Milk yields per animal in Mauritius
Mauritius: Milk yields per animal was 937.62 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
937.62
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
105th
of 192 countries
All-time high
2,472
in 1976
All-time low
815.13
in 2020
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Milk yields per animal in Mauritius, 1961–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Mauritius recorded 937.62 for milk yields per animal in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and down 15.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, milk yields per animal in Mauritius peaked at 2,472 in 1976 and was at its lowest, 815.13, in 2020.
Mauritius ranks 105th of 192 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.
Milk yields per animal in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2,333 | — |
| 1962 | 2,333 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 2,344 | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 2,345 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 2,356 | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 2,356 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 2,367 | +0.5% |
| 1968 | 2,378 | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 2,389 | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 2,140 | -10.4% |
| 1971 | 2,143 | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 2,159 | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 2,165 | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 2,200 | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 2,240 | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 2,472 | +10.4% |
| 1977 | 2,418 | -2.2% |
| 1978 | 2,143 | -11.4% |
| 1979 | 1,810 | -15.5% |
| 1980 | 1,889 | +4.4% |
| 1981 | 1,875 | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 1,900 | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 1,778 | -6.4% |
| 1984 | 1,830 | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 1,945 | +6.3% |
| 1986 | 1,833 | -5.8% |
| 1987 | 1,875 | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 1,923 | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 1,929 | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 1,833 | -4.9% |
| 1991 | 1,873 | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 1,380 | -26.3% |
| 1993 | 1,800 | +30.4% |
| 1994 | 1,778 | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 1,018 | -42.7% |
| 1996 | 1,650 | +62.1% |
| 1997 | 2,000 | +21.2% |
| 1998 | 1,833 | -8.3% |
| 1999 | 1,429 | -22.1% |
| 2000 | 1,175 | -17.7% |
| 2001 | 1,000 | -14.9% |
| 2002 | 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 975.61 | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 1,000 | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1,061 | +6.1% |
| 2008 | 1,065 | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 1,094 | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 1,091 | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 1,111 | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 1,154 | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 1,111 | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 1,111 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1,023 | -8.0% |
| 2016 | 930.23 | -9.0% |
| 2017 | 1,125 | +20.9% |
| 2018 | 833.33 | -25.9% |
| 2019 | 833.33 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 815.13 | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 861.02 | +5.6% |
| 2022 | 826.3 | -4.0% |
| 2023 | 929.33 | +12.5% |
| 2024 | 937.62 | +0.9% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 937.62 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,037, 90% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 937.62 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 236.23, 4.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Milk yields per animal 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +62.1% | 1,018 | 1,650 |
| 1995 | -42.7% | 1,778 | 1,018 |
| 1993 | +30.4% | 1,380 | 1,800 |
| 1992 | -26.3% | 1,873 | 1,380 |
| 2018 | -25.9% | 1,125 | 833.33 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,356 | 2,333 | 2,389 | 9 |
| 1970s | 2,189 | 1,810 | 2,472 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,878 | 1,778 | 1,945 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,659 | 1,018 | 2,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,037 | 975.61 | 1,175 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,032 | 833.33 | 1,154 | 10 |
| 2020s | 873.88 | 815.13 | 937.62 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is milk yields per animal in Mauritius?
- Milk yields per animal in Mauritius was 937.62 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest milk yields per animal recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 2,472 in 1976.
- What is the lowest milk yields per animal recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 815.13 in 2020.
- How does Mauritius rank for milk yields per animal?
- Mauritius ranks 105th out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is milk yields per animal rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Milk yields per animal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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