Raw milk of cattle — Production in Mauritius
Mauritius: Raw milk of cattle — Production was 2,841 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Raw milk of cattle — Production in Mauritius, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Mauritius recorded 2,841 t for raw milk of cattle — production in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and down 43.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, raw milk of cattle — production in Mauritius peaked at 24,720 t in 1976 and was at its lowest, 2,231 t, in 2022.
That places Mauritius 166th out of 185 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Raw milk of cattle — Production in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 21,000 t | — |
| 1962 | 21,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 21,100 t | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 21,106 t | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 21,200 t | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 21,200 t | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 21,300 t | +0.5% |
| 1968 | 21,400 t | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 21,500 t | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 21,400 t | -0.5% |
| 1971 | 21,432 t | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 21,588 t | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 21,650 t | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 22,000 t | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 22,400 t | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 24,720 t | +10.4% |
| 1977 | 24,178 t | -2.2% |
| 1978 | 15,000 t | -38.0% |
| 1979 | 9,050 t | -39.7% |
| 1980 | 8,500 t | -6.1% |
| 1981 | 7,500 t | -11.8% |
| 1982 | 7,600 t | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 8,000 t | +5.3% |
| 1984 | 9,150 t | +14.4% |
| 1985 | 10,700 t | +16.9% |
| 1986 | 11,000 t | +2.8% |
| 1987 | 11,250 t | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 12,500 t | +11.1% |
| 1989 | 13,500 t | +8.0% |
| 1990 | 11,000 t | -18.5% |
| 1991 | 10,300 t | -6.4% |
| 1992 | 10,500 t | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 9,000 t | -14.3% |
| 1994 | 8,000 t | -11.1% |
| 1995 | 7,500 t | -6.2% |
| 1996 | 6,600 t | -12.0% |
| 1997 | 6,000 t | -9.1% |
| 1998 | 5,500 t | -8.3% |
| 1999 | 5,000 t | -9.1% |
| 2000 | 4,700 t | -6.0% |
| 2001 | 4,000 t | -14.9% |
| 2002 | 4,000 t | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 4,000 t | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 4,000 t | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 4,000 t | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 4,000 t | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 3,500 t | -12.5% |
| 2008 | 3,300 t | -5.7% |
| 2009 | 3,500 t | +6.1% |
| 2010 | 3,600 t | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 5,000 t | +38.9% |
| 2012 | 6,000 t | +20.0% |
| 2013 | 5,000 t | -16.7% |
| 2014 | 5,000 t | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 4,500 t | -10.0% |
| 2016 | 4,000 t | -11.1% |
| 2017 | 3,600 t | -10.0% |
| 2018 | 2,500 t | -30.6% |
| 2019 | 2,500 t | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2,500 t | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2,602 t | +4.1% |
| 2022 | 2,231 t | -14.3% |
| 2023 | 2,788 t | +25.0% |
| 2024 | 2,841 t | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 21,201 t | 21,000 t | 21,500 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 20,342 t | 9,050 t | 24,720 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 9,970 t | 7,500 t | 13,500 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 7,940 t | 5,000 t | 11,000 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,900 t | 3,300 t | 4,700 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,170 t | 2,500 t | 6,000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,592 t | 2,231 t | 2,841 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 163 Vanuatu 3,100 t compare
- 164 Solomon Islands 3,072 t compare
- 165 Mozambique 3,063 t compare
- 167 Suriname 2,709 t compare
- 168 Martinique 1,969 t compare
- 169 Trinidad and Tobago 1,720 t 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)
- 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 raw milk of cattle — production in Mauritius?
- Raw milk of cattle — production in Mauritius was 2,841 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest raw milk of cattle — production recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 24,720 t in 1976.
- What is the lowest raw milk of cattle — production recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,231 t in 2022.
- How does Mauritius rank for raw milk of cattle — production?
- Mauritius ranks 166th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is raw milk of cattle — production rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.2%. 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 Raw milk of cattle — Production. 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.