Molasses — Production in Mauritius
Mauritius: Molasses — Production was 87,575 t in 2023. ▼ Falling
Molasses — Production in Mauritius, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2023, molasses — production in Mauritius stood at 87,575 t.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.8% on the previous year and down 30.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, molasses — production in Mauritius peaked at 203,839 t in 1979 and was at its lowest, 74,955 t, in 2022.
That places Mauritius 55th out of 139 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Molasses — Production in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 139,200 t | — |
| 1962 | 125,600 t | -9.8% |
| 1963 | 150,104 t | +19.5% |
| 1964 | 115,340 t | -23.2% |
| 1965 | 149,389 t | +29.5% |
| 1966 | 133,114 t | -10.9% |
| 1967 | 154,404 t | +16.0% |
| 1968 | 132,707 t | -14.1% |
| 1969 | 166,332 t | +25.3% |
| 1970 | 142,427 t | -14.4% |
| 1971 | 140,158 t | -1.6% |
| 1972 | 176,489 t | +25.9% |
| 1973 | 184,842 t | +4.7% |
| 1974 | 172,797 t | -6.5% |
| 1975 | 129,432 t | -25.1% |
| 1976 | 199,421 t | +54.1% |
| 1977 | 194,558 t | -2.4% |
| 1978 | 197,248 t | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 203,839 t | +3.3% |
| 1980 | 133,769 t | -34.4% |
| 1981 | 156,197 t | +16.8% |
| 1982 | 187,749 t | +20.2% |
| 1983 | 158,177 t | -15.8% |
| 1984 | 141,652 t | -10.4% |
| 1985 | 154,149 t | +8.8% |
| 1986 | 173,402 t | +12.5% |
| 1987 | 191,948 t | +10.7% |
| 1988 | 179,622 t | -6.4% |
| 1989 | 164,718 t | -8.3% |
| 1990 | 168,023 t | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 174,933 t | +4.1% |
| 1992 | 173,201 t | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 164,801 t | -4.8% |
| 1994 | 144,510 t | -12.3% |
| 1995 | 150,400 t | +4.1% |
| 1996 | 151,527 t | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 165,802 t | +9.4% |
| 1998 | 168,518 t | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 124,712 t | -26.0% |
| 2000 | 144,027 t | +15.5% |
| 2001 | 174,095 t | +20.9% |
| 2002 | 140,814 t | -19.1% |
| 2003 | 160,041 t | +13.7% |
| 2004 | 155,763 t | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 145,465 t | -6.6% |
| 2006 | 139,621 t | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 130,917 t | -6.2% |
| 2008 | 145,113 t | +10.8% |
| 2009 | 147,568 t | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 143,515 t | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 138,579 t | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 125,131 t | -9.7% |
| 2013 | 126,601 t | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 138,441 t | +9.4% |
| 2015 | 132,244 t | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 118,144 t | -10.7% |
| 2017 | 122,273 t | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 106,871 t | -12.6% |
| 2019 | 119,545 t | +11.9% |
| 2020 | 86,911 t | -27.3% |
| 2021 | 90,376 t | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 74,955 t | -17.1% |
| 2023 | 87,575 t | +16.8% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 87,575 t is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 61,394 t, 1.4× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 87,575 t is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 22,099 t, 4.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 140,688 t | 115,340 t | 166,332 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 174,121 t | 129,432 t | 203,839 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 164,138 t | 133,769 t | 191,948 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 158,643 t | 124,712 t | 174,933 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 148,342 t | 130,917 t | 174,095 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 127,134 t | 106,871 t | 143,515 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 84,954 t | 74,955 t | 90,376 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
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 molasses — production in Mauritius?
- Molasses — production in Mauritius was 87,575 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest molasses — production recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 203,839 t in 1979.
- What is the lowest molasses — production recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 74,955 t in 2022.
- How does Mauritius rank for molasses — production?
- Mauritius ranks 55th out of 139 countries with data for 2023.
- Is molasses — production rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.8%. 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, published as part of Molasses — 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.