Potatoes — Production, per square kilometre in Mauritius
Mauritius: Potatoes — Production, per square kilometre was 6.9 t per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
6.9 t per square kilometre
Change on year
down 16.6%
World rank
32nd
of 137 countries
All-time high
11.48 t per square kilometre
in 1985
All-time low
1.08 t per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Potatoes — Production, per square kilometre in Mauritius, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for potatoes — production, per square kilometre in Mauritius is 6.9 t per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 16.6% on the previous year and down 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — production, per square kilometre in Mauritius peaked at 11.48 t per square kilometre in 1985 and was at its lowest, 1.08 t per square kilometre, in 1961.
Mauritius ranks 32nd of 137 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Potatoes — Production, per square kilometre in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.08 t per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 1.15 t per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1963 | 2.46 t per square kilometre | +114.1% |
| 1964 | 2.92 t per square kilometre | +18.9% |
| 1965 | 1.96 t per square kilometre | -33.0% |
| 1966 | 4.16 t per square kilometre | +112.5% |
| 1967 | 4.53 t per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 1968 | 4.72 t per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1969 | 2.84 t per square kilometre | -39.9% |
| 1970 | 3.36 t per square kilometre | +18.3% |
| 1971 | 4.4 t per square kilometre | +31.0% |
| 1972 | 3.7 t per square kilometre | -15.8% |
| 1973 | 4.96 t per square kilometre | +34.0% |
| 1974 | 4.56 t per square kilometre | -8.1% |
| 1975 | 4.69 t per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 5.88 t per square kilometre | +25.5% |
| 1977 | 5.37 t per square kilometre | -8.7% |
| 1978 | 5.99 t per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 1979 | 4.1 t per square kilometre | -31.5% |
| 1980 | 5.76 t per square kilometre | +40.4% |
| 1981 | 7.88 t per square kilometre | +36.8% |
| 1982 | 6.62 t per square kilometre | -16.0% |
| 1983 | 7.34 t per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 1984 | 10.19 t per square kilometre | +38.7% |
| 1985 | 11.48 t per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 1986 | 8.35 t per square kilometre | -27.3% |
| 1987 | 8.18 t per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1988 | 6.74 t per square kilometre | -17.6% |
| 1989 | 9.7 t per square kilometre | +43.8% |
| 1990 | 8.78 t per square kilometre | -9.5% |
| 1991 | 8.1 t per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 1992 | 9.45 t per square kilometre | +16.6% |
| 1993 | 6.79 t per square kilometre | -28.1% |
| 1994 | 8.77 t per square kilometre | +29.2% |
| 1995 | 7.74 t per square kilometre | -11.7% |
| 1996 | 5.24 t per square kilometre | -32.3% |
| 1997 | 8.66 t per square kilometre | +65.3% |
| 1998 | 7.2 t per square kilometre | -16.9% |
| 1999 | 7.55 t per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2000 | 6.82 t per square kilometre | -9.7% |
| 2001 | 8.05 t per square kilometre | +18.1% |
| 2002 | 6.57 t per square kilometre | -18.4% |
| 2003 | 6.09 t per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 2004 | 5.54 t per square kilometre | -9.0% |
| 2005 | 6.29 t per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 2006 | 5.57 t per square kilometre | -11.5% |
| 2007 | 7.57 t per square kilometre | +35.9% |
| 2008 | 7.32 t per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 9.77 t per square kilometre | +33.4% |
| 2010 | 10.69 t per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 2011 | 10.8 t per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 10.24 t per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 2013 | 8.24 t per square kilometre | -19.5% |
| 2014 | 9.72 t per square kilometre | +18.0% |
| 2015 | 8.23 t per square kilometre | -15.3% |
| 2016 | 8.18 t per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 7.07 t per square kilometre | -13.5% |
| 2018 | 8.53 t per square kilometre | +20.6% |
| 2019 | 7.42 t per square kilometre | -13.0% |
| 2020 | 7.11 t per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 6.46 t per square kilometre | -9.0% |
| 2022 | 8.27 t per square kilometre | +28.0% |
| 2023 | 6.9 t per square kilometre | -16.6% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 6.9 t per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.45 t per square kilometre, 4.7× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 6.9 t per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5846 t per square kilometre, 11.8× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.87 t per square kilometre | 1.08 t per square kilometre | 4.72 t per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 4.7 t per square kilometre | 3.36 t per square kilometre | 5.99 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.23 t per square kilometre | 5.76 t per square kilometre | 11.48 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.83 t per square kilometre | 5.24 t per square kilometre | 9.45 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.96 t per square kilometre | 5.54 t per square kilometre | 9.77 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.91 t per square kilometre | 7.07 t per square kilometre | 10.8 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.18 t per square kilometre | 6.46 t per square kilometre | 8.27 t per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 29 North Macedonia 7.3 t per square kilometre compare
- 30 Austria 7.2 t per square kilometre compare
- 31 Serbia 7.13 t per square kilometre compare
- 33 Kyrgyzstan 6.71 t per square kilometre compare
- 34 Japan 6.48 t per square kilometre compare
- 35 Bosnia and Herzegovina 5.59 t per square kilometre 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 potatoes — production, per square kilometre in Mauritius?
- Potatoes — production, per square kilometre in Mauritius was 6.9 t per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest potatoes — production, per square kilometre recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 11.48 t per square kilometre in 1985.
- What is the lowest potatoes — production, per square kilometre recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.08 t per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Mauritius rank for potatoes — production, per square kilometre?
- Mauritius ranks 32nd out of 137 countries with data for 2023.
- Is potatoes — production, per square kilometre rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Potatoes — Production, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Potatoes — Production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Potatoes — Production ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Potatoes — Production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Potatoes — Production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.