Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? in Mauritius
Mauritius: Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? was 497,000 tonnes in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
497,000 tonnes
Change on year
up 7.1%
World rank
131st
of 192 countries
All-time high
497,000 tonnes
in 2023
All-time low
104,000 tonnes
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? in Mauritius, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
In 2023, cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? in Mauritius stood at 497,000 tonnes. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.1% on the previous year and up 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? in Mauritius peaked at 497,000 tonnes in 2023 and was at its lowest, 104,000 tonnes, in 1961.
That places Mauritius 131st out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 104,000 tonnes | — |
| 1962 | 111,000 tonnes | +6.7% |
| 1963 | 116,000 tonnes | +4.5% |
| 1964 | 115,000 tonnes | -0.9% |
| 1965 | 118,000 tonnes | +2.6% |
| 1966 | 107,000 tonnes | -9.3% |
| 1967 | 120,000 tonnes | +12.1% |
| 1968 | 120,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 130,000 tonnes | +8.3% |
| 1970 | 124,000 tonnes | -4.6% |
| 1971 | 116,000 tonnes | -6.5% |
| 1972 | 141,000 tonnes | +21.6% |
| 1973 | 123,000 tonnes | -12.8% |
| 1974 | 159,000 tonnes | +29.3% |
| 1975 | 147,000 tonnes | -7.5% |
| 1976 | 137,000 tonnes | -6.8% |
| 1977 | 140,000 tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1978 | 157,000 tonnes | +12.1% |
| 1979 | 152,000 tonnes | -3.2% |
| 1980 | 180,000 tonnes | +18.4% |
| 1981 | 174,000 tonnes | -3.3% |
| 1982 | 178,000 tonnes | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 168,000 tonnes | -5.6% |
| 1984 | 185,000 tonnes | +10.1% |
| 1985 | 177,000 tonnes | -4.3% |
| 1986 | 161,000 tonnes | -9.0% |
| 1987 | 190,000 tonnes | +18.0% |
| 1988 | 178,000 tonnes | -6.3% |
| 1989 | 216,000 tonnes | +21.3% |
| 1990 | 210,000 tonnes | -2.8% |
| 1991 | 205,000 tonnes | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 217,000 tonnes | +5.9% |
| 1993 | 279,000 tonnes | +28.6% |
| 1994 | 268,000 tonnes | -3.9% |
| 1995 | 242,000 tonnes | -9.7% |
| 1996 | 290,000 tonnes | +19.8% |
| 1997 | 239,000 tonnes | -17.6% |
| 1998 | 281,000 tonnes | +17.6% |
| 1999 | 304,000 tonnes | +8.2% |
| 2000 | 303,000 tonnes | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 311,000 tonnes | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 323,000 tonnes | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 301,000 tonnes | -6.8% |
| 2004 | 323,000 tonnes | +7.3% |
| 2005 | 325,000 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 295,000 tonnes | -9.2% |
| 2007 | 313,000 tonnes | +6.1% |
| 2008 | 301,000 tonnes | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 351,000 tonnes | +16.6% |
| 2010 | 398,000 tonnes | +13.4% |
| 2011 | 357,000 tonnes | -10.3% |
| 2012 | 365,000 tonnes | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 435,000 tonnes | +19.2% |
| 2014 | 387,000 tonnes | -11.0% |
| 2015 | 450,000 tonnes | +16.3% |
| 2016 | 394,000 tonnes | -12.4% |
| 2017 | 474,000 tonnes | +20.3% |
| 2018 | 432,000 tonnes | -8.9% |
| 2019 | 442,000 tonnes | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 435,000 tonnes | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 433,000 tonnes | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 464,000 tonnes | +7.2% |
| 2023 | 497,000 tonnes | +7.1% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 497,000 tonnes is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 861,000 tonnes, 58% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 497,000 tonnes is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.01 million tonnes, 49% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 115,667 tonnes | 104,000 tonnes | 130,000 tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 139,600 tonnes | 116,000 tonnes | 159,000 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 180,700 tonnes | 161,000 tonnes | 216,000 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 253,500 tonnes | 205,000 tonnes | 304,000 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 314,600 tonnes | 295,000 tonnes | 351,000 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 413,400 tonnes | 357,000 tonnes | 474,000 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 457,250 tonnes | 433,000 tonnes | 497,000 tonnes | 4 |
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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 cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? in Mauritius?
- Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? in Mauritius was 497,000 tonnes in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 497,000 tonnes in 2023.
- What is the lowest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 104,000 tonnes in 1961.
- How does Mauritius rank for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters??
- Mauritius ranks 131st out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.3%. 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) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Imports and exports are measured as the net sum of all cereal crop varieties. Countries which lie above the grey line are net importers of cereals; those below the line are net exporters.