Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Mauritius
Mauritius: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita was 0.0061 animals per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Mauritius, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in animals per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Mauritius is 0.0061 animals per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and down 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Mauritius peaked at 0.0258 animals per person in 1964 and was at its lowest, 0.0051 animals per person, in 2021.
Mauritius ranks 157th of 190 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | animals per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0206 animals per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.02 animals per person | -2.8% |
| 1963 | 0.025 animals per person | +25.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0258 animals per person | +3.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0199 animals per person | -22.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0182 animals per person | -8.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0217 animals per person | +19.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0213 animals per person | -1.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0209 animals per person | -1.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0206 animals per person | -1.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0203 animals per person | -1.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0153 animals per person | -24.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0104 animals per person | -31.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0091 animals per person | -12.4% |
| 1975 | 0.009 animals per person | -1.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0097 animals per person | +8.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0111 animals per person | +14.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0083 animals per person | -25.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0102 animals per person | +23.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0122 animals per person | +20.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0076 animals per person | -38.0% |
| 1982 | 0.007 animals per person | -8.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0063 animals per person | -9.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0052 animals per person | -17.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0052 animals per person | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0073 animals per person | +39.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0093 animals per person | +27.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0104 animals per person | +11.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0107 animals per person | +3.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0128 animals per person | +18.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0138 animals per person | +8.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0148 animals per person | +7.3% |
| 1993 | 0.012 animals per person | -19.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0124 animals per person | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0111 animals per person | -10.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0102 animals per person | -8.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0103 animals per person | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0128 animals per person | +24.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0125 animals per person | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0128 animals per person | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 0.01 animals per person | -21.7% |
| 2002 | 0.011 animals per person | +9.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0107 animals per person | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0119 animals per person | +10.8% |
| 2005 | 0.011 animals per person | -7.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0114 animals per person | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0069 animals per person | -39.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0101 animals per person | +47.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0096 animals per person | -5.0% |
| 2010 | 0.008 animals per person | -16.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0096 animals per person | +19.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0083 animals per person | -13.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0078 animals per person | -6.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0071 animals per person | -8.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0064 animals per person | -10.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0056 animals per person | -11.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0057 animals per person | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0059 animals per person | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0058 animals per person | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0052 animals per person | -10.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0051 animals per person | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0061 animals per person | +19.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0059 animals per person | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0061 animals per person | +2.1% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 0.0061 animals per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0252 animals per person, 24% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 0.0061 animals per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0245 animals per person, 25% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0215 animals per person | 0.0182 animals per person | 0.0258 animals per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0124 animals per person | 0.0083 animals per person | 0.0206 animals per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0081 animals per person | 0.0052 animals per person | 0.0122 animals per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0123 animals per person | 0.0102 animals per person | 0.0148 animals per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0105 animals per person | 0.0069 animals per person | 0.0128 animals per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.007 animals per person | 0.0056 animals per person | 0.0096 animals per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0057 animals per person | 0.0051 animals per person | 0.0061 animals per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 154 Cote d'Ivoire 0.007 animals per person compare
- 155 North Macedonia 0.007 animals per person compare
- 156 Slovakia 0.0063 animals per person compare
- 158 Burundi 0.0058 animals per person compare
- 159 Saudi Arabia 0.0057 animals per person compare
- 160 Congo 0.0056 animals per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for Mauritius
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.0163 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.0171 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Mauritius?
- Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Mauritius was 0.0061 animals per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0258 animals per person in 1964.
- What is the lowest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0051 animals per person in 2021.
- How does Mauritius rank for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita?
- Mauritius ranks 157th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Animals slaughtered for meat Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.