Starchy Roots — Food supply in Mauritius
Mauritius: Starchy Roots — Food supply was 26,873 million Kcal in 2023. ▲ Rising
Starchy Roots — Food supply in Mauritius, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million Kcal.
Analysis
Mauritius recorded 26,873 million Kcal for starchy roots — food supply in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.1% on the previous year and up 24.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starchy roots — food supply in Mauritius peaked at 28,613 million Kcal in 2022 and was at its lowest, 16,444 million Kcal, in 2010.
That places Mauritius 162nd out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Starchy Roots — Food supply in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | million Kcal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 16,444 million Kcal | — |
| 2011 | 16,864 million Kcal | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 21,504 million Kcal | +27.5% |
| 2013 | 21,625 million Kcal | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 20,111 million Kcal | -7.0% |
| 2015 | 20,650 million Kcal | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 27,052 million Kcal | +31.0% |
| 2017 | 17,782 million Kcal | -34.3% |
| 2018 | 21,362 million Kcal | +20.1% |
| 2019 | 21,626 million Kcal | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 20,082 million Kcal | -7.1% |
| 2021 | 24,154 million Kcal | +20.3% |
| 2022 | 28,613 million Kcal | +18.5% |
| 2023 | 26,873 million Kcal | -6.1% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 26,873 million Kcal is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 244,440 million Kcal, 11% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 26,873 million Kcal is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.14 million million Kcal, 2% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 20,502 million Kcal | 16,444 million Kcal | 27,052 million Kcal | 10 |
| 2020s | 24,930 million Kcal | 20,082 million Kcal | 28,613 million Kcal | 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 starchy roots — food supply in Mauritius?
- Starchy roots — food supply in Mauritius was 26,873 million Kcal in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest starchy roots — food supply recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 28,613 million Kcal in 2022.
- What is the lowest starchy roots — food supply recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 16,444 million Kcal in 2010.
- How does Mauritius rank for starchy roots — food supply?
- Mauritius ranks 162nd out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is starchy roots — food supply rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Starchy Roots — Food supply (kcal). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A food balance sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per caput supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it. Data on per capita food supplies are expressed in terms of quantity and - by applying appropriate food composition factors for all primary and processed products - also in terms of caloric value and protein and fat content.