Share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing in Mauritius
Mauritius: Share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing was 0.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing in Mauritius, 1990–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing in Mauritius stood at 0.3%. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of down 8.4% on the previous year and down 35.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing in Mauritius peaked at 0.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2023.
That places Mauritius 147th out of 175 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.4% | — |
| 1991 | 0.3% | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 0.4% | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 0.3% | -9.7% |
| 1994 | 0.4% | +25.6% |
| 1995 | 0.3% | -18.0% |
| 1996 | 0.6% | +66.0% |
| 1997 | 0.5% | -4.9% |
| 1998 | 0.6% | +5.3% |
| 1999 | 0.6% | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.6% | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 0.5% | -4.8% |
| 2002 | 0.6% | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 0.5% | -6.5% |
| 2004 | 0.5% | -8.4% |
| 2005 | 0.5% | +5.1% |
| 2006 | 0.5% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.5% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.5% | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 0.5% | -8.5% |
| 2010 | 0.5% | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 0.5% | -5.0% |
| 2012 | 0.5% | +7.8% |
| 2013 | 0.5% | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | -11.7% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | +10.5% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | -8.6% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | -13.0% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | +13.4% |
| 2021 | 0.4% | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 0.3% | -22.0% |
| 2023 | 0.3% | -8.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 4 |
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More energy & mining data for Mauritius
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 6.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 21.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing in Mauritius?
- Share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing in Mauritius was 0.3% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2023.
- How does Mauritius rank for share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing?
- Mauritius ranks 147th out of 175 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Energy consumed by agriculture, forestry and fishing as a percentage of total final energy consumption.