Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Mauritius
Mauritius: Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita was 0.398 tonnes per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Mauritius, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
In 2023, cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Mauritius stood at 0.398 tonnes per person. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 8.3% on the previous year and up 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Mauritius peaked at 0.398 tonnes per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.1382 tonnes per person, in 1971.
That places Mauritius 24th out of 189 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1528 tonnes per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.1585 tonnes per person | +3.7% |
| 1963 | 0.1614 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
| 1964 | 0.1562 tonnes per person | -3.2% |
| 1965 | 0.1567 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 0.1392 tonnes per person | -11.2% |
| 1967 | 0.1531 tonnes per person | +10.0% |
| 1968 | 0.1503 tonnes per person | -1.8% |
| 1969 | 0.16 tonnes per person | +6.5% |
| 1970 | 0.1501 tonnes per person | -6.2% |
| 1971 | 0.1382 tonnes per person | -7.9% |
| 1972 | 0.1655 tonnes per person | +19.7% |
| 1973 | 0.1422 tonnes per person | -14.1% |
| 1974 | 0.1811 tonnes per person | +27.3% |
| 1975 | 0.1648 tonnes per person | -9.0% |
| 1976 | 0.1511 tonnes per person | -8.3% |
| 1977 | 0.1519 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 0.1682 tonnes per person | +10.7% |
| 1979 | 0.16 tonnes per person | -4.9% |
| 1980 | 0.1863 tonnes per person | +16.4% |
| 1981 | 0.1775 tonnes per person | -4.8% |
| 1982 | 0.1793 tonnes per person | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 0.1677 tonnes per person | -6.5% |
| 1984 | 0.1828 tonnes per person | +9.0% |
| 1985 | 0.1734 tonnes per person | -5.1% |
| 1986 | 0.1566 tonnes per person | -9.7% |
| 1987 | 0.1834 tonnes per person | +17.1% |
| 1988 | 0.1706 tonnes per person | -7.0% |
| 1989 | 0.2055 tonnes per person | +20.4% |
| 1990 | 0.1983 tonnes per person | -3.5% |
| 1991 | 0.1915 tonnes per person | -3.4% |
| 1992 | 0.2001 tonnes per person | +4.5% |
| 1993 | 0.2542 tonnes per person | +27.1% |
| 1994 | 0.2408 tonnes per person | -5.3% |
| 1995 | 0.2156 tonnes per person | -10.5% |
| 1996 | 0.2557 tonnes per person | +18.6% |
| 1997 | 0.2081 tonnes per person | -18.6% |
| 1998 | 0.2422 tonnes per person | +16.3% |
| 1999 | 0.2587 tonnes per person | +6.8% |
| 2000 | 0.2553 tonnes per person | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 0.26 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 0.2681 tonnes per person | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 0.2481 tonnes per person | -7.5% |
| 2004 | 0.2645 tonnes per person | +6.6% |
| 2005 | 0.2646 tonnes per person | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.2391 tonnes per person | -9.7% |
| 2007 | 0.2525 tonnes per person | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 0.2419 tonnes per person | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 0.2814 tonnes per person | +16.3% |
| 2010 | 0.3183 tonnes per person | +13.1% |
| 2011 | 0.2851 tonnes per person | -10.4% |
| 2012 | 0.2906 tonnes per person | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 0.3455 tonnes per person | +18.9% |
| 2014 | 0.3068 tonnes per person | -11.2% |
| 2015 | 0.3563 tonnes per person | +16.1% |
| 2016 | 0.3118 tonnes per person | -12.5% |
| 2017 | 0.3747 tonnes per person | +20.2% |
| 2018 | 0.3413 tonnes per person | -8.9% |
| 2019 | 0.3491 tonnes per person | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 0.3436 tonnes per person | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.3419 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.3675 tonnes per person | +7.5% |
| 2023 | 0.398 tonnes per person | +8.3% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 0.398 tonnes per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1724 tonnes per person, 2.3× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 0.398 tonnes per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0855 tonnes per person, 4.7× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1542 tonnes per person | 0.1392 tonnes per person | 0.1614 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1573 tonnes per person | 0.1382 tonnes per person | 0.1811 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1783 tonnes per person | 0.1566 tonnes per person | 0.2055 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2265 tonnes per person | 0.1915 tonnes per person | 0.2587 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2575 tonnes per person | 0.2391 tonnes per person | 0.2814 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.328 tonnes per person | 0.2851 tonnes per person | 0.3747 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3628 tonnes per person | 0.3419 tonnes per person | 0.398 tonnes per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 21 Botswana 0.4056 tonnes per person compare
- 22 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.4046 tonnes per person compare
- 23 East Timor 0.3995 tonnes per person compare
- 25 Turkey 0.3949 tonnes per person compare
- 26 Saudi Arabia 0.3765 tonnes per person compare
- 27 Gambia 0.374 tonnes per person 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: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Mauritius?
- Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Mauritius was 0.398 tonnes per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 0.398 tonnes per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1382 tonnes per person in 1971.
- How does Mauritius rank for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita?
- Mauritius ranks 24th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? ÷ Population, total
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- Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.