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Flora - Status of Endangered Flora - 2019-2021
Source: Digest of Environment Statistics , Statistics Mauritius, 2024 ; Table 17 - Status of endangered flora (Native plants species (classified as critically endangered as per International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) criteria)). (2019-2021);
Flora population (Flowering plants) - Republic of Mauritius - 2014
Bar Chart recommended; Source: Digest of Environment Statistics, Table 16 - Flora population, Republic of Mauritius, 2014, Statistics Mauritius, 2024;
Food crops: Monthly area harvested - Island of Mauritius
Digest of Agricultural Statistics
Food crops: Monthly production - Island of Mauritius
Table 29: Digest of Agricultural Statistics
Food crops: Monthly Production - Island of Mauritius - since 2020
Source: Digest of Agriculture (2024) Table 29 - Food crops 1: Monthly area harvested and production - Island of Mauritius Original Source: FAREI and Statistics Mauritius
Foodcrops (Mauritius): Area harvested (ha) - since 1980
Source: HS-Agriculture, Table 2 Beans Beet Bittergourd Brinjal Broccoli Cabbage Calabash Carrot Cauliflower Chillies (long+curry) Chillies (small) Chouchou Cucumber Echalotte Eddoes (violet) Eddoes (curry) Garlic Ginger Gourgette Greens Green peas Groundnut Leek Ladies finger Lettuce Maize Manioc Onion (incl. hybrid) Onion hybrid Patole Petsai Pipengaille Potato Pumpkin Rice (paddy) Squash Sweet pepper Sweet potato Tomato (incl. hybrid) Tomato hybrid Voehm Banana Pineapple Total food crops
Foodcrops (Mauritius): Area harvested (ha) by district - since 1984
Source: HS Agri, Table 3- Area harvested and production of foodcrops by district, 1984 - 2023, SM; Note: 1. Prior to 2021, Figures refer to open field production only - as from 2021, figures include under covered cultures 2. Figures may not add up to totals due to rounding Source: FAREI and Statistics Mauritius
Foodcrops (Mauritius): Production (in tonnes) - since 1980
Source: HS-Agriculture, Table 2 Beans Beet Bittergourd Brinjal Broccoli Cabbage Calabash Carrot Cauliflower Chillies (long+curry) Chillies (small) Chouchou Cucumber Echalotte Eddoes (violet) Eddoes (curry) Garlic Ginger Gourgette Greens Green peas Groundnut Leek Ladies finger Lettuce Maize Manioc Onion (incl. hybrid) Onion hybrid Patole Petsai Pipengaille Potato Pumpkin Rice (paddy) Squash Sweet pepper Sweet potato Tomato (incl. hybrid) Tomato hybrid Voehm Banana Pineapple Total food crops
Foodcrops (Mauritius): Production (tonnes) by district - since 1984
Source: HS Agri, Table 3- Area harvested and production of foodcrops by district, 1984 - 2023, SM; Note: 1. Prior to 2021, Figures refer to open field production only - as from 2021, figures include under covered cultures 2. Figures may not add up to totals due to rounding Source: FAREI and Statistics Mauritius Sources: FAREI and Statistics Mauritius Theme: Agriculture
Forest - Total - Area (ha) & Share - since 1993
Source: HS Env (2024), Table 1.1 - Forest area - total, Statistics Mauritius;
Forest area (ha) by category - State-owned lands 1 - since 1993
Source: HS Env (2024), Table 1.1 - Forest area by category, Statistics Mauritius; Source: DoEnv, Table 22, SM; State - owned lands (total); Plantations; Nature reserves (Total); Nature reserves (Mainland); Nature reserves (Islets); Black River Gorges National Park;
Forest area by category - Privately owned lands - since 1993
Source: HS Env (2024), Table 1.1 - Forest area by category, Statistics Mauritius; Privately - owned lands; Privately - owned lands - total; Reserves; Mountain reserves; River reserves; Nature reserves; Others; Note: Current figures for privately-owned lands are crude estimates based on expert knowledge from Forestry Service; Others includes plantations, forest lands, scrub and grazing lands; As per remote sensing survey effected by the Global Forest Resources Assessment (FRA) and the United Nations Commission to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), using Sentinel and Landsat satelllite imagery, the total area of privately-owned forest lands is now estimated at 20,000 ha as at 2023. It is worthy to note that this decline from 25,000 ha to 20,000 ha occurred gradually over the last 15 years;
Forest area by category - State-owned lands 2 - since 1993
Source: HS Env (2024), Table 1.1 - Forest area by category: State-owned lands - Others (ha); Statistics Mauritius; Statistics Mauritius Note: *Islet National Park was proclaimed in 2004 and renamed as "Special Reserves" as per the Native Terrestrial Biodiversity & National Parks Act of 2015; *Bras D'Eau National Park was proclaimed in 2011 . From 2002 to 2010 was known as Bras D'Eau & Poste La Fayette Reserves; *Vallee D'Osterlog Endemic Garden was proclaimed in 2007; *Ramsar Sites; *Other Forest Lands; *Pas Geometriques (Plantations; Leased for grazing and tree planting) *Others (mostly rocky)
Forest area by primary designated function, Republic of Mauritius - since 2000 (5-yearly)
Source, DoEnv, Table 42 - Forest area by primary designated function1 , Republic of Mauritius, 2000 - 2020, SM; Source: Food and Agricultural Organisation, Global Forest Resources Assessment 2020 1 The primary function or management objective assigned to a management unit either by legal prescription, documented decision of the landowner/manager, or evidence provided by documented studies of forest management practices and customary use Note: *Production : Forests primarily used for wood production, mainly exotic species. *Protection of soil and water: Forests performing the function of the protection of soil and water in water catchment areas, mountains and river reserves. *Conservation of biodiversity: Consists of areas where conservation programmes are carried out e.g., Nature Reserves and Conservation Management Areas *Social services: These are areas used for recreational purposes and eco-tourism.
Forest fires - Number and Area affected (in ha) - since 2014
DoE, Table 25- Forest fires and area affected, SM
Forest plantations by type of plants -State lands- since 1993
Source: HS Env (2024), Table 1.2 - Forest plantations by type of plants (State lands); Statistics Mauritius; Source: Forestry Service, Ministry of Agro Industry and Food Security; Statistics Mauritius Soft wood (total); Soft wood - Pine; Soft wood - Other; Hardwood (total); Hardwood - Eucalyptus and Casuarina; Hardwood - Other hardwood; Total Forest plantations (State land);
Fresh Water: Fresh water abstractions by sector - Island of Mauritius - since 1998
Source: Historical Series - Energy and Water Statistics, Table 14 - Fresh water abstractions by sector, 1998 - 2023, Island of Mauritius, Statistics Mauritius (2024); Source: Digest En & W, Table 36, SM)

