Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square in Mauritius
Mauritius: Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square was 248.87 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
248.87 tonnes per square kilometre
Change on year
up 7.1%
World rank
8th
of 189 countries
All-time high
248.87 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
51.23 tonnes per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square in Mauritius, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per square kilometre.
Analysis
Mauritius recorded 248.87 tonnes per square kilometre for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square in 2023. 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?, per square in Mauritius peaked at 248.87 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 51.23 tonnes per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Mauritius 8th out of 189 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | tonnes per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 51.23 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 54.68 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1963 | 57.14 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1964 | 56.65 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1965 | 58.13 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1966 | 52.71 tonnes per square kilometre | -9.3% |
| 1967 | 59.11 tonnes per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 1968 | 59.11 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 64.04 tonnes per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1970 | 61.08 tonnes per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 1971 | 57.14 tonnes per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 1972 | 69.46 tonnes per square kilometre | +21.6% |
| 1973 | 60.59 tonnes per square kilometre | -12.8% |
| 1974 | 78.33 tonnes per square kilometre | +29.3% |
| 1975 | 72.41 tonnes per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 1976 | 67.49 tonnes per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 1977 | 68.97 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1978 | 77.34 tonnes per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 1979 | 74.88 tonnes per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1980 | 88.67 tonnes per square kilometre | +18.4% |
| 1981 | 85.71 tonnes per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1982 | 87.68 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 82.76 tonnes per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 1984 | 91.13 tonnes per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 1985 | 87.19 tonnes per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1986 | 79.31 tonnes per square kilometre | -9.0% |
| 1987 | 93.6 tonnes per square kilometre | +18.0% |
| 1988 | 87.68 tonnes per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 1989 | 106.4 tonnes per square kilometre | +21.3% |
| 1990 | 103.45 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1991 | 100.98 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 106.9 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1993 | 137.44 tonnes per square kilometre | +28.6% |
| 1994 | 132.02 tonnes per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 1995 | 119.21 tonnes per square kilometre | -9.7% |
| 1996 | 142.86 tonnes per square kilometre | +19.8% |
| 1997 | 117.73 tonnes per square kilometre | -17.6% |
| 1998 | 138.42 tonnes per square kilometre | +17.6% |
| 1999 | 149.75 tonnes per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 2000 | 149.26 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 153.2 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 159.11 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 148.28 tonnes per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 2004 | 159.11 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 2005 | 160.1 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 145.32 tonnes per square kilometre | -9.2% |
| 2007 | 154.19 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2008 | 148.28 tonnes per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 172.91 tonnes per square kilometre | +16.6% |
| 2010 | 196.06 tonnes per square kilometre | +13.4% |
| 2011 | 178.77 tonnes per square kilometre | -8.8% |
| 2012 | 182.77 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 217.83 tonnes per square kilometre | +19.2% |
| 2014 | 193.79 tonnes per square kilometre | -11.0% |
| 2015 | 225.34 tonnes per square kilometre | +16.3% |
| 2016 | 197.3 tonnes per square kilometre | -12.4% |
| 2017 | 237.36 tonnes per square kilometre | +20.3% |
| 2018 | 216.32 tonnes per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 2019 | 221.33 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 217.83 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 216.82 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 232.35 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 2023 | 248.87 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.1% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 248.87 tonnes per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12.95 tonnes per square kilometre, 19.2× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 248.87 tonnes per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.57 tonnes per square kilometre, 44.6× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 56.98 tonnes per square kilometre | 51.23 tonnes per square kilometre | 64.04 tonnes per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 68.77 tonnes per square kilometre | 57.14 tonnes per square kilometre | 78.33 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 89.01 tonnes per square kilometre | 79.31 tonnes per square kilometre | 106.4 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 124.88 tonnes per square kilometre | 100.98 tonnes per square kilometre | 149.75 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 154.98 tonnes per square kilometre | 145.32 tonnes per square kilometre | 172.91 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 206.69 tonnes per square kilometre | 178.77 tonnes per square kilometre | 237.36 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 228.97 tonnes per square kilometre | 216.82 tonnes per square kilometre | 248.87 tonnes per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 5 Belgium 514.79 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 6 Bahrain 376.25 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 7 Maldives 335.57 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 9 Tuvalu 233.33 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 10 Barbados 202.33 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 11 Israel 195.33 tonnes per square kilometre 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 square in Mauritius?
- Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square in Mauritius was 248.87 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 248.87 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.23 tonnes per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Mauritius rank for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square?
- Mauritius ranks 8th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? divided by Land area (sq. km), 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? ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.