Maize (corn) — Yield in Mauritius
Mauritius: Maize (corn) — Yield was 11,890 kg/ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Maize (corn) — Yield in Mauritius, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for maize (corn) — yield in Mauritius is 11,890 kg/ha, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 31.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — yield in Mauritius peaked at 11,890 kg/ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,000 kg/ha, in 1964.
That places Mauritius 11th out of 163 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Maize (corn) — Yield in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,513 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 1,781 kg/ha | +17.7% |
| 1963 | 1,290 kg/ha | -27.6% |
| 1964 | 1,000 kg/ha | -22.5% |
| 1965 | 1,644 kg/ha | +64.4% |
| 1966 | 2,525 kg/ha | +53.5% |
| 1967 | 1,705 kg/ha | -32.5% |
| 1968 | 2,161 kg/ha | +26.7% |
| 1969 | 1,886 kg/ha | -12.7% |
| 1970 | 2,083 kg/ha | +10.4% |
| 1971 | 1,984 kg/ha | -4.7% |
| 1972 | 1,880 kg/ha | -5.3% |
| 1973 | 2,065 kg/ha | +9.9% |
| 1974 | 2,469 kg/ha | +19.6% |
| 1975 | 2,296 kg/ha | -7.0% |
| 1976 | 2,502 kg/ha | +9.0% |
| 1977 | 2,496 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 2,288 kg/ha | -8.3% |
| 1979 | 2,502 kg/ha | +9.4% |
| 1980 | 2,245 kg/ha | -10.3% |
| 1981 | 2,462 kg/ha | +9.7% |
| 1982 | 2,537 kg/ha | +3.0% |
| 1983 | 2,866 kg/ha | +13.0% |
| 1984 | 4,365 kg/ha | +52.3% |
| 1985 | 4,748 kg/ha | +8.8% |
| 1986 | 4,389 kg/ha | -7.6% |
| 1987 | 3,552 kg/ha | -19.1% |
| 1988 | 3,845 kg/ha | +8.2% |
| 1989 | 3,736 kg/ha | -2.8% |
| 1990 | 4,179 kg/ha | +11.8% |
| 1991 | 3,719 kg/ha | -11.0% |
| 1992 | 4,433 kg/ha | +19.2% |
| 1993 | 4,243 kg/ha | -4.3% |
| 1994 | 3,729 kg/ha | -12.1% |
| 1995 | 3,853 kg/ha | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 4,867 kg/ha | +26.3% |
| 1997 | 5,044 kg/ha | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 5,180 kg/ha | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 4,902 kg/ha | -5.4% |
| 2000 | 8,900 kg/ha | +81.5% |
| 2001 | 7,204 kg/ha | -19.1% |
| 2002 | 7,763 kg/ha | +7.8% |
| 2003 | 6,556 kg/ha | -15.6% |
| 2004 | 6,474 kg/ha | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 7,540 kg/ha | +16.5% |
| 2006 | 7,793 kg/ha | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 9,454 kg/ha | +21.3% |
| 2008 | 7,541 kg/ha | -20.2% |
| 2009 | 8,000 kg/ha | +6.1% |
| 2010 | 6,833 kg/ha | -14.6% |
| 2011 | 7,442 kg/ha | +8.9% |
| 2012 | 7,121 kg/ha | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 6,796 kg/ha | -4.6% |
| 2014 | 9,058 kg/ha | +33.3% |
| 2015 | 6,352 kg/ha | -29.9% |
| 2016 | 6,803 kg/ha | +7.1% |
| 2017 | 7,492 kg/ha | +10.1% |
| 2018 | 6,047 kg/ha | -19.3% |
| 2019 | 7,174 kg/ha | +18.6% |
| 2020 | 8,942 kg/ha | +24.7% |
| 2021 | 8,641 kg/ha | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 9,301 kg/ha | +7.6% |
| 2023 | 11,630 kg/ha | +25.1% |
| 2024 | 11,890 kg/ha | +2.2% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 11,890 kg/ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4,175 kg/ha, 2.8× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 11,890 kg/ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,273 kg/ha, 9.3× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,723 kg/ha | 1,000 kg/ha | 2,525 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 2,257 kg/ha | 1,880 kg/ha | 2,502 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,475 kg/ha | 2,245 kg/ha | 4,748 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 4,415 kg/ha | 3,719 kg/ha | 5,180 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 7,722 kg/ha | 6,474 kg/ha | 9,454 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,112 kg/ha | 6,047 kg/ha | 9,058 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 10,081 kg/ha | 8,641 kg/ha | 11,890 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 8 Spain 12,115 kg/ha compare
- 8 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 4,339 kg/ha compare
- 9 Belgium-Luxembourg 12,108 kg/ha compare
- 9 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 3,932 kg/ha compare
- 10 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 2,528 kg/ha compare
- 10 Uzbekistan 11,915 kg/ha compare
- 11 Timor-Leste 2,064 kg/ha compare
- 12 New Zealand 11,301 kg/ha compare
- 13 Azerbaijan 10,814 kg/ha compare
- 13 United Republic of Tanzania 1,756 kg/ha compare
- 14 Chile 10,806 kg/ha compare
- 14 Republic of Moldova 1,622 kg/ha 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 maize (corn) — yield in Mauritius?
- Maize (corn) — yield in Mauritius was 11,890 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest maize (corn) — yield recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 11,890 kg/ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — yield recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,000 kg/ha in 1964.
- How does Mauritius rank for maize (corn) — yield?
- Mauritius ranks 11th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is maize (corn) — yield rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.3%. 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) — 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.