Sweet potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Mauritius
Mauritius: Sweet potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 488.34 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sweet potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Mauritius, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
In 2024, sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number in Mauritius stood at 488.34. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 30.8% on the previous year and up 299.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number in Mauritius peaked at 488.34 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 18.06, in 1980.
Mauritius ranks 2nd of 101 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sweet potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 196.11 | — |
| 1962 | 168.71 | -14.0% |
| 1963 | 197.54 | +17.1% |
| 1964 | 128.25 | -35.1% |
| 1965 | 128.73 | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 92.04 | -28.5% |
| 1967 | 60.22 | -34.6% |
| 1968 | 67.97 | +12.9% |
| 1969 | 54.55 | -19.7% |
| 1970 | 51.67 | -5.3% |
| 1971 | 61.21 | +18.5% |
| 1972 | 50.58 | -17.4% |
| 1973 | 41.94 | -17.1% |
| 1974 | 19.2 | -54.2% |
| 1975 | 26.71 | +39.1% |
| 1976 | 27.71 | +3.7% |
| 1977 | 29.11 | +5.1% |
| 1978 | 35.93 | +23.4% |
| 1979 | 22.66 | -36.9% |
| 1980 | 18.06 | -20.3% |
| 1981 | 48.94 | +171.0% |
| 1982 | 69.04 | +41.1% |
| 1983 | 30.49 | -55.8% |
| 1984 | 36.08 | +18.3% |
| 1985 | 39.55 | +9.6% |
| 1986 | 42.95 | +8.6% |
| 1987 | 55.93 | +30.2% |
| 1988 | 74.33 | +32.9% |
| 1989 | 71.59 | -3.7% |
| 1990 | 60.49 | -15.5% |
| 1991 | 62.48 | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 59.85 | -4.2% |
| 1993 | 59.61 | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 47.73 | -19.9% |
| 1995 | 68.16 | +42.8% |
| 1996 | 129.67 | +90.2% |
| 1997 | 108.17 | -16.6% |
| 1998 | 80.57 | -25.5% |
| 1999 | 67.24 | -16.5% |
| 2000 | 108.46 | +61.3% |
| 2001 | 111.62 | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 101.84 | -8.8% |
| 2003 | 81.6 | -19.9% |
| 2004 | 105.42 | +29.2% |
| 2005 | 105.12 | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 65.44 | -37.7% |
| 2007 | 127.74 | +95.2% |
| 2008 | 127.06 | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 150.56 | +18.5% |
| 2010 | 126.26 | -16.1% |
| 2011 | 179.02 | +41.8% |
| 2012 | 191.83 | +7.2% |
| 2013 | 171.3 | -10.7% |
| 2014 | 122.37 | -28.6% |
| 2015 | 107.6 | -12.1% |
| 2016 | 70.02 | -34.9% |
| 2017 | 71.94 | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 91.69 | +27.5% |
| 2019 | 65.24 | -28.8% |
| 2020 | 77.4 | +18.6% |
| 2021 | 252.66 | +226.4% |
| 2022 | 279.34 | +10.6% |
| 2023 | 373.45 | +33.7% |
| 2024 | 488.34 | +30.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 121.57 | 54.55 | 197.54 | 9 |
| 1970s | 36.67 | 19.2 | 61.21 | 10 |
| 1980s | 48.7 | 18.06 | 74.33 | 10 |
| 1990s | 74.4 | 47.73 | 129.67 | 10 |
| 2000s | 108.49 | 65.44 | 150.56 | 10 |
| 2010s | 119.73 | 65.24 | 191.83 | 10 |
| 2020s | 294.24 | 77.4 | 488.34 | 5 |
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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 — gross per capita production index number in Mauritius?
- Sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number in Mauritius was 488.34 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 488.34 in 2024.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.06 in 1980.
- How does Mauritius rank for sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number?
- Mauritius ranks 2nd out of 101 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 299.1%. 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 — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAO indices of agricultural production show the relative level of the aggregate volume of agricultural production for each year in comparison with the base period 2014-2016. Indices for meat production are computed based on data on production from indigenous animals.