Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Yield in Mauritius
Mauritius: Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Yield was 384.3 kg/ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Yield in Mauritius, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2024, oilcrops, cake equivalent — yield in Mauritius stood at 384.3 kg/ha.
That represents a change of down 5.0% on the previous year and down 20.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oilcrops, cake equivalent — yield in Mauritius peaked at 834 kg/ha in 1994 and was at its lowest, 326.2 kg/ha, in 2005.
Mauritius ranks 128th of 183 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.
Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Yield in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 367.4 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 371.8 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 1963 | 388.5 kg/ha | +4.5% |
| 1964 | 395.1 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 1965 | 388.6 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 1966 | 405 kg/ha | +4.2% |
| 1967 | 418.5 kg/ha | +3.3% |
| 1968 | 382.8 kg/ha | -8.5% |
| 1969 | 403.7 kg/ha | +5.5% |
| 1970 | 383.1 kg/ha | -5.1% |
| 1971 | 432.2 kg/ha | +12.8% |
| 1972 | 539.4 kg/ha | +24.8% |
| 1973 | 655.6 kg/ha | +21.5% |
| 1974 | 589.7 kg/ha | -10.1% |
| 1975 | 530.7 kg/ha | -10.0% |
| 1976 | 498.5 kg/ha | -6.1% |
| 1977 | 516.3 kg/ha | +3.6% |
| 1978 | 561.4 kg/ha | +8.7% |
| 1979 | 513.7 kg/ha | -8.5% |
| 1980 | 508.2 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 1981 | 594.1 kg/ha | +16.9% |
| 1982 | 613.7 kg/ha | +3.3% |
| 1983 | 586.4 kg/ha | -4.4% |
| 1984 | 622.7 kg/ha | +6.2% |
| 1985 | 635.2 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 720.9 kg/ha | +13.5% |
| 1987 | 679.7 kg/ha | -5.7% |
| 1988 | 714.2 kg/ha | +5.1% |
| 1989 | 706.9 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 685.1 kg/ha | -3.1% |
| 1991 | 648.5 kg/ha | -5.3% |
| 1992 | 627.8 kg/ha | -3.2% |
| 1993 | 579.1 kg/ha | -7.8% |
| 1994 | 834 kg/ha | +44.0% |
| 1995 | 715.3 kg/ha | -14.2% |
| 1996 | 612.9 kg/ha | -14.3% |
| 1997 | 650.3 kg/ha | +6.1% |
| 1998 | 526.5 kg/ha | -19.0% |
| 1999 | 443.4 kg/ha | -15.8% |
| 2000 | 441.5 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 389.6 kg/ha | -11.8% |
| 2002 | 370 kg/ha | -5.0% |
| 2003 | 608.4 kg/ha | +64.4% |
| 2004 | 494.1 kg/ha | -18.8% |
| 2005 | 326.2 kg/ha | -34.0% |
| 2006 | 390.5 kg/ha | +19.7% |
| 2007 | 359.7 kg/ha | -7.9% |
| 2008 | 375.7 kg/ha | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 463 kg/ha | +23.2% |
| 2010 | 464.1 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 462.4 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 492.8 kg/ha | +6.6% |
| 2013 | 404.9 kg/ha | -17.8% |
| 2014 | 481.9 kg/ha | +19.0% |
| 2015 | 365.5 kg/ha | -24.2% |
| 2016 | 461.6 kg/ha | +26.3% |
| 2017 | 391.6 kg/ha | -15.2% |
| 2018 | 351.1 kg/ha | -10.3% |
| 2019 | 403.2 kg/ha | +14.8% |
| 2020 | 396.4 kg/ha | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 377.2 kg/ha | -4.8% |
| 2022 | 382.8 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 404.4 kg/ha | +5.6% |
| 2024 | 384.3 kg/ha | -5.0% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 384.3 kg/ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 601.5 kg/ha, 64% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 384.3 kg/ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 332.5 kg/ha, 1.2× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Yield 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +64.4% | 370 kg/ha | 608.4 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 391.27 kg/ha | 367.4 kg/ha | 418.5 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 522.06 kg/ha | 383.1 kg/ha | 655.6 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 638.2 kg/ha | 508.2 kg/ha | 720.9 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 632.29 kg/ha | 443.4 kg/ha | 834 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 421.87 kg/ha | 326.2 kg/ha | 608.4 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 427.91 kg/ha | 351.1 kg/ha | 492.8 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 389.02 kg/ha | 377.2 kg/ha | 404.4 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 125 Sao Tome and Principe 398.9 kg/ha compare
- 126 Seychelles 392.2 kg/ha compare
- 127 Uganda 389.2 kg/ha compare
- 129 Gambia 381 kg/ha compare
- 130 Burkina Faso 377.1 kg/ha compare
- 131 Saint Kitts and Nevis 374.4 kg/ha compare
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 oilcrops, cake equivalent — yield in Mauritius?
- Oilcrops, cake equivalent — yield in Mauritius was 384.3 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest oilcrops, cake equivalent — yield recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 834 kg/ha in 1994.
- What is the lowest oilcrops, cake equivalent — yield recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 326.2 kg/ha in 2005.
- How does Mauritius rank for oilcrops, cake equivalent — yield?
- Mauritius ranks 128th out of 183 countries with data for 2024.
- Is oilcrops, cake equivalent — yield rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.3%. 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 Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Yield. 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.