Mauritius's forest cover fell from 20.4 % in 1994 to 19.5 % in 2023.
Mauritius · Environment
Forests, air quality, land, water and protected areas.
10 indicators · 8 with data
Land
Mauritius's forest area fell from 414 km in 1994 to 389 km in 2023.
Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area)
% of land area
180th of 213 · 42nd in Sub-Saharan Africa
Mauritius's terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) rose from 4.5 % in 2013 to 5.0 % in 2025.
Mauritius's agricultural land (% of land area) fell from 52.0 % in 1994 to 43.0 % in 2023.
Mauritius's arable land (% of land area) fell from 45.8 % in 1994 to 37.6 % in 2023.
Air
Mauritius's air pollution (pm2.5) fell from 14.1 in 1994 to 14.1 in 2023.
Water
Mauritius's water stress rose from 21.6 % in 1993 to 23.0 % in 2022.
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita
cubic metres per person
101st of 181 · 20th in Sub-Saharan Africa
Mauritius's renewable internal freshwater resources per capita fell from 2,507 in 1993 to 2,179 in 2022.
›No data available (2)
These indicators exist in the registry but no source reports a value for Mauritius.
- Safe drinking waterNo data
- Safe sanitationNo data