Eggs per bird in Mauritius
Mauritius: Eggs per bird was 9.55 kilograms per animal in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
9.55 kilograms per animal
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
102nd
of 198 countries
All-time high
10.41 kilograms per animal
in 2019
All-time low
5.5 kilograms per animal
in 1962
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Eggs per bird in Mauritius, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per animal.
Analysis
In 2024, eggs per bird in Mauritius stood at 9.55 kilograms per animal.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, eggs per bird in Mauritius peaked at 10.41 kilograms per animal in 2019 and was at its lowest, 5.5 kilograms per animal, in 1962.
That places Mauritius 102nd out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Eggs per bird in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | kilograms per animal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 5.64 kilograms per animal | — |
| 1962 | 5.5 kilograms per animal | -2.5% |
| 1963 | 5.5 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 6.15 kilograms per animal | +11.8% |
| 1965 | 6.75 kilograms per animal | +9.8% |
| 1966 | 8.31 kilograms per animal | +23.1% |
| 1967 | 8.31 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 8.31 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 8.81 kilograms per animal | +6.0% |
| 1970 | 8.98 kilograms per animal | +1.9% |
| 1971 | 8.86 kilograms per animal | -1.4% |
| 1972 | 7.38 kilograms per animal | -16.7% |
| 1973 | 7.38 kilograms per animal | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 9.54 kilograms per animal | +29.2% |
| 1975 | 9.32 kilograms per animal | -2.3% |
| 1976 | 9.15 kilograms per animal | -1.8% |
| 1977 | 7.49 kilograms per animal | -18.1% |
| 1978 | 7.27 kilograms per animal | -2.9% |
| 1979 | 7.43 kilograms per animal | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 7.78 kilograms per animal | +4.7% |
| 1981 | 8.11 kilograms per animal | +4.2% |
| 1982 | 8.21 kilograms per animal | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 8.5 kilograms per animal | +3.6% |
| 1984 | 9.23 kilograms per animal | +8.6% |
| 1985 | 9.74 kilograms per animal | +5.6% |
| 1986 | 9.09 kilograms per animal | -6.7% |
| 1987 | 9.54 kilograms per animal | +5.0% |
| 1988 | 9.13 kilograms per animal | -4.3% |
| 1989 | 8.75 kilograms per animal | -4.2% |
| 1990 | 9.91 kilograms per animal | +13.3% |
| 1991 | 8.5 kilograms per animal | -14.2% |
| 1992 | 8.6 kilograms per animal | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 8.82 kilograms per animal | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 8.85 kilograms per animal | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 8.87 kilograms per animal | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 8.89 kilograms per animal | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 8.91 kilograms per animal | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 8.93 kilograms per animal | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 8.79 kilograms per animal | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 8.87 kilograms per animal | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 8.79 kilograms per animal | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 8.79 kilograms per animal | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 8.81 kilograms per animal | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 8.8 kilograms per animal | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 8.8 kilograms per animal | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 8.87 kilograms per animal | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 8.86 kilograms per animal | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 8.87 kilograms per animal | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 8.85 kilograms per animal | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 9.03 kilograms per animal | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 8.82 kilograms per animal | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 9.33 kilograms per animal | +5.8% |
| 2013 | 9.42 kilograms per animal | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 9.58 kilograms per animal | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 9.55 kilograms per animal | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 9.32 kilograms per animal | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 9.19 kilograms per animal | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 9.94 kilograms per animal | +8.2% |
| 2019 | 10.41 kilograms per animal | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 9.16 kilograms per animal | -12.0% |
| 2021 | 9.29 kilograms per animal | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 9.62 kilograms per animal | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 9.67 kilograms per animal | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 9.55 kilograms per animal | -1.2% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 9.55 kilograms per animal is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10.53 kilograms per animal, 91% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 9.55 kilograms per animal is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.27 kilograms per animal, 2.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Eggs per bird 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | +29.2% | 7.38 kilograms per animal | 9.54 kilograms per animal |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.03 kilograms per animal | 5.5 kilograms per animal | 8.81 kilograms per animal | 9 |
| 1970s | 8.28 kilograms per animal | 7.27 kilograms per animal | 9.54 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.81 kilograms per animal | 7.78 kilograms per animal | 9.74 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.91 kilograms per animal | 8.5 kilograms per animal | 9.91 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.83 kilograms per animal | 8.79 kilograms per animal | 8.87 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.46 kilograms per animal | 8.82 kilograms per animal | 10.41 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.46 kilograms per animal | 9.16 kilograms per animal | 9.67 kilograms per animal | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
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 eggs per bird in Mauritius?
- Eggs per bird in Mauritius was 9.55 kilograms per animal in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest eggs per bird recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 10.41 kilograms per animal in 2019.
- What is the lowest eggs per bird recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.5 kilograms per animal in 1962.
- How does Mauritius rank for eggs per bird?
- Mauritius ranks 102nd out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is eggs per bird rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Eggs per bird. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual egg yield per bird, measured in kilograms per animal.