Cattle — Stocks in Mauritius
Mauritius: Cattle — Stocks was 3,500 An in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cattle — Stocks in Mauritius, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
Mauritius recorded 3,500 An for cattle — stocks in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.6% on the previous year and down 42.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — stocks in Mauritius peaked at 48,000 An in 1970 and was at its lowest, 3,410 An, in 2023.
Mauritius ranks 178th of 189 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cattle — Stocks in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 44,000 An | — |
| 1962 | 44,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 44,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 45,683 An | +3.8% |
| 1965 | 45,000 An | -1.5% |
| 1966 | 45,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 46,000 An | +2.2% |
| 1968 | 46,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 47,000 An | +2.2% |
| 1970 | 48,000 An | +2.1% |
| 1971 | 48,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 45,000 An | -6.2% |
| 1973 | 41,094 An | -8.7% |
| 1974 | 33,500 An | -18.5% |
| 1975 | 28,500 An | -14.9% |
| 1976 | 28,000 An | -1.8% |
| 1977 | 30,000 An | +7.1% |
| 1978 | 21,098 An | -29.7% |
| 1979 | 25,000 An | +18.5% |
| 1980 | 30,000 An | +20.0% |
| 1981 | 27,000 An | -10.0% |
| 1982 | 27,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 25,485 An | -5.6% |
| 1984 | 26,685 An | +4.7% |
| 1985 | 30,000 An | +12.4% |
| 1986 | 32,000 An | +6.7% |
| 1987 | 32,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 33,000 An | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 34,000 An | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 30,000 An | -11.8% |
| 1991 | 23,000 An | -23.3% |
| 1992 | 24,000 An | +4.3% |
| 1993 | 24,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 24,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 23,000 An | -4.2% |
| 1996 | 22,900 An | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 20,500 An | -10.5% |
| 1998 | 22,000 An | +7.3% |
| 1999 | 25,000 An | +13.6% |
| 2000 | 27,000 An | +8.0% |
| 2001 | 11,000 An | -59.3% |
| 2002 | 8,800 An | -20.0% |
| 2003 | 8,100 An | -8.0% |
| 2004 | 8,180 An | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 6,700 An | -18.1% |
| 2006 | 6,934 An | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 7,203 An | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 7,327 An | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 7,237 An | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 7,491 An | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 6,596 An | -11.9% |
| 2012 | 7,302 An | +10.7% |
| 2013 | 7,240 An | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 6,041 An | -16.6% |
| 2015 | 5,898 An | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 4,533 An | -23.1% |
| 2017 | 3,815 An | -15.8% |
| 2018 | 3,985 An | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 3,484 An | -12.6% |
| 2020 | 4,754 An | +36.5% |
| 2021 | 3,734 An | -21.5% |
| 2022 | 3,512 An | -5.9% |
| 2023 | 3,410 An | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 3,500 An | +2.6% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 3,500 An is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 918,057 An, 0% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 3,500 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 — 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 | -59.3% | 27,000 An | 11,000 An |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 45,187 An | 44,000 An | 47,000 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 34,819 An | 21,098 An | 48,000 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 29,717 An | 25,485 An | 34,000 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 23,840 An | 20,500 An | 30,000 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 9,848 An | 6,700 An | 27,000 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,638 An | 3,484 An | 7,491 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,782 An | 3,410 An | 4,754 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 Faroe Islands 1,816 An compare
- 181 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1,709 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 — stocks in Mauritius?
- Cattle — stocks in Mauritius was 3,500 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cattle — stocks recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 48,000 An in 1970.
- What is the lowest cattle — stocks recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,410 An in 2023.
- How does Mauritius rank for cattle — stocks?
- Mauritius ranks 178th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cattle — stocks rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.1%. 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 — 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.