Potatoes — Gross Production Index Number in Mauritius
Mauritius: Potatoes — Gross Production Index Number was 78.62 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Potatoes — Gross Production Index Number in Mauritius, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
Mauritius recorded 78.62 for potatoes — gross production index number in 2024.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 29.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — gross production index number in Mauritius peaked at 134.05 in 1985 and was at its lowest, 12.66, in 1961.
That places Mauritius 125th 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 Production Index Number in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 12.66 | — |
| 1962 | 13.4 | +5.8% |
| 1963 | 28.7 | +114.2% |
| 1964 | 34.11 | +18.9% |
| 1965 | 22.85 | -33.0% |
| 1966 | 48.56 | +112.5% |
| 1967 | 52.91 | +9.0% |
| 1968 | 55.09 | +4.1% |
| 1969 | 33.14 | -39.8% |
| 1970 | 39.2 | +18.3% |
| 1971 | 51.35 | +31.0% |
| 1972 | 43.23 | -15.8% |
| 1973 | 57.92 | +34.0% |
| 1974 | 53.23 | -8.1% |
| 1975 | 54.75 | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 68.7 | +25.5% |
| 1977 | 62.72 | -8.7% |
| 1978 | 69.9 | +11.4% |
| 1979 | 47.91 | -31.5% |
| 1980 | 67.26 | +40.4% |
| 1981 | 92.02 | +36.8% |
| 1982 | 77.33 | -16.0% |
| 1983 | 85.76 | +10.9% |
| 1984 | 118.95 | +38.7% |
| 1985 | 134.05 | +12.7% |
| 1986 | 97.49 | -27.3% |
| 1987 | 95.57 | -2.0% |
| 1988 | 78.75 | -17.6% |
| 1989 | 113.25 | +43.8% |
| 1990 | 102.5 | -9.5% |
| 1991 | 94.59 | -7.7% |
| 1992 | 110.29 | +16.6% |
| 1993 | 79.26 | -28.1% |
| 1994 | 102.38 | +29.2% |
| 1995 | 90.41 | -11.7% |
| 1996 | 61.19 | -32.3% |
| 1997 | 101.14 | +65.3% |
| 1998 | 84.05 | -16.9% |
| 1999 | 88.13 | +4.9% |
| 2000 | 79.62 | -9.7% |
| 2001 | 94.04 | +18.1% |
| 2002 | 76.72 | -18.4% |
| 2003 | 71.09 | -7.3% |
| 2004 | 64.69 | -9.0% |
| 2005 | 73.49 | +13.6% |
| 2006 | 65.05 | -11.5% |
| 2007 | 88.39 | +35.9% |
| 2008 | 85.52 | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 114.05 | +33.4% |
| 2010 | 124.87 | +9.5% |
| 2011 | 124.02 | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 117.58 | -5.2% |
| 2013 | 94.62 | -19.5% |
| 2014 | 111.61 | +18.0% |
| 2015 | 94.49 | -15.3% |
| 2016 | 93.9 | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 81.24 | -13.5% |
| 2018 | 97.97 | +20.6% |
| 2019 | 85.25 | -13.0% |
| 2020 | 81.63 | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 74.26 | -9.0% |
| 2022 | 95.01 | +27.9% |
| 2023 | 79.22 | -16.6% |
| 2024 | 78.62 | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 33.49 | 12.66 | 55.09 | 9 |
| 1970s | 54.89 | 39.2 | 69.9 | 10 |
| 1980s | 96.04 | 67.26 | 134.05 | 10 |
| 1990s | 91.39 | 61.19 | 110.29 | 10 |
| 2000s | 81.27 | 64.69 | 114.05 | 10 |
| 2010s | 102.55 | 81.24 | 124.87 | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.75 | 74.26 | 95.01 | 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is potatoes — gross production index number in Mauritius?
- Potatoes — gross production index number in Mauritius was 78.62 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest potatoes — gross production index number recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 134.05 in 1985.
- What is the lowest potatoes — gross production index number recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.66 in 1961.
- How does Mauritius rank for potatoes — gross production index number?
- Mauritius ranks 125th out of 143 countries with data for 2024.
- Is potatoes — gross production index number rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.6%. 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 Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.