Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Mauritius
Mauritius: Sheep and Goats — Stocks was 28,089 An in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Mauritius, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep and goats — stocks in Mauritius is 28,089 An, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 5.3% on the previous year and down 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — stocks in Mauritius peaked at 116,000 An in 1991 and was at its lowest, 25,975 An, in 2022.
That places Mauritius 157th out of 186 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 67,000 An | — |
| 1962 | 66,000 An | -1.5% |
| 1963 | 67,000 An | +1.5% |
| 1964 | 78,091 An | +16.6% |
| 1965 | 77,591 An | -0.6% |
| 1966 | 70,591 An | -9.0% |
| 1967 | 70,591 An | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 70,591 An | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 71,000 An | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 71,200 An | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 67,000 An | -5.9% |
| 1972 | 73,500 An | +9.7% |
| 1973 | 74,600 An | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 75,500 An | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 75,400 An | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 76,300 An | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 77,200 An | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 78,100 An | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 79,000 An | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 82,000 An | +3.8% |
| 1981 | 79,000 An | -3.7% |
| 1982 | 78,000 An | -1.3% |
| 1983 | 78,176 An | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 83,000 An | +6.2% |
| 1985 | 90,000 An | +8.4% |
| 1986 | 97,000 An | +7.8% |
| 1987 | 102,000 An | +5.2% |
| 1988 | 102,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 101,500 An | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 102,000 An | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 116,000 An | +13.7% |
| 1992 | 106,200 An | -8.4% |
| 1993 | 107,200 An | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 102,200 An | -4.7% |
| 1995 | 103,200 An | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 102,500 An | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 101,200 An | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 105,000 An | +3.8% |
| 1999 | 106,500 An | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 82,800 An | -22.3% |
| 2001 | 81,500 An | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 66,500 An | -18.4% |
| 2003 | 67,750 An | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 49,409 An | -27.1% |
| 2005 | 36,469 An | -26.2% |
| 2006 | 27,146 An | -25.6% |
| 2007 | 26,405 An | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 27,542 An | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 28,037 An | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 29,841 An | +6.4% |
| 2011 | 30,107 An | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 29,641 An | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 28,212 An | -4.8% |
| 2014 | 29,280 An | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 29,561 An | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 29,804 An | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 28,552 An | -4.2% |
| 2018 | 29,832 An | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 30,453 An | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 30,408 An | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 27,176 An | -10.6% |
| 2022 | 25,975 An | -4.4% |
| 2023 | 29,674 An | +14.2% |
| 2024 | 28,089 An | -5.3% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 28,089 An is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 727,334 An, 4% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 28,089 An is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.99 million An, 0% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Mauritius changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | -27.1% | 67,750 An | 49,409 An |
| 2005 | -26.2% | 49,409 An | 36,469 An |
| 2006 | -25.6% | 36,469 An | 27,146 An |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 70,939 An | 66,000 An | 78,091 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 74,780 An | 67,000 An | 79,000 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 89,268 An | 78,000 An | 102,000 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 105,200 An | 101,200 An | 116,000 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 49,356 An | 26,405 An | 82,800 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 29,528 An | 28,212 An | 30,453 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 28,264 An | 25,975 An | 30,408 An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 154 Guadeloupe 33,250 An compare
- 155 Japan 31,617 An compare
- 156 Trinidad and Tobago 28,158 An compare
- 158 Saint Lucia 23,937 An compare
- 159 Martinique 22,500 An compare
- 160 Bahamas 21,721 An 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 goats — stocks in Mauritius?
- Sheep and goats — stocks in Mauritius was 28,089 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 116,000 An in 1991.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 25,975 An in 2022.
- How does Mauritius rank for sheep and goats — stocks?
- Mauritius ranks 157th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sheep and goats — stocks rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. 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 Goats — Stocks. 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.