Other fibre crops, raw, n.e.c. — Area harvested in Mauritius
Mauritius: Other fibre crops, raw, n.e.c. — Area harvested was 145 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Other fibre crops, raw, n.e.c. — Area harvested in Mauritius, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, other fibre crops, raw, n.e.c. — area harvested in Mauritius stood at 145 ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other fibre crops, raw, n.e.c. — area harvested in Mauritius peaked at 4,000 ha in 1962 and was at its lowest, 100 ha, in 1979.
That places Mauritius 18th out of 25 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Other fibre crops, raw, n.e.c. — Area harvested in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3,000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 4,000 ha | +33.3% |
| 1963 | 1,000 ha | -75.0% |
| 1964 | 1,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 1,271 ha | +27.1% |
| 1966 | 1,081 ha | -14.9% |
| 1967 | 1,384 ha | +28.0% |
| 1968 | 839 ha | -39.4% |
| 1969 | 748 ha | -10.8% |
| 1970 | 706 ha | -5.6% |
| 1971 | 723 ha | +2.4% |
| 1972 | 723 ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 723 ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 723 ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 723 ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 723 ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 700 ha | -3.2% |
| 1978 | 300 ha | -57.1% |
| 1979 | 100 ha | -66.7% |
| 1980 | 100 ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 100 ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 100 ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 100 ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 100 ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 100 ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 100 ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 100 ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 100 ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 100 ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 111 ha | +11.0% |
| 1991 | 100 ha | -9.9% |
| 1992 | 100 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 100 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 100 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 100 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 100 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 103 ha | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 105 ha | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 107 ha | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 106 ha | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 105 ha | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 105 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 105 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 105 ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 105 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 105 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 105 ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 113 ha | +7.6% |
| 2009 | 124 ha | +9.7% |
| 2010 | 135 ha | +8.9% |
| 2011 | 135 ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 134 ha | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 137 ha | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 131 ha | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 134 ha | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 141 ha | +5.2% |
| 2017 | 140 ha | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 139 ha | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 140 ha | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 141 ha | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 142 ha | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 143 ha | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 144 ha | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 145 ha | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,591 ha | 748 ha | 4,000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 614.4 ha | 100 ha | 723 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 100 ha | 100 ha | 100 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 102.6 ha | 100 ha | 111 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 107.8 ha | 105 ha | 124 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 136.6 ha | 131 ha | 141 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 143 ha | 141 ha | 145 ha | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is other fibre crops, raw, n.e.c. — area harvested in Mauritius?
- Other fibre crops, raw, n.e.c. — area harvested in Mauritius was 145 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest other fibre crops, raw, n.e.c. — area harvested recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 4,000 ha in 1962.
- What is the lowest other fibre crops, raw, n.e.c. — area harvested recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 100 ha in 1979.
- How does Mauritius rank for other fibre crops, raw, n.e.c. — area harvested?
- Mauritius ranks 18th out of 25 countries with data for 2024.
- Is other fibre crops, raw, n.e.c. — area harvested rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.7%. 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 Other fibre crops, raw, n.e.c. — 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.