Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Mauritius
Mauritius: Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks was 3,525 An in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Mauritius, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
In 2024, cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Mauritius stood at 3,525 An.
That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and down 41.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Mauritius peaked at 48,025 An in 1970 and was at its lowest, 3,435 An, in 2023.
That places Mauritius 178th out of 189 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 44,020 An | — |
| 1962 | 44,020 An | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 44,020 An | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 45,706 An | +3.8% |
| 1965 | 45,026 An | -1.5% |
| 1966 | 45,023 An | -0.0% |
| 1967 | 46,015 An | +2.2% |
| 1968 | 46,026 An | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 47,025 An | +2.2% |
| 1970 | 48,025 An | +2.1% |
| 1971 | 48,025 An | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 45,025 An | -6.2% |
| 1973 | 41,119 An | -8.7% |
| 1974 | 33,525 An | -18.5% |
| 1975 | 28,525 An | -14.9% |
| 1976 | 28,025 An | -1.8% |
| 1977 | 30,025 An | +7.1% |
| 1978 | 21,123 An | -29.6% |
| 1979 | 25,025 An | +18.5% |
| 1980 | 30,025 An | +20.0% |
| 1981 | 27,025 An | -10.0% |
| 1982 | 27,025 An | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 25,510 An | -5.6% |
| 1984 | 26,710 An | +4.7% |
| 1985 | 30,025 An | +12.4% |
| 1986 | 32,025 An | +6.7% |
| 1987 | 32,025 An | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 33,025 An | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 34,025 An | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 30,025 An | -11.8% |
| 1991 | 23,025 An | -23.3% |
| 1992 | 24,025 An | +4.3% |
| 1993 | 24,025 An | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 24,025 An | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 23,025 An | -4.2% |
| 1996 | 22,925 An | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 20,525 An | -10.5% |
| 1998 | 22,025 An | +7.3% |
| 1999 | 25,025 An | +13.6% |
| 2000 | 27,025 An | +8.0% |
| 2001 | 11,025 An | -59.2% |
| 2002 | 8,825 An | -20.0% |
| 2003 | 8,125 An | -7.9% |
| 2004 | 8,205 An | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 6,725 An | -18.0% |
| 2006 | 6,959 An | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 7,228 An | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 7,352 An | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 7,262 An | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 7,516 An | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 6,621 An | -11.9% |
| 2012 | 7,327 An | +10.7% |
| 2013 | 7,265 An | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 6,066 An | -16.5% |
| 2015 | 5,923 An | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 4,558 An | -23.0% |
| 2017 | 3,840 An | -15.8% |
| 2018 | 4,010 An | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 3,509 An | -12.5% |
| 2020 | 4,779 An | +36.2% |
| 2021 | 3,759 An | -21.3% |
| 2022 | 3,537 An | -5.9% |
| 2023 | 3,435 An | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 3,525 An | +2.6% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 3,525 An is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 918,057 An, 0% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 3,525 An is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.61 million An, 0% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | -59.2% | 27,025 An | 11,025 An |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 45,209 An | 44,020 An | 47,025 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 34,844 An | 21,123 An | 48,025 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 29,742 An | 25,510 An | 34,025 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 23,865 An | 20,525 An | 30,025 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 9,873 An | 6,725 An | 27,025 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,664 An | 3,509 An | 7,516 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,807 An | 3,435 An | 4,779 An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 175 Grenada 6,191 An compare
- 176 Equatorial Guinea 5,520 An compare
- 177 Antigua and Barbuda 4,500 An compare
- 179 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2,600 An compare
- 180 China, Hong Kong SAR 1,903 An compare
- 181 Faroe Islands 1,816 An 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 cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Mauritius?
- Cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Mauritius was 3,525 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cattle and buffaloes — stocks recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 48,025 An in 1970.
- What is the lowest cattle and buffaloes — stocks recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,435 An in 2023.
- How does Mauritius rank for cattle and buffaloes — stocks?
- Mauritius ranks 178th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cattle and buffaloes — stocks rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.