Mauritius vs Trinidad and Tobago: Share of cereals allocated to human food
Mauritius
66.0%
in 2023
Trinidad and Tobago
66.7%
in 2023
Mauritius rank
78th
Trinidad and Tobago rank
76th
Share of cereals allocated to human food over time
- Mauritius
- Trinidad and Tobago
How they compare
Trinidad and Tobago currently reports 66.7% against 66.0% in Mauritius, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Mauritius ahead.
Mauritius ranks 78th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 76th of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Mauritius averaged higher in 6 and Trinidad and Tobago in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritius | Trinidad and Tobago | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 94.4% | 82.5% | 11.9% | Mauritius |
| 1970s | 95.4% | 69.8% | 25.6% | Mauritius |
| 1980s | 87.9% | 62.2% | 25.7% | Mauritius |
| 1990s | 78.3% | 64.8% | 13.5% | Mauritius |
| 2000s | 70.8% | 71.8% | 1.0% | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2010s | 73.8% | 72.0% | 1.8% | Mauritius |
| 2020s | 70.4% | 67.0% | 3.4% | Mauritius |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of cereals allocated to human food, Mauritius or Trinidad and Tobago?
- Trinidad and Tobago, at 66.7% against 66.0% in Mauritius as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of cereals allocated to human food between Mauritius and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 0.7%, with Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritius and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Mauritius and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for share of cereals allocated to human food?
- Mauritius ranks 78th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 76th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of cereals allocated to human food. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of cereals available for domestic use – after accounting for trade – that is allocated to direct human consumption, relative to the total used for human food, animal feed, and industrial purposes. This excludes cereals used for seed, processing, and losses.