Taro — Area harvested in Mauritius
Mauritius: Taro — Area harvested was 250 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Taro — Area harvested in Mauritius, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, taro — area harvested in Mauritius stood at 250 ha.
That represents a change of down 7.1% on the previous year and up 309.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taro — area harvested in Mauritius peaked at 269 ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 11 ha, in 1975.
That places Mauritius 38th out of 52 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Taro — Area harvested in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 68 ha | — |
| 1962 | 38 ha | -44.1% |
| 1963 | 63 ha | +65.8% |
| 1964 | 38 ha | -39.7% |
| 1965 | 25 ha | -34.2% |
| 1966 | 41 ha | +64.0% |
| 1967 | 32 ha | -22.0% |
| 1968 | 37 ha | +15.6% |
| 1969 | 38 ha | +2.7% |
| 1970 | 34 ha | -10.5% |
| 1971 | 41 ha | +20.6% |
| 1972 | 38 ha | -7.3% |
| 1973 | 38 ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 30 ha | -21.1% |
| 1975 | 11 ha | -63.3% |
| 1976 | 14 ha | +27.3% |
| 1977 | 11 ha | -21.4% |
| 1978 | 19 ha | +72.7% |
| 1979 | 15 ha | -21.1% |
| 1980 | 16 ha | +6.7% |
| 1981 | 16 ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 25 ha | +56.2% |
| 1983 | 21 ha | -16.0% |
| 1984 | 21 ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 34 ha | +61.9% |
| 1986 | 36 ha | +5.9% |
| 1987 | 43 ha | +19.4% |
| 1988 | 50 ha | +16.3% |
| 1989 | 42 ha | -16.0% |
| 1990 | 52 ha | +23.8% |
| 1991 | 45 ha | -13.5% |
| 1992 | 51 ha | +13.3% |
| 1993 | 58 ha | +13.7% |
| 1994 | 35 ha | -39.7% |
| 1995 | 25 ha | -28.6% |
| 1996 | 13 ha | -48.0% |
| 1997 | 17 ha | +30.8% |
| 1998 | 14 ha | -17.6% |
| 1999 | 15 ha | +7.1% |
| 2000 | 16 ha | +6.7% |
| 2001 | 21 ha | +31.2% |
| 2002 | 18 ha | -14.3% |
| 2003 | 17 ha | -5.6% |
| 2004 | 20 ha | +17.6% |
| 2005 | 24 ha | +20.0% |
| 2006 | 26 ha | +8.3% |
| 2007 | 32 ha | +23.1% |
| 2008 | 41 ha | +28.1% |
| 2009 | 35 ha | -14.6% |
| 2010 | 36 ha | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 37 ha | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 58 ha | +56.8% |
| 2013 | 44 ha | -24.1% |
| 2014 | 61 ha | +38.6% |
| 2015 | 78 ha | +27.9% |
| 2016 | 86 ha | +10.3% |
| 2017 | 55 ha | -36.0% |
| 2018 | 74 ha | +34.5% |
| 2019 | 94 ha | +27.0% |
| 2020 | 117 ha | +24.5% |
| 2021 | 201 ha | +71.8% |
| 2022 | 214 ha | +6.5% |
| 2023 | 269 ha | +25.7% |
| 2024 | 250 ha | -7.1% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 250 ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2,710 ha, 9% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 250 ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 15,423 ha, 2% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 42.22 ha | 25 ha | 68 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 25.1 ha | 11 ha | 41 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 30.4 ha | 16 ha | 50 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 32.5 ha | 13 ha | 58 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 25 ha | 16 ha | 41 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.3 ha | 36 ha | 94 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 210.2 ha | 117 ha | 269 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 35 Kiribati 361 ha compare
- 36 Trinidad and Tobago 301 ha compare
- 37 Panama 291 ha compare
- 39 Puerto Rico 195 ha compare
- 40 Guyana 153 ha compare
- 41 French Polynesia 99 ha 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 taro — area harvested in Mauritius?
- Taro — area harvested in Mauritius was 250 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest taro — area harvested recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 269 ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest taro — area harvested recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 11 ha in 1975.
- How does Mauritius rank for taro — area harvested?
- Mauritius ranks 38th out of 52 countries with data for 2024.
- Is taro — area harvested rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 309.8%. 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 Taro — Area harvested. 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.