Cucumbers and gherkins — Area harvested in Mauritius
Mauritius: Cucumbers and gherkins — Area harvested was 392 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cucumbers and gherkins — Area harvested in Mauritius, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, cucumbers and gherkins — area harvested in Mauritius stood at 392 ha.
That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and down 51.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cucumbers and gherkins — area harvested in Mauritius peaked at 944 ha in 2015 and was at its lowest, 66 ha, in 1974.
That places Mauritius 77th out of 134 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cucumbers and gherkins — Area harvested in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 107 ha | — |
| 1962 | 165 ha | +54.2% |
| 1963 | 160 ha | -3.0% |
| 1964 | 100 ha | -37.5% |
| 1965 | 143 ha | +43.0% |
| 1966 | 137 ha | -4.2% |
| 1967 | 120 ha | -12.4% |
| 1968 | 88 ha | -26.7% |
| 1969 | 76 ha | -13.6% |
| 1970 | 74 ha | -2.6% |
| 1971 | 84 ha | +13.5% |
| 1972 | 84 ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 80 ha | -4.8% |
| 1974 | 66 ha | -17.5% |
| 1975 | 106 ha | +60.6% |
| 1976 | 92 ha | -13.2% |
| 1977 | 90 ha | -2.2% |
| 1978 | 114 ha | +26.7% |
| 1979 | 101 ha | -11.4% |
| 1980 | 114 ha | +12.9% |
| 1981 | 102 ha | -10.5% |
| 1982 | 119 ha | +16.7% |
| 1983 | 112 ha | -5.9% |
| 1984 | 113 ha | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 137 ha | +21.2% |
| 1986 | 116 ha | -15.3% |
| 1987 | 213 ha | +83.6% |
| 1988 | 190 ha | -10.8% |
| 1989 | 306 ha | +61.1% |
| 1990 | 317 ha | +3.6% |
| 1991 | 330 ha | +4.1% |
| 1992 | 322 ha | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 381 ha | +18.3% |
| 1994 | 438 ha | +15.0% |
| 1995 | 482 ha | +10.0% |
| 1996 | 451 ha | -6.4% |
| 1997 | 520 ha | +15.3% |
| 1998 | 585 ha | +12.5% |
| 1999 | 510 ha | -12.8% |
| 2000 | 530 ha | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 600 ha | +13.2% |
| 2002 | 639 ha | +6.5% |
| 2003 | 737 ha | +15.3% |
| 2004 | 790 ha | +7.2% |
| 2005 | 620 ha | -21.5% |
| 2006 | 696 ha | +12.3% |
| 2007 | 616 ha | -11.5% |
| 2008 | 572 ha | -7.1% |
| 2009 | 651 ha | +13.8% |
| 2010 | 715 ha | +9.8% |
| 2011 | 669 ha | -6.4% |
| 2012 | 714 ha | +6.7% |
| 2013 | 688 ha | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 811 ha | +17.9% |
| 2015 | 944 ha | +16.4% |
| 2016 | 582 ha | -38.3% |
| 2017 | 651 ha | +11.9% |
| 2018 | 648 ha | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 509 ha | -21.5% |
| 2020 | 328 ha | -35.6% |
| 2021 | 404 ha | +23.2% |
| 2022 | 369 ha | -8.7% |
| 2023 | 382 ha | +3.5% |
| 2024 | 392 ha | +2.6% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 392 ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,735 ha, 23% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 392 ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 450 ha, 87% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 121.78 ha | 76 ha | 165 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 89.1 ha | 66 ha | 114 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 152.2 ha | 102 ha | 306 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 433.6 ha | 317 ha | 585 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 645.1 ha | 530 ha | 790 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 693.1 ha | 509 ha | 944 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 375 ha | 328 ha | 404 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 cucumbers and gherkins — area harvested in Mauritius?
- Cucumbers and gherkins — area harvested in Mauritius was 392 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cucumbers and gherkins — area harvested recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 944 ha in 2015.
- What is the lowest cucumbers and gherkins — area harvested recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 66 ha in 1974.
- How does Mauritius rank for cucumbers and gherkins — area harvested?
- Mauritius ranks 77th out of 134 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cucumbers and gherkins — area harvested rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.7%. 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 Cucumbers and gherkins — 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.