Sweet potatoes — Food supply in Mauritius
Mauritius: Sweet potatoes — Food supply was 2,018 million Kcal in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Sweet potatoes — Food supply in Mauritius, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million Kcal.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sweet potatoes — food supply in Mauritius is 2,018 million Kcal, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 12.3% on the previous year and up 155.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — food supply in Mauritius peaked at 2,018 million Kcal in 2023 and was at its lowest, 406.42 million Kcal, in 2019.
That places Mauritius 96th out of 183 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sweet potatoes — Food supply in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | million Kcal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 763.06 million Kcal | — |
| 2011 | 979.33 million Kcal | +28.3% |
| 2012 | 985.07 million Kcal | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 791.48 million Kcal | -19.7% |
| 2014 | 801.15 million Kcal | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 687.11 million Kcal | -14.2% |
| 2016 | 462.79 million Kcal | -32.6% |
| 2017 | 464.24 million Kcal | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 571.01 million Kcal | +23.0% |
| 2019 | 406.42 million Kcal | -28.8% |
| 2020 | 511.54 million Kcal | +25.9% |
| 2021 | 1,767 million Kcal | +245.5% |
| 2022 | 1,797 million Kcal | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 2,018 million Kcal | +12.3% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 2,018 million Kcal is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 770.12 million Kcal, 2.6× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 2,018 million Kcal is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 82,159 million Kcal, 2% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sweet potatoes — Food supply 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +245.5% | 511.54 million Kcal | 1,767 million Kcal |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 691.17 million Kcal | 406.42 million Kcal | 985.07 million Kcal | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,523 million Kcal | 511.54 million Kcal | 2,018 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 sweet potatoes — food supply in Mauritius?
- Sweet potatoes — food supply in Mauritius was 2,018 million Kcal in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — food supply recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 2,018 million Kcal in 2023.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — food supply recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 406.42 million Kcal in 2019.
- How does Mauritius rank for sweet potatoes — food supply?
- Mauritius ranks 96th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sweet potatoes — food supply rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 155.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Sweet potatoes — 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.