Maize (corn) — Production in Mauritius
Mauritius: Maize (corn) — Production was 1,289 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Maize (corn) — Production in Mauritius, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, maize (corn) — production in Mauritius stood at 1,289 t.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.2% on the previous year and up 106.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — production in Mauritius peaked at 7,970 t in 1986 and was at its lowest, 25 t, in 1964.
That places Mauritius 156th out of 183 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 289.22 t | 25 t | 462 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,005 t | 442 t | 1,684 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,056 t | 732 t | 7,970 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,050 t | 201 t | 2,265 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 437.3 t | 112 t | 1,021 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 450.8 t | 320 t | 632 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,100 t | 778 t | 1,502 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 153 Luxembourg 1,720 t compare
- 154 Qatar 1,605 t compare
- 155 Malaysia 1,317 t compare
- 157 Vanuatu 985.44 t compare
- 158 Sao Tome and Principe 796.13 t compare
- 159 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 785 t compare
More agriculture & rural data for Mauritius
- Agriculture share gdp 4.62 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 4.62 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.4% (2024)
- Rural population 61.0% (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.2% (2025)
- Rural population 758,222 (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 4.6% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 745.90 million current US$ (2025)
- Bananas — Production 10,843 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is maize (corn) — production in Mauritius?
- Maize (corn) — production in Mauritius was 1,289 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest maize (corn) — production recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 7,970 t in 1986.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — production recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 25 t in 1964.
- How does Mauritius rank for maize (corn) — production?
- Mauritius ranks 156th out of 183 countries with data for 2024.
- Is maize (corn) — production rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 106.2%. 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 Maize (corn) — 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.