Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square in Mauritius
Mauritius: Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square was 1.42 An per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square in Mauritius, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square in Mauritius stood at 1.42 An per square kilometre.
The figure is down 16.6% on the previous year and down 67.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square in Mauritius peaked at 18.72 An per square kilometre in 1994 and was at its lowest, 1.11 An per square kilometre, in 2021.
Mauritius ranks 117th of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | An per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 11.3 An per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 11.74 An per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1963 | 11.88 An per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1964 | 12.26 An per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1965 | 11.08 An per square kilometre | -9.6% |
| 1966 | 11.08 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 10.77 An per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1968 | 10.15 An per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 1969 | 10.57 An per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1970 | 10.46 An per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1971 | 9 An per square kilometre | -13.9% |
| 1972 | 8.35 An per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 1973 | 8.11 An per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1974 | 7.88 An per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1975 | 7.39 An per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 1976 | 7.93 An per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1977 | 9.56 An per square kilometre | +20.6% |
| 1978 | 10.53 An per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 1979 | 10.39 An per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1980 | 9.05 An per square kilometre | -12.9% |
| 1981 | 7.26 An per square kilometre | -19.7% |
| 1982 | 7.82 An per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1983 | 8.59 An per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 1984 | 9.34 An per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1985 | 10.8 An per square kilometre | +15.6% |
| 1986 | 11.67 An per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1987 | 13.3 An per square kilometre | +14.0% |
| 1988 | 13.95 An per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1989 | 14.29 An per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 14.53 An per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 15.17 An per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1992 | 14.53 An per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1993 | 14.04 An per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1994 | 18.72 An per square kilometre | +33.3% |
| 1995 | 14.93 An per square kilometre | -20.3% |
| 1996 | 15.17 An per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 15.02 An per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 17.24 An per square kilometre | +14.8% |
| 1999 | 15.02 An per square kilometre | -12.9% |
| 2000 | 13.74 An per square kilometre | -8.5% |
| 2001 | 11.53 An per square kilometre | -16.1% |
| 2002 | 11.38 An per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 9.56 An per square kilometre | -16.0% |
| 2004 | 8.8 An per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 2005 | 7.47 An per square kilometre | -15.1% |
| 2006 | 6.33 An per square kilometre | -15.2% |
| 2007 | 4.57 An per square kilometre | -27.9% |
| 2008 | 4.32 An per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 2009 | 5.12 An per square kilometre | +18.7% |
| 2010 | 4.85 An per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 2011 | 4.87 An per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 4.7 An per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 4.34 An per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 2014 | 4.18 An per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 2.15 An per square kilometre | -48.5% |
| 2016 | 1.97 An per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 2017 | 2.03 An per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 1.96 An per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 1.28 An per square kilometre | -34.9% |
| 2020 | 1.29 An per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 1.11 An per square kilometre | -14.3% |
| 2022 | 1.71 An per square kilometre | +53.7% |
| 2023 | 1.42 An per square kilometre | -16.6% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 1.42 An per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.48 An per square kilometre, 57% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 1.42 An per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7.64 An per square kilometre, 19% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.2 An per square kilometre | 10.15 An per square kilometre | 12.26 An per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 8.96 An per square kilometre | 7.39 An per square kilometre | 10.53 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.61 An per square kilometre | 7.26 An per square kilometre | 14.29 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.44 An per square kilometre | 14.04 An per square kilometre | 18.72 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.28 An per square kilometre | 4.32 An per square kilometre | 13.74 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.23 An per square kilometre | 1.28 An per square kilometre | 4.87 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.38 An per square kilometre | 1.11 An per square kilometre | 1.71 An per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
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 sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square in Mauritius?
- Sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square in Mauritius was 1.42 An per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 18.72 An per square kilometre in 1994.
- What is the lowest sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.11 An per square kilometre in 2021.
- How does Mauritius rank for sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square?
- Mauritius ranks 117th out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 67.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 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.
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 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
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 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.