Cereals, primary — Yield in Mauritius
Mauritius: Cereals, primary — Yield was 11,890 kg/ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cereals, primary — Yield in Mauritius, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Mauritius recorded 11,890 kg/ha for cereals, primary — yield in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 215.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals, primary — yield in Mauritius peaked at 11,890 kg/ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,000 kg/ha, in 1964.
That places Mauritius 6th out of 178 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cereals, primary — Yield in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,513 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 1,781 kg/ha | +17.7% |
| 1963 | 1,290 kg/ha | -27.6% |
| 1964 | 1,000 kg/ha | -22.5% |
| 1965 | 1,644 kg/ha | +64.4% |
| 1966 | 2,525 kg/ha | +53.5% |
| 1967 | 1,724 kg/ha | -31.7% |
| 1968 | 2,410 kg/ha | +39.8% |
| 1969 | 2,859 kg/ha | +18.6% |
| 1970 | 2,776 kg/ha | -2.9% |
| 1971 | 3,593 kg/ha | +29.4% |
| 1972 | 3,156 kg/ha | -12.2% |
| 1973 | 3,200 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 2,757 kg/ha | -13.8% |
| 1975 | 2,212 kg/ha | -19.8% |
| 1976 | 2,784 kg/ha | +25.9% |
| 1977 | 2,773 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 2,502 kg/ha | -9.8% |
| 1979 | 2,545 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 2,454 kg/ha | -3.6% |
| 1981 | 2,609 kg/ha | +6.3% |
| 1982 | 2,541 kg/ha | -2.6% |
| 1983 | 3,038 kg/ha | +19.6% |
| 1984 | 4,442 kg/ha | +46.2% |
| 1985 | 4,741 kg/ha | +6.7% |
| 1986 | 4,408 kg/ha | -7.0% |
| 1987 | 3,544 kg/ha | -19.6% |
| 1988 | 3,846 kg/ha | +8.5% |
| 1989 | 3,738 kg/ha | -2.8% |
| 1990 | 4,191 kg/ha | +12.1% |
| 1991 | 3,724 kg/ha | -11.1% |
| 1992 | 4,435 kg/ha | +19.1% |
| 1993 | 4,243 kg/ha | -4.3% |
| 1994 | 3,729 kg/ha | -12.1% |
| 1995 | 3,853 kg/ha | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 4,867 kg/ha | +26.3% |
| 1997 | 5,044 kg/ha | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 5,180 kg/ha | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 4,902 kg/ha | -5.4% |
| 2000 | 8,900 kg/ha | +81.5% |
| 2001 | 7,204 kg/ha | -19.1% |
| 2002 | 7,763 kg/ha | +7.8% |
| 2003 | 6,556 kg/ha | -15.6% |
| 2004 | 6,474 kg/ha | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 7,540 kg/ha | +16.5% |
| 2006 | 7,793 kg/ha | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 9,454 kg/ha | +21.3% |
| 2008 | 7,541 kg/ha | -20.2% |
| 2009 | 8,000 kg/ha | +6.1% |
| 2010 | 6,833 kg/ha | -14.6% |
| 2011 | 3,902 kg/ha | -42.9% |
| 2012 | 3,390 kg/ha | -13.1% |
| 2013 | 3,219 kg/ha | -5.0% |
| 2014 | 3,765 kg/ha | +17.0% |
| 2015 | 2,696 kg/ha | -28.4% |
| 2016 | 3,455 kg/ha | +28.2% |
| 2017 | 5,235 kg/ha | +51.5% |
| 2018 | 5,273 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 6,880 kg/ha | +30.5% |
| 2020 | 8,942 kg/ha | +30.0% |
| 2021 | 8,641 kg/ha | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 9,301 kg/ha | +7.6% |
| 2023 | 11,630 kg/ha | +25.1% |
| 2024 | 11,890 kg/ha | +2.2% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 11,890 kg/ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3,427 kg/ha, 3.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 11,890 kg/ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,342 kg/ha, 8.9× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,860 kg/ha | 1,000 kg/ha | 2,859 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 2,830 kg/ha | 2,212 kg/ha | 3,593 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,536 kg/ha | 2,454 kg/ha | 4,741 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 4,417 kg/ha | 3,724 kg/ha | 5,180 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 7,722 kg/ha | 6,474 kg/ha | 9,454 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,465 kg/ha | 2,696 kg/ha | 6,880 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 10,081 kg/ha | 8,641 kg/ha | 11,890 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 3 Qatar 14,976 kg/ha compare
- 3 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 4,314 kg/ha compare
- 4 Kuwait 14,196 kg/ha compare
- 4 Lao People's Democratic Republic 4,196 kg/ha compare
- 5 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 13,344 kg/ha compare
- 5 Melanesia 3,660 kg/ha compare
- 6 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 3,610 kg/ha compare
- 7 New Caledonia 11,650 kg/ha compare
- 7 Türkiye 3,429 kg/ha compare
- 8 New Zealand 9,102 kg/ha compare
- 9 Belgium-Luxembourg 8,134 kg/ha compare
- 9 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 2,725 kg/ha 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 cereals, primary — yield in Mauritius?
- Cereals, primary — yield in Mauritius was 11,890 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cereals, primary — yield recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 11,890 kg/ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest cereals, primary — yield recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,000 kg/ha in 1964.
- How does Mauritius rank for cereals, primary — yield?
- Mauritius ranks 6th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereals, primary — yield rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 215.8%. 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 — Yield. 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.