Mauritius exposure#
This page summarises the exposure model for Mauritius in Africa, including national, subnational, and taxonomy-level views.
National summary#
The national exposure profile by occupancy class highlights the distribution of buildings, replacement value, and exposed population.
| BUILDINGS | POPULATION | TOTAL_COST | BUILDINGS_% | POPULATION_% | TOTAL_COST_% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OCCUPANCY | ||||||
| COM | 12.7K | 0.0M | $1.6B | 3.59% | 0.00% | 10.52% |
| IND | 5.3K | 0.0M | $0.9B | 1.50% | 0.00% | 5.60% |
| RES | 336.8K | 1.3M | $13.1B | 94.92% | 100.00% | 83.89% |

Figure: Relative contribution of occupancy classes to total national exposure in Mauritius.

Figure: National exposure distribution by taxonomy classes in Mauritius.

Figure: Building height profile used in the exposure model for Mauritius.
Subnational summary#
The subnational summary aggregates exposure by first administrative level and supports comparison of spatial concentration of assets.
| BUILDINGS | POPULATION | TOTAL_COST | BUILDINGS_% | POPULATION_% | TOTAL_COST_% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NAME_1 | ||||||
| Plaines Wilhems | 99.2K | 356.0K | $4.4B | 27.95% | 28.07% | 28.07% |
| Pamplemousses | 40.6K | 160.9K | $1.8B | 11.45% | 12.68% | 11.44% |
| Flacq | 40.7K | 158.8K | $1.8B | 11.48% | 12.52% | 11.41% |
| Grand Port | 32.3K | 113.3K | $1.4B | 9.12% | 8.93% | 9.10% |
| Rivière du Rempart | 30.9K | 99.7K | $1.4B | 8.72% | 7.86% | 8.70% |
| Port Louis | 29.2K | 64.8K | $1.3B | 8.24% | 5.11% | 8.24% |
| Black River | 25.7K | 116.9K | $1.1B | 7.24% | 9.22% | 7.22% |
| Moka | 24.5K | 88.1K | $1.1B | 6.91% | 6.95% | 6.91% |
| Savanne | 19.5K | 66.5K | $0.9B | 5.49% | 5.25% | 5.52% |
| Rodrigues Island | 12.1K | 43.2K | $0.5B | 3.41% | 3.41% | 3.39% |

Figure: Subnational distribution of exposure by occupancy class across first-level administrative units.

Figure: Subnational distribution of exposure by taxonomy classes across first-level administrative units.
Taxonomy summary#
The taxonomy summary provides a detailed view of building classes represented in the national exposure model.

Figure: Distribution of exposure by detailed taxonomy classes in Mauritius.
| BUILDINGS | POPULATION | TOTAL_COST | BUILDINGS_% | POPULATION_% | TOTAL_COST_% | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MACRO_TAXONOMY | TAXONOMY | OCCUPANCY | ||||||
| MUR | MUR+CB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/RES | RES | 58,292 | 203.8K | $2,639,008.4K | 16.43% | 16.07% | 16.88% |
| MUR+CB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/RES | RES | 59,787 | 203.8K | $1,611,611.1K | 16.85% | 16.07% | 10.31% | |
| OT | MATO/LN/CDN+ERN/H:1/RES | RES | 68,498 | 233.5K | $1,387,082.0K | 19.31% | 18.41% | 8.87% |
| W | W/LWAL/CDL+ERM/H:2/RES | RES | 16,764 | 58.6K | $949,967.8K | 4.72% | 4.62% | 6.08% |
| CR- | CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:4-7/RES | RES | 923 | 37.7K | $619,723.1K | 0.26% | 2.97% | 3.96% |
| MUR | MUR+CL/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/RES | RES | 13,867 | 48.5K | $602,466.0K | 3.91% | 3.82% | 3.85% |
| W | W/LWAL/CDL+ERM/H:1/RES | RES | 17,192 | 58.6K | $580,131.7K | 4.85% | 4.62% | 3.71% |
| W/LWAL/CDL+ERM/H:3/RES | RES | 6,700 | 29.3K | $554,531.3K | 1.89% | 2.31% | 3.55% | |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+ADO/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/RES | RES | 13,867 | 48.5K | $431,721.8K | 3.91% | 3.82% | 2.76% |
| OT | INF/LN/CDN+ERN/H:1/EWV/RES | RES | 19,420 | 66.2K | $393,238.1K | 5.47% | 5.22% | 2.52% |
| MR|MCF | MCF/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:2/RES | RES | 5,666 | 19.8K | $376,069.9K | 1.60% | 1.56% | 2.41% |
| MUR | MUR+CL/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/RES | RES | 14,223 | 48.5K | $367,917.0K | 4.01% | 3.82% | 2.35% |
| MR|MCF | MCF/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:3-6/RES | RES | 623 | 17.0K | $278,875.7K | 0.18% | 1.34% | 1.78% |
| MUR | MUR+CB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/COM | COM | 1,965 | 0.0K | $274,421.0K | 0.55% | 0.00% | 1.76% |
| MUR+CB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/COM | COM | 3,929 | 0.0K | $274,410.7K | 1.11% | 0.00% | 1.76% | |
| CR- | CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:3/RES | RES | 2,588 | 11.3K | $266,576.2K | 0.73% | 0.89% | 1.71% |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+ADO/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/RES | RES | 14,223 | 48.5K | $263,649.8K | 4.01% | 3.82% | 1.69% |
| MUR | MUR+CB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:3/RES | RES | 784 | 21.5K | $240,327.2K | 0.22% | 1.69% | 1.54% |
| MR|MCF | MCF/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:1/RES | RES | 5,810 | 19.8K | $229,661.7K | 1.64% | 1.56% | 1.47% |
| MUR | MUR+CB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/IND | IND | 1,684 | 0.0K | $202,245.1K | 0.47% | 0.00% | 1.29% |
| CR- | CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:>7/RES | RES | 208 | 11.3K | $174,295.9K | 0.06% | 0.89% | 1.11% |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+STRUB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/RES | RES | 3,286 | 11.5K | $159,690.7K | 0.93% | 0.91% | 1.02% |
| CR- | CR/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:4-7/RES | RES | 231 | 9.4K | $154,931.0K | 0.07% | 0.74% | 0.99% |
| CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:2/RES | RES | 2,161 | 7.5K | $152,218.9K | 0.61% | 0.60% | 0.97% | |
| MUR | MUR+CB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/IND | IND | 563 | 0.0K | $147,085.1K | 0.16% | 0.00% | 0.94% |
| W | W/LWAL/CDL+ERM/H:2/COM | COM | 605 | 0.0K | $123,381.9K | 0.17% | 0.00% | 0.79% |
| W/LWAL/CDL+ERM/H:1/COM | COM | 1,208 | 0.0K | $123,333.9K | 0.34% | 0.00% | 0.79% | |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+STDRE/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/RES | RES | 1,888 | 6.6K | $123,243.5K | 0.53% | 0.52% | 0.79% |
| CR- | CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:4-7/COM | COM | 125 | 0.0K | $120,705.2K | 0.04% | 0.00% | 0.77% |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+STRUB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/RES | RES | 3,370 | 11.5K | $97,521.9K | 0.95% | 0.91% | 0.62% |
| CR- | CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:1/RES | RES | 2,212 | 7.5K | $92,958.6K | 0.62% | 0.59% | 0.59% |
| MUR | MUR+CL/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/IND | IND | 718 | 0.0K | $86,780.4K | 0.20% | 0.00% | 0.56% |
| S | S+SL/LFM/CDL+ERL/H:1/IND | IND | 553 | 0.0K | $77,150.7K | 0.16% | 0.00% | 0.49% |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+STDRE/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/RES | RES | 1,939 | 6.6K | $75,263.6K | 0.55% | 0.52% | 0.48% |
| MUR+ADO/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/COM | COM | 515 | 0.0K | $73,980.1K | 0.15% | 0.00% | 0.47% | |
| MUR+ADO/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/COM | COM | 1,037 | 0.0K | $73,943.6K | 0.29% | 0.00% | 0.47% | |
| MUR | MUR+CL/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/COM | COM | 524 | 0.0K | $73,564.1K | 0.15% | 0.00% | 0.47% |
| MUR+CL/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/COM | COM | 1,055 | 0.0K | $73,525.7K | 0.30% | 0.00% | 0.47% | |
| W | W/LWAL/CDL+ERM/H:3/COM | COM | 195 | 0.0K | $69,273.3K | 0.05% | 0.00% | 0.44% |
| CR- | CR/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:3/RES | RES | 649 | 2.8K | $66,517.7K | 0.18% | 0.22% | 0.43% |
| MUR | MUR+CL/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/IND | IND | 240 | 0.0K | $62,501.8K | 0.07% | 0.00% | 0.40% |
| S | S/LFM/CDL+ERL/H:1/IND | IND | 444 | 0.0K | $61,798.0K | 0.13% | 0.00% | 0.40% |
| S+SL/LFM/CDL+ERL/H:2/IND | IND | 191 | 0.0K | $55,328.6K | 0.05% | 0.00% | 0.35% | |
| MUR | MUR+CL/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:3/RES | RES | 189 | 5.1K | $54,829.4K | 0.05% | 0.40% | 0.35% |
| CR- | CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:>7/COM | COM | 18 | 0.0K | $44,981.3K | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.29% |
| S | S/LFM/CDL+ERL/H:2/IND | IND | 146 | 0.0K | $44,543.1K | 0.04% | 0.00% | 0.28% |
| CR- | CR/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:>7/RES | RES | 51 | 2.8K | $43,575.0K | 0.01% | 0.22% | 0.28% |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+ADO/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:3/RES | RES | 188 | 5.1K | $39,103.1K | 0.05% | 0.40% | 0.25% |
| CR- | CR/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:2/RES | RES | 539 | 1.9K | $38,011.2K | 0.15% | 0.15% | 0.24% |
| MUR | MUR+CB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:3/COM | COM | 75 | 0.0K | $35,699.5K | 0.02% | 0.00% | 0.23% |
| MR|MCF | MCF/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:3-6/COM | COM | 52 | 0.0K | $35,182.1K | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.23% |
| MCF/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:1/COM | COM | 331 | 0.0K | $32,418.8K | 0.09% | 0.00% | 0.21% | |
| MCF/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:2/COM | COM | 166 | 0.0K | $32,418.0K | 0.05% | 0.00% | 0.21% | |
| CR- | CR/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:4-7/COM | COM | 28 | 0.0K | $28,112.0K | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.18% |
| CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:1/IND | IND | 216 | 0.0K | $27,704.9K | 0.06% | 0.00% | 0.18% | |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+STRUB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/COM | COM | 132 | 0.0K | $26,729.7K | 0.04% | 0.00% | 0.17% |
| MUR+STRUB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/COM | COM | 256 | 0.0K | $26,682.7K | 0.07% | 0.00% | 0.17% | |
| CR- | CR/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:1/RES | RES | 554 | 1.9K | $23,238.9K | 0.16% | 0.15% | 0.15% |
| CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:3/COM | COM | 66 | 0.0K | $21,621.4K | 0.02% | 0.00% | 0.14% | |
| MR|MCF | MCF/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:1/IND | IND | 166 | 0.0K | $20,776.4K | 0.05% | 0.00% | 0.13% |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+STRUB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/IND | IND | 106 | 0.0K | $20,294.8K | 0.03% | 0.00% | 0.13% |
| CR- | CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:2/IND | IND | 77 | 0.0K | $20,148.1K | 0.02% | 0.00% | 0.13% |
| MR|MCF | MCF/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:2/IND | IND | 56 | 0.0K | $15,111.9K | 0.02% | 0.00% | 0.10% |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+STRUB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:3/RES | RES | 43 | 1.2K | $14,298.3K | 0.01% | 0.09% | 0.09% |
| MUR+STRUB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/IND | IND | 33 | 0.0K | $14,248.4K | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.09% | |
| CR- | CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:2/COM | COM | 64 | 0.0K | $13,031.3K | 0.02% | 0.00% | 0.08% |
| CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:1/COM | COM | 129 | 0.0K | $12,963.4K | 0.04% | 0.00% | 0.08% | |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+STDRE/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/COM | COM | 53 | 0.0K | $10,979.3K | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.07% |
| MUR+STDRE/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:3/RES | RES | 25 | 0.7K | $10,840.8K | 0.01% | 0.05% | 0.07% | |
| MUR+STDRE/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/COM | COM | 104 | 0.0K | $10,786.0K | 0.03% | 0.00% | 0.07% | |
| MUR | MUR+CL/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:3/COM | COM | 18 | 0.0K | $8,593.2K | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.05% |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+ADO/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:3/COM | COM | 18 | 0.0K | $8,553.1K | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.05% |
| MUR+STDRE/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/IND | IND | 37 | 0.0K | $7,003.6K | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.04% | |
| CR- | CR/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:1/IND | IND | 56 | 0.0K | $6,923.1K | 0.02% | 0.00% | 0.04% |
| CR/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:3/COM | COM | 12 | 0.0K | $4,386.7K | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.03% | |
| CR/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:2/IND | IND | 18 | 0.0K | $3,433.4K | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.02% | |
| CR/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:>7/COM | COM | 1 | 0.0K | $3,098.8K | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.02% | |
| CR/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:1/COM | COM | 31 | 0.0K | $3,035.4K | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.02% | |
| CR/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:2/COM | COM | 15 | 0.0K | $2,181.2K | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.01% | |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+STDRE/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/IND | IND | 4 | 0.0K | $1,702.6K | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.01% |
| MUR+STRUB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:3/COM | COM | 3 | 0.0K | $1,685.0K | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.01% | |
| MUR+STDRE/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:3/COM | COM | 1 | 0.0K | $389.0K | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |