Cereals, primary — Area harvested in Mauritius
Mauritius: Cereals, primary — Area harvested was 108 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cereals, primary — Area harvested in Mauritius, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereals, primary — area harvested in Mauritius is 108 ha, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 16.3% on the previous year and down 77.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals, primary — area harvested in Mauritius peaked at 1,848 ha in 1986 and was at its lowest, 14 ha, in 2009.
That places Mauritius 168th out of 178 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.
Cereals, primary — Area harvested in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 119 ha | — |
| 1962 | 114 ha | -4.2% |
| 1963 | 114 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 25 ha | -78.1% |
| 1965 | 180 ha | +620.0% |
| 1966 | 181 ha | +0.6% |
| 1967 | 268 ha | +48.1% |
| 1968 | 205 ha | -23.5% |
| 1969 | 446 ha | +117.6% |
| 1970 | 517 ha | +15.9% |
| 1971 | 442 ha | -14.5% |
| 1972 | 513 ha | +16.1% |
| 1973 | 414 ha | -19.3% |
| 1974 | 853 ha | +106.0% |
| 1975 | 764 ha | -10.4% |
| 1976 | 736 ha | -3.7% |
| 1977 | 578 ha | -21.5% |
| 1978 | 536 ha | -7.3% |
| 1979 | 475 ha | -11.4% |
| 1980 | 363 ha | -23.6% |
| 1981 | 463 ha | +27.5% |
| 1982 | 545 ha | +17.7% |
| 1983 | 441 ha | -19.1% |
| 1984 | 797 ha | +80.7% |
| 1985 | 1,060 ha | +33.0% |
| 1986 | 1,848 ha | +74.3% |
| 1987 | 1,102 ha | -40.4% |
| 1988 | 990 ha | -10.2% |
| 1989 | 646 ha | -34.7% |
| 1990 | 545 ha | -15.6% |
| 1991 | 572 ha | +5.0% |
| 1992 | 451 ha | -21.2% |
| 1993 | 428 ha | -5.1% |
| 1994 | 236 ha | -44.9% |
| 1995 | 75 ha | -68.2% |
| 1996 | 90 ha | +20.0% |
| 1997 | 46 ha | -48.9% |
| 1998 | 50 ha | +8.7% |
| 1999 | 41 ha | -18.0% |
| 2000 | 70 ha | +70.7% |
| 2001 | 54 ha | -22.9% |
| 2002 | 38 ha | -29.6% |
| 2003 | 27 ha | -28.9% |
| 2004 | 57 ha | +111.1% |
| 2005 | 63 ha | +10.5% |
| 2006 | 58 ha | -7.9% |
| 2007 | 108 ha | +86.2% |
| 2008 | 61 ha | -43.5% |
| 2009 | 14 ha | -77.0% |
| 2010 | 48 ha | +242.9% |
| 2011 | 163 ha | +239.6% |
| 2012 | 367 ha | +125.2% |
| 2013 | 397 ha | +8.2% |
| 2014 | 481 ha | +21.2% |
| 2015 | 411 ha | -14.6% |
| 2016 | 222 ha | -46.0% |
| 2017 | 115 ha | -48.2% |
| 2018 | 77 ha | -33.0% |
| 2019 | 75 ha | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 87 ha | +16.0% |
| 2021 | 128 ha | +47.1% |
| 2022 | 89 ha | -30.5% |
| 2023 | 129 ha | +44.9% |
| 2024 | 108 ha | -16.3% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 108 ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 354,364 ha, 0% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 108 ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.26 million ha, 0% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereals, primary — Area harvested 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | +620.0% | 25 ha | 180 ha |
| 2010 | +242.9% | 14 ha | 48 ha |
| 2011 | +239.6% | 48 ha | 163 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 183.56 ha | 25 ha | 446 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 582.8 ha | 414 ha | 853 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 825.5 ha | 363 ha | 1,848 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 253.4 ha | 41 ha | 572 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 55 ha | 14 ha | 108 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 235.6 ha | 48 ha | 481 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 108.2 ha | 87 ha | 129 ha | 5 |
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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, primary — area harvested in Mauritius?
- Cereals, primary — area harvested in Mauritius was 108 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cereals, primary — area harvested recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 1,848 ha in 1986.
- What is the lowest cereals, primary — area harvested recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 14 ha in 2009.
- How does Mauritius rank for cereals, primary — area harvested?
- Mauritius ranks 168th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereals, primary — area harvested rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 77.5%. 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 Cereals, primary — Area harvested. 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.