Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Mauritius
Mauritius: Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered was 49,897 1000 An in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Mauritius, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 An.
Analysis
In 2024, meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered in Mauritius stood at 49,897 1000 An. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered in Mauritius peaked at 49,897 1000 An in 2024 and was at its lowest, 401 1000 An, in 1966.
Mauritius ranks 96th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | 1000 An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 412 1000 An | — |
| 1962 | 419 1000 An | +1.7% |
| 1963 | 418 1000 An | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 411 1000 An | -1.7% |
| 1965 | 406 1000 An | -1.2% |
| 1966 | 401 1000 An | -1.2% |
| 1967 | 411 1000 An | +2.5% |
| 1968 | 421 1000 An | +2.4% |
| 1969 | 621 1000 An | +47.5% |
| 1970 | 746 1000 An | +20.1% |
| 1971 | 782 1000 An | +4.8% |
| 1972 | 842 1000 An | +7.7% |
| 1973 | 921 1000 An | +9.4% |
| 1974 | 2,022 1000 An | +119.5% |
| 1975 | 2,422 1000 An | +19.8% |
| 1976 | 2,555 1000 An | +5.5% |
| 1977 | 3,163 1000 An | +23.8% |
| 1978 | 3,422 1000 An | +8.2% |
| 1979 | 5,772 1000 An | +68.7% |
| 1980 | 5,722 1000 An | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 5,822 1000 An | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 6,022 1000 An | +3.4% |
| 1983 | 6,447 1000 An | +7.1% |
| 1984 | 6,223 1000 An | -3.5% |
| 1985 | 6,023 1000 An | -3.2% |
| 1986 | 6,898 1000 An | +14.5% |
| 1987 | 7,523 1000 An | +9.1% |
| 1988 | 9,023 1000 An | +19.9% |
| 1989 | 10,526 1000 An | +16.7% |
| 1990 | 12,533 1000 An | +19.1% |
| 1991 | 13,277 1000 An | +5.9% |
| 1992 | 15,524 1000 An | +16.9% |
| 1993 | 17,030 1000 An | +9.7% |
| 1994 | 18,881 1000 An | +10.9% |
| 1995 | 19,354 1000 An | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 20,581 1000 An | +6.3% |
| 1997 | 20,858 1000 An | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 18,335 1000 An | -12.1% |
| 1999 | 20,137 1000 An | +9.8% |
| 2000 | 22,039 1000 An | +9.4% |
| 2001 | 25,339 1000 An | +15.0% |
| 2002 | 28,039 1000 An | +10.7% |
| 2003 | 28,039 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 28,639 1000 An | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 30,039 1000 An | +4.9% |
| 2006 | 31,029 1000 An | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 36,540 1000 An | +17.8% |
| 2008 | 38,341 1000 An | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 40,146 1000 An | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 42,396 1000 An | +5.6% |
| 2011 | 42,746 1000 An | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 43,048 1000 An | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 42,847 1000 An | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 42,736 1000 An | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 43,380 1000 An | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 44,253 1000 An | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 45,251 1000 An | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 46,192 1000 An | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 47,223 1000 An | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 48,135 1000 An | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 48,462 1000 An | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 48,824 1000 An | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 49,359 1000 An | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 49,897 1000 An | +1.1% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 49,897 1000 An is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 83,275 1000 An, 60% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 49,897 1000 An is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 25,350 1000 An, 2.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 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 | +119.5% | 921 1000 An | 2,022 1000 An |
| 1979 | +68.7% | 3,422 1000 An | 5,772 1000 An |
| 1969 | +47.5% | 421 1000 An | 621 1000 An |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 435.56 1000 An | 401 1000 An | 621 1000 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 2,265 1000 An | 746 1000 An | 5,772 1000 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 7,023 1000 An | 5,722 1000 An | 10,526 1000 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 17,651 1000 An | 12,533 1000 An | 20,858 1000 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 30,819 1000 An | 22,039 1000 An | 40,146 1000 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 44,007 1000 An | 42,396 1000 An | 47,223 1000 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 48,935 1000 An | 48,135 1000 An | 49,897 1000 An | 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 meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered in Mauritius?
- Meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered in Mauritius was 49,897 1000 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 49,897 1000 An in 2024.
- What is the lowest meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 401 1000 An in 1966.
- How does Mauritius rank for meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered?
- Mauritius ranks 96th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.8%. 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 Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered. 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.