Deforestation statistics for Mauritius
Tree cover loss data for Mauritius
"Tree cover threshold" is used for defining the tree cover area. For example, 75% includes only areas with more than 75% tree cover, whereas 10% includes all areas with more than 10% tree cover. 75% tree cover reflects a dense canopy.
| Tree cover threshold (%) | Total area (ha) | Tree cover Extent in 2000 (ha) | % land area | Tree cover Extent in 2010 (ha) | % land area | Tree cover Extent in 2018 (ha) | % land area | Tree cover loss 2001-2018 (ha) | % tree cover loss since 2000 | Avg tree cover loss/year (ha) | Avg loss/year 2001-2010 (ha) | Avg loss/year 2011-2018 (ha) |
| 10 | 192938 | 149551 | 77.50% | 159338 | 82.60% | 156510 | 81.10% | 4636 | 3.10% | 258 | 181 | 354 |
| 15 | 192938 | 137323 | 71.20% | 147924 | 76.70% | 145245 | 75.30% | 4469 | 3.30% | 248 | 179 | 335 |
| 20 | 192938 | 89709 | 46.50% | 109725 | 56.90% | 107915 | 55.90% | 3545 | 4.00% | 197 | 174 | 226 |
| 25 | 192938 | 84087 | 43.60% | 103850 | 53.80% | 102171 | 53.00% | 3400 | 4.00% | 189 | 172 | 210 |
| 30 | 192938 | 71874 | 37.30% | 89794 | 46.50% | 88398 | 45.80% | 3062 | 4.30% | 170 | 167 | 175 |
| 50 | 192938 | 51333 | 26.60% | 55869 | 29.00% | 54970 | 28.50% | 2344 | 4.60% | 130 | 145 | 112 |
| 75 | 192938 | 29555 | 15.30% | 36102 | 18.70% | 35720 | 18.50% | 1269 | 4.30% | 71 | 89 | 48 |
Biomass and land use carbon emissions data for Mauritius
"Tree cover threshold" is used for defining the tree cover area. For example, 75% includes only areas with more than 75% tree cover, whereas 10% includes all areas with more than 10% tree cover. 75% tree cover reflects a dense canopy.
| Tree cover threshold (%) | Total area (ha) | Tree cover Extent in 2000 (ha) | Tree cover Extent in 2010 (ha) | Carbon biomass (Mt) | Biomass loss 2001-18 (Mt) | Avg biomass loss/year (Mt) | Carbon emissions 2001-18 (Mt) | Avg carbon emissions/year (Mt) |
| 10 | 192938 | 149551 | 159338 | 35984283 | 703130 | 39063 | 1289068 | 71615 |
| 15 | 192938 | 137323 | 147924 | 34585495 | 692612 | 38478 | 1269795 | 70544 |
| 20 | 192938 | 89709 | 109725 | 27786181 | 620217 | 34457 | 1137057 | 63170 |
| 25 | 192938 | 84087 | 103850 | 26914258 | 608173 | 33787 | 1114991 | 61944 |
| 30 | 192938 | 71874 | 89794 | 24830420 | 577327 | 32074 | 1058428 | 58802 |
| 50 | 192938 | 51333 | 55869 | 20059582 | 487078 | 27060 | 892961 | 49609 |
| 75 | 192938 | 29555 | 36102 | 12956673 | 298976 | 16610 | 548133 | 30452 |
Tree cover data for subnational administrative areas in Mauritius
"This data is based on a definition of 30% tree cover. Areas with less than 30% canopy cover are excluded.
| Administrative area | Total area (ha) | Tree cover Extent in 2000 (ha) | Tree cover Extent in 2010 (ha) | Tree cover Extent in 2018 (ha) | % cover in 2018 | Loss 2001-2018 (ha) | % loss since 2000 | Avg loss/year since 2000 (ha) | Loss 2001-2010 (ha) | loss between 2000-2010 | Avg loss/year 2001-2010 (ha) | Loss 2011-2018 (ha) | loss between 2011-2018 | Avg loss/year 2011-2018 (ha) |
| Agalega Islands | 2621 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | - | |||
| Black River | 26221 | 13104 | 13460 | 13215 | 50% | 414 | 3% | 23 | 169 | 1% | 17 | 245 | 2% | 31 |
| Flacq | 30072 | 9928 | 14198 | 13987 | 47% | 496 | 5% | 28 | 285 | 3% | 29 | 211 | 1% | 26 |
| Grand Port | 26028 | 9089 | 11910 | 11679 | 45% | 523 | 6% | 29 | 292 | 3% | 29 | 231 | 2% | 29 |
| Moka | 23818 | 10134 | 12930 | 12745 | 54% | 511 | 5% | 28 | 326 | 3% | 33 | 185 | 1% | 23 |
| Pamplemousses | 18402 | 3583 | 6473 | 6385 | 35% | 164 | 5% | 9 | 76 | 2% | 8 | 88 | 1% | 11 |
| Plaines Wilhems | 20166 | 9389 | 10123 | 10033 | 50% | 223 | 2% | 12 | 133 | 1% | 13 | 90 | 1% | 11 |
| Port Louis | 4194 | 1506 | 1645 | 1634 | 39% | 17 | 1% | 1 | 6 | 0% | 1 | 11 | 1% | 1 |
| Rivière du Rempart | 15856 | 2552 | 4608 | 4557 | 29% | 93 | 4% | 5 | 42 | 2% | 4 | 51 | 1% | 6 |
| Saint Brandon | 803 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | - | |||
| Savanne | 24757 | 12589 | 14447 | 14163 | 57% | 621 | 5% | 35 | 337 | 3% | 34 | 284 | 2% | 36 |
Carbon dioxide emissions data for subnational administrative areas in Mauritius
"This data is based on a definition of 30% tree cover. Areas with less than 30% canopy cover are excluded.
| Administrative area | Total area (ha) | Tree cover Extent in 2000 (ha) | Tree cover Extent in 2010 (ha) | Carbon biomass (Mt) | Carbon emissions 2001-18 (Mt) | Avg carbon emissions/year 2001-18 (Mt) | Avg carbon emissions/year 2001-10 (Mt) | Avg carbon emissions/year 2011-18 (Mt) |
| Agalega Islands | 2621 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Black River | 26221 | 13104 | 13460 | 4457768 | 130681 | 7260 | 5473 | 9494 |
| Flacq | 30072 | 9928 | 14198 | 3156931 | 165513 | 9195 | 10191 | 7951 |
| Grand Port | 26028 | 9089 | 11910 | 3044303 | 171081 | 9505 | 10074 | 8793 |
| Moka | 23818 | 10134 | 12930 | 3707981 | 203547 | 11308 | 13901 | 8067 |
| Pamplemousses | 18402 | 3583 | 6473 | 1036300 | 50022 | 2779 | 2625 | 2971 |
| Plaines Wilhems | 20166 | 9389 | 10123 | 3601421 | 90460 | 5026 | 5658 | 4235 |
| Port Louis | 4194 | 1506 | 1645 | 523048 | 6860 | 381 | 284 | 503 |
| Rivière du Rempart | 15856 | 2552 | 4608 | 648575 | 25944 | 1441 | 1408 | 1483 |
| Saint Brandon | 803 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Savanne | 24757 | 12589 | 14447 | 4654093 | 214320 | 11907 | 12271 | 11451 |
Biomass data for subnational administrative areas in Mauritius
This data is based on a definition of 30% tree cover. Areas with less than 30% canopy cover are excluded.
| Administrative area | Total area (ha) | Tree cover Extent in 2000 (ha) | Tree cover Extent in 2010 (ha) | Carbon biomass (Mt) | Avg biomass per ha (Mt) | Carbon emissions 2001-18 (Mt) | Avg annual emissions 2001-18 (Mt) | Avg annual emissions 2001-10 (Mt) | Avg annual emissions 2011-18 (Mt) |
| Agalega Islands | 2621 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Black River | 26221 | 13104 | 13460 | 2431510 | 186 | 71281 | 3960 | 2985 | 5179 |
| Flacq | 30072 | 9928 | 14198 | 1721962 | 173 | 90280 | 5016 | 5558 | 4337 |
| Grand Port | 26028 | 9089 | 11910 | 1660529 | 183 | 93314 | 5184 | 5495 | 4796 |
| Moka | 23818 | 10134 | 12930 | 2022535 | 200 | 111026 | 6168 | 7583 | 4400 |
| Pamplemousses | 18402 | 3583 | 6473 | 565255 | 158 | 27287 | 1516 | 1432 | 1621 |
| Plaines Wilhems | 20166 | 9389 | 10123 | 1964411 | 209 | 49344 | 2741 | 3086 | 2310 |
| Port Louis | 4194 | 1506 | 1645 | 285299 | 189 | 3742 | 208 | 155 | 275 |
| Rivière du Rempart | 15856 | 2552 | 4608 | 353768 | 139 | 14151 | 786 | 768 | 809 |
| Saint Brandon | 803 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Savanne | 24757 | 12589 | 14447 | 2538596 | 202 | 116902 | 6495 | 6693 | 6246 |
Archived forest data for Mauritius | Forest data for Mauritius
Data Source: Tree cover loss: Hansen/UMD/Google/USGS/NASA via Global Forest Watch. Administrative boundaries: Global Administrative Areas database (GADM), version 3.6.
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