Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested in Mauritius
Mauritius: Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested was 535 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested in Mauritius, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested in Mauritius stood at 535 ha.
The figure is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 26.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested in Mauritius peaked at 4,268 ha in 1965 and was at its lowest, 331 ha, in 2016.
That places Mauritius 185th out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,650 ha | 2,331 ha | 4,268 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,822 ha | 1,579 ha | 2,358 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,605 ha | 1,058 ha | 2,119 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 836.6 ha | 617 ha | 1,242 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 666.8 ha | 616 ha | 755 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 598.6 ha | 331 ha | 831 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 561.2 ha | 535 ha | 591 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 182 Antigua and Barbuda 593 ha compare
- 183 Martinique 575 ha compare
- 184 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 538 ha compare
- 186 Bhutan 516 ha compare
- 187 Palestine 458 ha compare
- 188 Bahamas 366 ha compare
More agriculture & rural data for Mauritius
- Agriculture share gdp 4.62 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 4.62 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.4% (2024)
- Rural population 61.0% (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.2% (2025)
- Rural population 758,222 (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 4.6% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 745.90 million current US$ (2025)
- Bananas — Production 10,843 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested in Mauritius?
- Oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested in Mauritius was 535 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 4,268 ha in 1965.
- What is the lowest oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 331 ha in 2016.
- How does Mauritius rank for oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested?
- Mauritius ranks 185th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.3%. 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 Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested. 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.