0% | 32.2% |
| 2003 | 20.1% | 32.3% |
| 2002 | 20.3% | 32.3% |
| 2001 | 20.5% | 32.3% |
| 2000 | 20.7% | 32.4% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is unchanged from 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 19.2%, the figure has changed by 0 percentage points.
- Among the 209 countries with data for 2024, Mauritius has the 131st highest value.