Sheep — Stocks in Mauritius
Mauritius: Sheep — Stocks was 5,050 An in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sheep — Stocks in Mauritius, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep — stocks in Mauritius is 5,050 An, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 12.2% on the previous year and up 85.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — stocks in Mauritius peaked at 13,500 An in 1999 and was at its lowest, 1,548 An, in 2008.
Mauritius ranks 166th of 179 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Sheep — Stocks in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 13,000 An | — |
| 1962 | 12,000 An | -7.7% |
| 1963 | 13,000 An | +8.3% |
| 1964 | 12,500 An | -3.8% |
| 1965 | 12,000 An | -4.0% |
| 1966 | 5,000 An | -58.3% |
| 1967 | 5,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 5,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 5,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 4,200 An | -16.0% |
| 1971 | 7,000 An | +66.7% |
| 1972 | 8,500 An | +21.4% |
| 1973 | 9,600 An | +12.9% |
| 1974 | 9,500 An | -1.0% |
| 1975 | 9,400 An | -1.1% |
| 1976 | 9,300 An | -1.1% |
| 1977 | 9,200 An | -1.1% |
| 1978 | 9,100 An | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 9,000 An | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 12,000 An | +33.3% |
| 1981 | 9,000 An | -25.0% |
| 1982 | 8,000 An | -11.1% |
| 1983 | 7,500 An | -6.2% |
| 1984 | 7,000 An | -6.7% |
| 1985 | 7,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 7,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 7,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 7,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 6,500 An | -7.1% |
| 1990 | 7,000 An | +7.7% |
| 1991 | 8,000 An | +14.3% |
| 1992 | 11,200 An | +40.0% |
| 1993 | 12,200 An | +8.9% |
| 1994 | 12,200 An | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 12,200 An | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 12,500 An | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 10,200 An | -18.4% |
| 1998 | 13,000 An | +27.5% |
| 1999 | 13,500 An | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 9,800 An | -27.4% |
| 2001 | 11,500 An | +17.3% |
| 2002 | 11,500 An | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 11,000 An | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 9,409 An | -14.5% |
| 2005 | 6,469 An | -31.2% |
| 2006 | 3,412 An | -47.3% |
| 2007 | 1,600 An | -53.1% |
| 2008 | 1,548 An | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 2,023 An | +30.7% |
| 2010 | 2,022 An | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 1,931 An | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 2,211 An | +14.5% |
| 2013 | 2,510 An | +13.5% |
| 2014 | 2,722 An | +8.4% |
| 2015 | 2,752 An | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 2,845 An | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 2,934 An | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 3,806 An | +29.7% |
| 2019 | 4,622 An | +21.4% |
| 2020 | 4,626 An | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 5,034 An | +8.8% |
| 2022 | 4,367 An | -13.2% |
| 2023 | 5,750 An | +31.7% |
| 2024 | 5,050 An | -12.2% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 5,050 An is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 517,128 An, 1% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 5,050 An is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.91 million An, 0% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9,167 An | 5,000 An | 13,000 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 8,480 An | 4,200 An | 9,600 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 7,800 An | 6,500 An | 12,000 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 11,200 An | 7,000 An | 13,500 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,826 An | 1,548 An | 11,500 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,836 An | 1,931 An | 4,622 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,965 An | 4,367 An | 5,750 An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 163 Suriname 6,626 An compare
- 164 Bahamas 6,590 An compare
- 165 El Salvador 5,577 An compare
- 167 Antigua and Barbuda 4,473 An compare
- 168 Brunei Darussalam 4,356 An compare
- 169 Sao Tome and Principe 3,386 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 — stocks in Mauritius?
- Sheep — stocks in Mauritius was 5,050 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep — stocks recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 13,500 An in 1999.
- What is the lowest sheep — stocks recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,548 An in 2008.
- How does Mauritius rank for sheep — stocks?
- Mauritius ranks 166th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sheep — stocks rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 85.5%. 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 — 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.