Milk per animal in Mauritius
Mauritius: Milk per animal was 937.62 kilograms per animal in 2024. ▼ Falling
Milk per animal in Mauritius, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per animal.
Analysis
Mauritius recorded 937.62 kilograms per animal for milk 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 per animal in Mauritius peaked at 2,472 kilograms per animal in 1976 and was at its lowest, 815.13 kilograms per animal, in 2020.
Mauritius ranks 104th of 191 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,356 kilograms per animal | 2,333 kilograms per animal | 2,389 kilograms per animal | 9 |
| 1970s | 2,189 kilograms per animal | 1,810 kilograms per animal | 2,472 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,878 kilograms per animal | 1,778 kilograms per animal | 1,945 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,659 kilograms per animal | 1,018 kilograms per animal | 2,000 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,037 kilograms per animal | 975.61 kilograms per animal | 1,175 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,032 kilograms per animal | 833.33 kilograms per animal | 1,154 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 2020s | 873.88 kilograms per animal | 815.13 kilograms per animal | 937.62 kilograms per animal | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 101 Malaysia 985.63 kilograms per animal compare
- 102 Antigua and Barbuda 957.42 kilograms per animal compare
- 103 Dominica 940.41 kilograms per animal compare
- 105 Brunei 891.28 kilograms per animal compare
- 106 Sri Lanka 882.13 kilograms per animal compare
- 107 Democratic Republic of Congo 870.94 kilograms per animal compare
More agriculture & rural data for Mauritius
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 745.90 million current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 4.6% (2025)
- Rural population 758,222 (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.2% (2025)
- Rural population 61.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.4% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 4.6% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 4.6% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 129 hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is milk per animal in Mauritius?
- Milk per animal in Mauritius was 937.62 kilograms per animal in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest milk per animal recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 2,472 kilograms per animal in 1976.
- What is the lowest milk per animal recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 815.13 kilograms per animal in 2020.
- How does Mauritius rank for milk per animal?
- Mauritius ranks 104th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is milk 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Milk per animal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average annual milk production per animal. Values are estimated by dividing the production of milk (from cattle, sheep, goats, and other animals) by the number of animals used for milk production.