Cassava, fresh — Yield in Mauritius
Mauritius: Cassava, fresh — Yield was 15,780 kg/ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cassava, fresh — Yield in Mauritius, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cassava, fresh — yield in Mauritius is 15,780 kg/ha, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 6.6% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cassava, fresh — yield in Mauritius peaked at 25,000 kg/ha in 1981 and was at its lowest, 6,954 kg/ha, in 1961.
That places Mauritius 28th out of 93 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Cassava, fresh — Yield in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 6,954 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 8,984 kg/ha | +29.2% |
| 1963 | 10,100 kg/ha | +12.4% |
| 1964 | 9,524 kg/ha | -5.7% |
| 1965 | 9,607 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 1966 | 18,316 kg/ha | +90.6% |
| 1967 | 16,815 kg/ha | -8.2% |
| 1968 | 17,214 kg/ha | +2.4% |
| 1969 | 17,071 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 1970 | 16,600 kg/ha | -2.8% |
| 1971 | 15,750 kg/ha | -5.1% |
| 1972 | 15,500 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 1973 | 18,042 kg/ha | +16.4% |
| 1974 | 15,941 kg/ha | -11.6% |
| 1975 | 17,583 kg/ha | +10.3% |
| 1976 | 17,333 kg/ha | -1.4% |
| 1977 | 17,385 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 17,571 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 20,222 kg/ha | +15.1% |
| 1980 | 17,200 kg/ha | -14.9% |
| 1981 | 25,000 kg/ha | +45.3% |
| 1982 | 13,333 kg/ha | -46.7% |
| 1983 | 15,385 kg/ha | +15.4% |
| 1984 | 16,176 kg/ha | +5.1% |
| 1985 | 13,913 kg/ha | -14.0% |
| 1986 | 18,421 kg/ha | +32.4% |
| 1987 | 17,812 kg/ha | -3.3% |
| 1988 | 15,000 kg/ha | -15.8% |
| 1989 | 15,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 13,571 kg/ha | -9.5% |
| 1991 | 13,571 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 14,000 kg/ha | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 17,231 kg/ha | +23.1% |
| 1994 | 16,667 kg/ha | -3.3% |
| 1995 | 14,000 kg/ha | -16.0% |
| 1996 | 14,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 15,385 kg/ha | +9.9% |
| 1998 | 15,000 kg/ha | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 13,875 kg/ha | -7.5% |
| 2000 | 15,100 kg/ha | +8.8% |
| 2001 | 14,308 kg/ha | -5.2% |
| 2002 | 10,769 kg/ha | -24.7% |
| 2003 | 14,444 kg/ha | +34.1% |
| 2004 | 18,750 kg/ha | +29.8% |
| 2005 | 14,714 kg/ha | -21.5% |
| 2006 | 16,429 kg/ha | +11.7% |
| 2007 | 14,118 kg/ha | -14.1% |
| 2008 | 13,636 kg/ha | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 14,667 kg/ha | +7.6% |
| 2010 | 13,206 kg/ha | -10.0% |
| 2011 | 12,500 kg/ha | -5.3% |
| 2012 | 12,500 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 13,703 kg/ha | +9.6% |
| 2014 | 15,032 kg/ha | +9.7% |
| 2015 | 12,592 kg/ha | -16.2% |
| 2016 | 12,839 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 13,286 kg/ha | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 12,161 kg/ha | -8.5% |
| 2019 | 12,768 kg/ha | +5.0% |
| 2020 | 16,108 kg/ha | +26.2% |
| 2021 | 12,625 kg/ha | -21.6% |
| 2022 | 14,484 kg/ha | +14.7% |
| 2023 | 14,806 kg/ha | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 15,780 kg/ha | +6.6% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 15,780 kg/ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12,401 kg/ha, 1.3× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 15,780 kg/ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 10,541 kg/ha, 1.5× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cassava, fresh — Yield in Mauritius changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | +90.6% | 9,607 kg/ha | 18,316 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12,732 kg/ha | 6,954 kg/ha | 18,316 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 17,193 kg/ha | 15,500 kg/ha | 20,222 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 16,724 kg/ha | 13,333 kg/ha | 25,000 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 14,730 kg/ha | 13,571 kg/ha | 17,231 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 14,693 kg/ha | 10,769 kg/ha | 18,750 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 13,059 kg/ha | 12,161 kg/ha | 15,032 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 14,760 kg/ha | 12,625 kg/ha | 16,108 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 25 China 16,364 kg/ha compare
- 26 China, mainland 16,359 kg/ha compare
- 27 Solomon Islands 16,191 kg/ha compare
- 29 Burkina Faso 15,768 kg/ha compare
- 30 Brazil 15,465 kg/ha compare
- 31 Tonga 15,323 kg/ha compare
More agriculture & rural data for Mauritius
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 17.99 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0462 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 599.72 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.1976 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6096 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 4.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 4.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cassava, fresh — yield in Mauritius?
- Cassava, fresh — yield in Mauritius was 15,780 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cassava, fresh — yield recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 25,000 kg/ha in 1981.
- What is the lowest cassava, fresh — yield recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,954 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does Mauritius rank for cassava, fresh — yield?
- Mauritius ranks 28th out of 93 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cassava, fresh — yield rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cassava, fresh — Yield. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.