Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Yield in Mauritius
Mauritius: Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Yield was 604.1 kg/ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Yield in Mauritius, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2024, fibre crops, fibre equivalent — yield in Mauritius stood at 604.1 kg/ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fibre crops, fibre equivalent — yield in Mauritius peaked at 2,733 kg/ha in 1971 and was at its lowest, 325 kg/ha, in 1962.
Mauritius ranks 72nd of 131 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Yield in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 366.7 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 325 kg/ha | -11.4% |
| 1963 | 1,349 kg/ha | +315.1% |
| 1964 | 1,206 kg/ha | -10.6% |
| 1965 | 1,094 kg/ha | -9.3% |
| 1966 | 1,436 kg/ha | +31.2% |
| 1967 | 1,158 kg/ha | -19.3% |
| 1968 | 1,572 kg/ha | +35.7% |
| 1969 | 1,730 kg/ha | +10.0% |
| 1970 | 2,173 kg/ha | +25.6% |
| 1971 | 2,733 kg/ha | +25.8% |
| 1972 | 2,011 kg/ha | -26.4% |
| 1973 | 2,210 kg/ha | +9.9% |
| 1974 | 1,877 kg/ha | -15.1% |
| 1975 | 983.4 kg/ha | -47.6% |
| 1976 | 905.9 kg/ha | -7.9% |
| 1977 | 1,010 kg/ha | +11.5% |
| 1978 | 853.3 kg/ha | -15.5% |
| 1979 | 790 kg/ha | -7.4% |
| 1980 | 800 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 800 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 800 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 800 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 800 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 800 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 800 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 800 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 800 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 800 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 684.7 kg/ha | -14.4% |
| 1991 | 780.2 kg/ha | +13.9% |
| 1992 | 778.7 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 777.2 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 775.7 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 774.2 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 786.4 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 792.9 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 809.5 kg/ha | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 786.7 kg/ha | -2.8% |
| 2000 | 781.8 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 776.8 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 771.9 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 767 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 760.5 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 752.3 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 744.2 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 736.1 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 727.9 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 719.7 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 711.3 kg/ha | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 702.1 kg/ha | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 689.5 kg/ha | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 656.9 kg/ha | -4.7% |
| 2014 | 667.9 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 681.9 kg/ha | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 637.2 kg/ha | -6.6% |
| 2017 | 638.7 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 640.3 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 634.4 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 627.5 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 625.8 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 617.1 kg/ha | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 610.6 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 604.1 kg/ha | -1.1% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 604.1 kg/ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 730.8 kg/ha, 83% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 604.1 kg/ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 346.4 kg/ha, 1.7× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Yield 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 | +315.1% | 325 kg/ha | 1,349 kg/ha |
| 1975 | -47.6% | 1,877 kg/ha | 983.4 kg/ha |
| 1968 | +35.7% | 1,158 kg/ha | 1,572 kg/ha |
| 1966 | +31.2% | 1,094 kg/ha | 1,436 kg/ha |
| 1971 | +25.8% | 2,173 kg/ha | 2,733 kg/ha |
| 1970 | +25.6% | 1,730 kg/ha | 2,173 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,137 kg/ha | 325 kg/ha | 1,730 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,555 kg/ha | 790 kg/ha | 2,733 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 800 kg/ha | 800 kg/ha | 800 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 774.62 kg/ha | 684.7 kg/ha | 809.5 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 753.82 kg/ha | 719.7 kg/ha | 781.8 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 666.02 kg/ha | 634.4 kg/ha | 711.3 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 617.02 kg/ha | 604.1 kg/ha | 627.5 kg/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 fibre crops, fibre equivalent — yield in Mauritius?
- Fibre crops, fibre equivalent — yield in Mauritius was 604.1 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest fibre crops, fibre equivalent — yield recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 2,733 kg/ha in 1971.
- What is the lowest fibre crops, fibre equivalent — yield recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 325 kg/ha in 1962.
- How does Mauritius rank for fibre crops, fibre equivalent — yield?
- Mauritius ranks 72nd out of 131 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fibre crops, fibre equivalent — yield rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Yield. 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.