Coconut oil — Production in Mauritius
Mauritius: Coconut oil — Production was 7.96 t in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Coconut oil — Production in Mauritius, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2023, coconut oil — production in Mauritius stood at 7.96 t.
That represents a change of up 16.2% on the previous year and down 85.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, coconut oil — production in Mauritius peaked at 1,315 t in 1966 and was at its lowest, 5.82 t, in 2021.
Mauritius ranks 66th of 92 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Coconut oil — Production in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 993.28 t | — |
| 1962 | 96 t | -90.3% |
| 1963 | 736 t | +666.7% |
| 1964 | 288.64 t | -60.8% |
| 1965 | 928 t | +221.5% |
| 1966 | 1,315 t | +41.7% |
| 1967 | 661.12 t | -49.7% |
| 1968 | 832 t | +25.8% |
| 1969 | 320 t | -61.5% |
| 1970 | 192 t | -40.0% |
| 1971 | 128 t | -33.3% |
| 1972 | 353.92 t | +176.5% |
| 1973 | 812.16 t | +129.5% |
| 1974 | 268.16 t | -67.0% |
| 1975 | 784 t | +192.4% |
| 1976 | 623.36 t | -20.5% |
| 1977 | 720.64 t | +15.6% |
| 1978 | 128 t | -82.2% |
| 1979 | 768 t | +500.0% |
| 1980 | 768 t | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 704 t | -8.3% |
| 1982 | 289.92 t | -58.8% |
| 1983 | 605.44 t | +108.8% |
| 1984 | 149.12 t | -75.4% |
| 1985 | 89.6 t | -39.9% |
| 1986 | 82.56 t | -7.9% |
| 1987 | 158.72 t | +92.2% |
| 1988 | 96.64 t | -39.1% |
| 1989 | 102.4 t | +6.0% |
| 1990 | 128 t | +25.0% |
| 1991 | 115.2 t | -10.0% |
| 1992 | 115.2 t | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 128 t | +11.1% |
| 1994 | 128 t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 128 t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 128 t | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 166.4 t | +30.0% |
| 1998 | 115.2 t | -30.8% |
| 1999 | 128 t | +11.1% |
| 2000 | 128 t | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 128 t | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 192 t | +50.0% |
| 2003 | 192 t | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 192 t | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 12.8 t | -93.3% |
| 2006 | 12.8 t | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 12.8 t | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 12.8 t | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 12.8 t | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 12.8 t | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 12.8 t | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 54.94 t | +329.2% |
| 2013 | 53.61 t | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 62.21 t | +16.0% |
| 2015 | 8.57 t | -86.2% |
| 2016 | 9.01 t | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 9.64 t | +7.0% |
| 2018 | 8.81 t | -8.6% |
| 2019 | 6.81 t | -22.7% |
| 2020 | 7.17 t | +5.3% |
| 2021 | 5.82 t | -18.8% |
| 2022 | 6.85 t | +17.7% |
| 2023 | 7.96 t | +16.2% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 7.96 t is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 950.43 t, 1% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 7.96 t is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,482 t, 1% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Coconut oil — Production 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | +666.7% | 96 t | 736 t |
| 1979 | +500.0% | 128 t | 768 t |
| 2012 | +329.2% | 12.8 t | 54.94 t |
| 1965 | +221.5% | 288.64 t | 928 t |
| 1975 | +192.4% | 268.16 t | 784 t |
| 1972 | +176.5% | 128 t | 353.92 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 685.51 t | 96 t | 1,315 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 477.82 t | 128 t | 812.16 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 304.64 t | 82.56 t | 768 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 128 t | 115.2 t | 166.4 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 89.6 t | 12.8 t | 192 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.92 t | 6.81 t | 62.21 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.95 t | 5.82 t | 7.96 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 63 Belgium 16 t compare
- 64 Maldives 8.94 t compare
- 65 Cuba 8.09 t compare
- 67 Ireland 1.92 t compare
- 68 Austria 0 t compare
- 68 Barbados 0 t compare
- 68 Comoros 0 t compare
- 68 Cook Islands 0 t compare
- 68 Czechoslovakia 0 t compare
- 68 Eswatini 0 t compare
- 68 Finland 0 t compare
- 68 France 0 t compare
- 68 Israel 0 t compare
- 68 Italy 0 t compare
- 68 Japan 0 t compare
- 68 Myanmar 0 t compare
- 68 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 0 t compare
- 68 New Zealand 0 t compare
- 68 Norway 0 t compare
- 68 Poland 0 t compare
- 68 Portugal 0 t compare
- 68 South Africa 0 t compare
- 68 Spain 0 t compare
- 68 Sweden 0 t compare
- 68 Switzerland 0 t compare
- 68 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0 t compare
- 68 USSR 0 t compare
- 68 Yugoslav SFR 0 t compare
- 68 Australia and New Zealand 0 t 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 coconut oil — production in Mauritius?
- Coconut oil — production in Mauritius was 7.96 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest coconut oil — production recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 1,315 t in 1966.
- What is the lowest coconut oil — production recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.82 t in 2021.
- How does Mauritius rank for coconut oil — production?
- Mauritius ranks 66th out of 92 countries with data for 2023.
- Is coconut oil — production rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 85.2%. 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 Coconut oil — Production. 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.