Cattle meat per animal in Mauritius
Mauritius: Cattle meat per animal was 276 kilograms per animal in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
276 kilograms per animal
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
39th
of 198 countries
All-time high
281 kilograms per animal
in 2021
All-time low
115 kilograms per animal
in 1964
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Cattle meat per animal in Mauritius, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per animal.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cattle meat per animal in Mauritius is 276 kilograms per animal, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 16.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle meat per animal in Mauritius peaked at 281 kilograms per animal in 2021 and was at its lowest, 115 kilograms per animal, in 1964.
Mauritius ranks 39th of 198 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Cattle meat per animal in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | kilograms per animal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 119 kilograms per animal | — |
| 1962 | 138 kilograms per animal | +16.0% |
| 1963 | 117 kilograms per animal | -15.2% |
| 1964 | 115 kilograms per animal | -1.7% |
| 1965 | 135 kilograms per animal | +17.4% |
| 1966 | 149 kilograms per animal | +10.4% |
| 1967 | 143 kilograms per animal | -4.0% |
| 1968 | 140 kilograms per animal | -2.1% |
| 1969 | 129 kilograms per animal | -7.9% |
| 1970 | 129 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 125 kilograms per animal | -3.1% |
| 1972 | 146 kilograms per animal | +16.8% |
| 1973 | 119 kilograms per animal | -18.5% |
| 1974 | 122 kilograms per animal | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 121 kilograms per animal | -0.8% |
| 1976 | 120 kilograms per animal | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 123 kilograms per animal | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 150 kilograms per animal | +22.0% |
| 1979 | 179 kilograms per animal | +19.3% |
| 1980 | 173 kilograms per animal | -3.4% |
| 1981 | 163 kilograms per animal | -5.8% |
| 1982 | 197 kilograms per animal | +20.9% |
| 1983 | 186 kilograms per animal | -5.6% |
| 1984 | 193 kilograms per animal | +3.8% |
| 1985 | 186 kilograms per animal | -3.6% |
| 1986 | 178 kilograms per animal | -4.3% |
| 1987 | 152 kilograms per animal | -14.6% |
| 1988 | 151 kilograms per animal | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 150 kilograms per animal | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 157 kilograms per animal | +4.7% |
| 1991 | 152 kilograms per animal | -3.2% |
| 1992 | 154 kilograms per animal | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 198 kilograms per animal | +28.6% |
| 1994 | 222 kilograms per animal | +12.1% |
| 1995 | 214 kilograms per animal | -3.6% |
| 1996 | 185 kilograms per animal | -13.6% |
| 1997 | 214 kilograms per animal | +15.7% |
| 1998 | 214 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 218 kilograms per animal | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 214 kilograms per animal | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 189 kilograms per animal | -11.7% |
| 2002 | 212 kilograms per animal | +12.2% |
| 2003 | 221 kilograms per animal | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 227 kilograms per animal | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 248 kilograms per animal | +9.3% |
| 2006 | 219 kilograms per animal | -11.7% |
| 2007 | 234 kilograms per animal | +6.8% |
| 2008 | 163 kilograms per animal | -30.3% |
| 2009 | 192 kilograms per animal | +17.8% |
| 2010 | 242 kilograms per animal | +26.0% |
| 2011 | 240 kilograms per animal | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 232 kilograms per animal | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 216 kilograms per animal | -6.9% |
| 2014 | 236 kilograms per animal | +9.3% |
| 2015 | 275 kilograms per animal | +16.5% |
| 2016 | 255 kilograms per animal | -7.3% |
| 2017 | 250 kilograms per animal | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 258 kilograms per animal | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 264 kilograms per animal | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 280 kilograms per animal | +6.1% |
| 2021 | 281 kilograms per animal | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 268 kilograms per animal | -4.6% |
| 2023 | 276 kilograms per animal | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 276 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 276 kilograms per animal is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 200 kilograms per animal, 1.4× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 276 kilograms per animal is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 143.5 kilograms per animal, 1.9× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 131.67 kilograms per animal | 115 kilograms per animal | 149 kilograms per animal | 9 |
| 1970s | 133.4 kilograms per animal | 119 kilograms per animal | 179 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 1980s | 172.9 kilograms per animal | 150 kilograms per animal | 197 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 1990s | 192.8 kilograms per animal | 152 kilograms per animal | 222 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 2000s | 211.9 kilograms per animal | 163 kilograms per animal | 248 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 2010s | 246.8 kilograms per animal | 216 kilograms per animal | 275 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 2020s | 276.2 kilograms per animal | 268 kilograms per animal | 281 kilograms per animal | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
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 meat per animal in Mauritius?
- Cattle meat per animal in Mauritius was 276 kilograms per animal in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cattle meat per animal recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 281 kilograms per animal in 2021.
- What is the lowest cattle meat per animal recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 115 kilograms per animal in 1964.
- How does Mauritius rank for cattle meat per animal?
- Mauritius ranks 39th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cattle meat per animal rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cattle meat per animal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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