Sheep and Goat Meat — Production in Mauritius
Mauritius: Sheep and Goat Meat — Production was 59.97 t in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sheep and Goat Meat — Production in Mauritius, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep and goat meat — production in Mauritius is 59.97 t, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.2% on the previous year and down 29.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goat meat — production in Mauritius peaked at 356.4 t in 1998 and was at its lowest, 43.39 t, in 2021.
Mauritius ranks 169th of 185 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Sheep and Goat Meat — Production in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 220 t | — |
| 1962 | 251 t | +14.1% |
| 1963 | 282 t | +12.4% |
| 1964 | 293 t | +3.9% |
| 1965 | 266 t | -9.2% |
| 1966 | 283 t | +6.4% |
| 1967 | 298 t | +5.3% |
| 1968 | 251 t | -15.8% |
| 1969 | 256 t | +2.0% |
| 1970 | 264 t | +3.1% |
| 1971 | 205 t | -22.3% |
| 1972 | 209 t | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 215 t | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 255 t | +18.6% |
| 1975 | 205 t | -19.6% |
| 1976 | 175 t | -14.6% |
| 1977 | 224 t | +28.0% |
| 1978 | 232 t | +3.6% |
| 1979 | 205 t | -11.6% |
| 1980 | 174 t | -15.1% |
| 1981 | 140 t | -19.5% |
| 1982 | 135 t | -3.6% |
| 1983 | 143 t | +5.9% |
| 1984 | 150 t | +4.9% |
| 1985 | 180 t | +20.0% |
| 1986 | 197 t | +9.4% |
| 1987 | 210 t | +6.6% |
| 1988 | 218 t | +3.8% |
| 1989 | 220 t | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 220 t | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 230 t | +4.5% |
| 1992 | 230 t | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 220 t | -4.3% |
| 1994 | 324.95 t | +47.7% |
| 1995 | 264.77 t | -18.5% |
| 1996 | 310.66 t | +17.3% |
| 1997 | 327.3 t | +5.4% |
| 1998 | 356.4 t | +8.9% |
| 1999 | 322.95 t | -9.4% |
| 2000 | 267.76 t | -17.1% |
| 2001 | 216.7 t | -19.1% |
| 2002 | 333.54 t | +53.9% |
| 2003 | 249.28 t | -25.3% |
| 2004 | 249.45 t | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 211.76 t | -15.1% |
| 2006 | 169.2 t | -20.1% |
| 2007 | 116.88 t | -30.9% |
| 2008 | 119.32 t | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 124.24 t | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 117.16 t | -5.7% |
| 2011 | 110.97 t | -5.3% |
| 2012 | 95 t | -14.4% |
| 2013 | 83.72 t | -11.9% |
| 2014 | 85.37 t | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 79.53 t | -6.8% |
| 2016 | 68.23 t | -14.2% |
| 2017 | 67.85 t | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 67.08 t | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 44.19 t | -34.1% |
| 2020 | 47.37 t | +7.2% |
| 2021 | 43.39 t | -8.4% |
| 2022 | 65.62 t | +51.2% |
| 2023 | 54.42 t | -17.1% |
| 2024 | 59.97 t | +10.2% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 59.97 t is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4,335 t, 1% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 59.97 t is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 19,594 t, 0% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 266.67 t | 220 t | 298 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 218.9 t | 175 t | 264 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 176.7 t | 135 t | 220 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 280.7 t | 220 t | 356.4 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 205.81 t | 116.88 t | 333.54 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.91 t | 44.19 t | 117.16 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.15 t | 43.39 t | 65.62 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 166 Dominica 67.31 t compare
- 167 Nicaragua 61.95 t compare
- 168 Luxembourg 60 t compare
- 170 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 57 t compare
- 171 Brunei Darussalam 55.42 t compare
- 172 Papua New Guinea 41.57 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)
- 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 — production in Mauritius?
- Sheep and goat meat — production in Mauritius was 59.97 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep and goat meat — production recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 356.4 t in 1998.
- What is the lowest sheep and goat meat — production recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.39 t in 2021.
- How does Mauritius rank for sheep and goat meat — production?
- Mauritius ranks 169th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sheep and goat meat — production rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Sheep and Goat Meat — 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.