Potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Mauritius
Mauritius: Potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 79.91 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Mauritius, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
In 2024, potatoes — gross per capita production index number in Mauritius stood at 79.91.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 28.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — gross per capita production index number in Mauritius peaked at 168.96 in 1985 and was at its lowest, 23.62, in 1961.
That places Mauritius 117th out of 143 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 23.62 | — |
| 1962 | 24.55 | +3.9% |
| 1963 | 51.47 | +109.7% |
| 1964 | 59.83 | +16.2% |
| 1965 | 39.22 | -34.4% |
| 1966 | 81.62 | +108.1% |
| 1967 | 87.17 | +6.8% |
| 1968 | 89.05 | +2.2% |
| 1969 | 52.61 | -40.9% |
| 1970 | 61.19 | +16.3% |
| 1971 | 78.88 | +28.9% |
| 1972 | 65.44 | -17.0% |
| 1973 | 86.49 | +32.2% |
| 1974 | 78.47 | -9.3% |
| 1975 | 79.65 | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 98.64 | +23.8% |
| 1977 | 88.85 | -9.9% |
| 1978 | 97.61 | +9.9% |
| 1979 | 65.89 | -32.5% |
| 1980 | 91.07 | +38.2% |
| 1981 | 122.67 | +34.7% |
| 1982 | 101.58 | -17.2% |
| 1983 | 111.1 | +9.4% |
| 1984 | 151.98 | +36.8% |
| 1985 | 168.96 | +11.2% |
| 1986 | 121.31 | -28.2% |
| 1987 | 117.47 | -3.2% |
| 1988 | 95.67 | -18.6% |
| 1989 | 135.99 | +42.1% |
| 1990 | 121.6 | -10.6% |
| 1991 | 110.8 | -8.9% |
| 1992 | 127.5 | +15.1% |
| 1993 | 90.43 | -29.1% |
| 1994 | 115.37 | +27.6% |
| 1995 | 100.71 | -12.7% |
| 1996 | 67.44 | -33.0% |
| 1997 | 110.34 | +63.6% |
| 1998 | 90.86 | -17.7% |
| 1999 | 94.43 | +3.9% |
| 2000 | 84.56 | -10.5% |
| 2001 | 99.12 | +17.2% |
| 2002 | 80.33 | -19.0% |
| 2003 | 73.94 | -8.0% |
| 2004 | 66.87 | -9.6% |
| 2005 | 75.53 | +13.0% |
| 2006 | 66.51 | -11.9% |
| 2007 | 89.96 | +35.3% |
| 2008 | 86.69 | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 115.21 | +32.9% |
| 2010 | 125.77 | +9.2% |
| 2011 | 124.57 | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 117.84 | -5.4% |
| 2013 | 94.7 | -19.6% |
| 2014 | 111.61 | +17.9% |
| 2015 | 94.47 | -15.4% |
| 2016 | 93.92 | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 81.33 | -13.4% |
| 2018 | 98.21 | +20.8% |
| 2019 | 85.64 | -12.8% |
| 2020 | 82.19 | -4.0% |
| 2021 | 74.98 | -8.8% |
| 2022 | 96.2 | +28.3% |
| 2023 | 80.36 | -16.5% |
| 2024 | 79.91 | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 56.57 | 23.62 | 89.05 | 9 |
| 1970s | 80.11 | 61.19 | 98.64 | 10 |
| 1980s | 121.78 | 91.07 | 168.96 | 10 |
| 1990s | 102.95 | 67.44 | 127.5 | 10 |
| 2000s | 83.87 | 66.51 | 115.21 | 10 |
| 2010s | 102.81 | 81.33 | 125.77 | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.73 | 74.98 | 96.2 | 5 |
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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 potatoes — gross per capita production index number in Mauritius?
- Potatoes — gross per capita production index number in Mauritius was 79.91 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest potatoes — gross per capita production index number recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 168.96 in 1985.
- What is the lowest potatoes — gross per capita production index number recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.62 in 1961.
- How does Mauritius rank for potatoes — gross per capita production index number?
- Mauritius ranks 117th out of 143 countries with data for 2024.
- Is potatoes — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAO indices of agricultural production show the relative level of the aggregate volume of agricultural production for each year in comparison with the base period 2014-2016. Indices for meat production are computed based on data on production from indigenous animals.