FAOSTAT · 2024

Agricultural production in Mauritius

According to FAOSTAT, Mauritius produced 1,289 t of cereals, 127,099 t of vegetables, 23,431 t of fruit, 54,741 t of meat and 2,841 t of milk in 2024. Its largest crops by volume were sugar cane (2.2 million t), pumpkins and squash (34,401 t) and tomatoes (18,386 t).

Products recorded: 66
World #1: 0; products
World top 10: 0; products
Year: 2024

Among its twelve largest crops, the biggest ten-year change was in lettuce and chicory (+353%), followed by cabbages (+228%).

Livestock numbers: 3,500 cattle, 23,712 pigs, 5,050 sheep and 23,038 goats.

Totals by group

Group	Tonnes	World rank	Share	10-year change
All sugar crops	2,195,802	56	0.1%	−46%
All vegetables	127,099	131	0.01%	+80%
All meat	54,741	141	0.01%	+7.0%
All fruit	23,431	161	0%	−9.9%
All roots and tubers	21,307	156	0%	−0.3%
All eggs	14,330	106	0.01%	+25%
All milk	2,841	168	0%	−43%
All cereals	1,289	164	0%	−29%
All citrus fruit	670	123	0%	+9.5%
All tree nuts	4	114	0%	0.0%

All products by volume, 2024

Product	Tonnes	World rank	Share	10-year change
Sugar cane	2,195,802	41	0.11%	−46%
Raw sugar	238,854	55	0.13%	−41%
Molasses	87,575	53	0.12%	−31%
Chicken meat	51,200	106	0.04%	+7.8%
Beer	48,534	115	0.03%	+25%
Pumpkins and squash	34,401	60	0.1%	+82%
Tomatoes	18,386	115	0.01%	+67%
Hen eggs	14,330	106	0.02%	+25%
Cabbages	14,042	101	0.02%	+228%
Potatoes	13,668	127	0%	−30%
Onions, dry	13,270	112	0.01%	+125%
Bananas	10,843	86	0.01%	+23%
Carrots and turnips	9,202	94	0.02%	+108%
Cucumbers	8,090	90	0.01%	−23%
Other vegetables, fresh n.e.c.	7,364	138	0%	+162%
Lettuce and chicory	6,333	59	0.02%	+353%
Tea leaves	6,018	30	0.02%	−24%
Other fruits, n.e.c.	5,821	94	0.01%	+0.8%
Pineapples	5,802	58	0.02%	−46%
Eggplants	4,834	62	0.01%	+36%
Chillies and peppers, green	3,360	100	0.01%	+101%
Margarine and shortening	3,169	78	0.02%	—
Sweet potatoes	3,062	83	0%	+293%
Taro	2,892	38	0.02%	+296%
Cow milk	2,841	167	0%	−43%
Wine	2,821	58	0.01%	—
Ginger	2,763	26	0.06%	+416%
Cauliflower and broccoli	2,550	65	0.01%	+6.6%
Other beans, green	2,245	70	0.01%	+57%
Beef (cattle meat)	2,090	153	0%	−1.0%
Cassava	1,685	77	0%	+262%
Okra	1,362	42	0.01%	−1.4%
Tea, packed	1,345	55	0.02%	−14%
Green maize	1,289	31	0.01%	+106%
Maize	1,289	147	0%	+106%
Coconuts, in shell	1,096	80	0%	−24%
Other citrus fruit, n.e.c.	670	48	0.01%	+9.5%
Game meat, fresh, chilled or frozen	641	44	0.03%	+2.6%
Pork (pig meat)	633	151	0%	−12%
Leeks	333	47	0.02%	+77%
Groundnuts (peanuts)	310	95	0%	−50%
Avocados	295	65	0%	—
Raw hides and skins of cattle	282	127	0%	−1.1%
Other stimulant, spice and aromatic crops, n.e.c.	205	56	0.01%	+1.0%
Edible offal of cattle, fresh, chilled or frozen	164	140	0%	−0.6%
Other fibre crops, raw, n.e.c.	88	21	0.01%	0.0%
Goose meat	50	25	0%	0.0%
Duck meat	39	60	0%	0.0%
Sheep meat	38	159	0%	+375%
Green garlic	37	101	0%	−77%
Fat of pigs	32	124	0%	−14%
Rabbit meat	25	41	0%	0.0%
Cattle fat, unrendered	23	141	0%	0.0%
Edible offal of pigs, fresh, chilled or frozen	23	128	0%	−12%
Goat meat	22	152	0%	−71%
Oil of linseed	13	55	0%	+44%
Buttermilk, dry	9	122	0%	—
Raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs	9	131	0%	+350%
Coconut oil	8	64	0%	−85%
Raw hides and skins of goats or kids	8	127	0%	−70%
Edible offal of goat, fresh, chilled or frozen	6	128	0%	−71%
Edible offal of sheep, fresh, chilled or frozen	6	137	0%	+500%
Pistachios, in shell	4	18	0%	0.0%
Turkey meat	3	61	0%	−25%
Goat fat, unrendered	1	130	0%	−50%
Sheep fat, unrendered	1	137	0%	—

Live animals, 2024

Product	Head	World rank	Share	10-year change
Chickens	16,557,000	100	0.06%	+14%
Ducks	38,000	61	0%	+8.6%
Pigs	23,712	141	0%	+35%
Goats	23,038	144	0%	−13%
Geese	20,000	32	0.01%	0.0%
Sheep	5,050	166	0%	+86%
Rabbits and hares	5,000	48	0%	0.0%
Cattle	3,500	179	0%	−42%
Turkeys	2,000	64	0%	0.0%
Horses	144	141	0%	−4.0%
Asses	60	100	0%	0.0%
Buffalo	25	47	0%	0.0%
Mules and hinnies	20	64	0%	0.0%

Mauritius among the world’s producers, 2024

Share of world production by country for the largest crops of Mauritius, which is outlined on the map.

Product

under 0.1%0.1–1%1–5%5–15%15% or moreno data
Small island states are not drawn at this scale.

Production per person, 2024

Mauritius had 1.3 million inhabitants in 2024 (FAOSTAT estimate). Production of its largest products per inhabitant, compared with the world average:

Product	kg per person	World, kg per person	Ratio
Sugar cane	1,727	238	7.3×
Raw sugar	188	23.0	8.2×
Molasses	68.9	8.98	7.7×
Chicken meat	40.3	15.7	2.6×
Beer	38.2	22.7	1.7×
Pumpkins and squash	27.1	4.24	6.4×
Tomatoes	14.5	23.1	0.6×
Hen eggs	11.3	11.5	1.0×
Cabbages	11.0	9.25	1.2×
Potatoes	10.8	47.8	0.2×
Onions, dry	10.4	13.3	0.8×
Bananas	8.53	17.1	0.5×

Production divided by population; it is not consumption, because crops are traded and used for feed, processing and industry.

Trade in agricultural products, 2024

Mauritius reported exports of 37 and imports of 135 of the products covered here.

Largest exports by value

Product	Tonnes	Value	USD/kg	World rank
Raw cane or beet sugar (centrifugal only)	94,091	USD 99.6 m	1.06	18 of 111
Vanilla, raw	21	USD 2.8 m	132.71	27 of 67
Pineapples	1,386	USD 2.7 m	1.92	36 of 105
Other fruits, n.e.c.	333	USD 2.4 m	7.35	77 of 131
Beer of barley, malted	1,788	USD 2.1 m	1.20	92 of 149
Whole milk powder	612	USD 2.1 m	3.41	54 of 104
Wine	121	USD 973,000	8.04	89 of 128
Skim milk and whey powder	277	USD 852,000	3.08	62 of 110
Pepper (Piper spp.), raw	1	USD 532,000	532.00	124 of 124
Tea leaves	21	USD 311,000	14.81	110 of 143

Largest imports by value

Product	Tonnes	Value	USD/kg	World rank
Wheat	150,103	USD 48.9 m	0.33	102 of 176
Raw cane or beet sugar (centrifugal only)	85,282	USD 43.4 m	0.51	42 of 183
Cotton lint, ginned	17,964	USD 35.0 m	1.95	21 of 148
Skim milk and whey powder	7,558	USD 34.3 m	4.54	52 of 192
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled	6,211	USD 34.2 m	5.50	30 of 178
Maize (corn)	114,158	USD 29.4 m	0.26	81 of 190
Cheese from whole cow milk	3,636	USD 25.2 m	6.93	87 of 192
Wine	4,527	USD 22.0 m	4.86	96 of 192
Whole milk powder	5,350	USD 20.8 m	3.88	55 of 190
Sunflower-seed oil, crude	14,973	USD 17.6 m	1.18	78 of 186

FAOSTAT detailed trade data, release of 23 July 2026: quantities in tonnes and values in current US dollars as reported; exports include re-exports. Only the FAO trade items that match Husfarm production pages are included: meat covers fresh or chilled meat only (frozen meat is a separate item), and processed goods such as milled rice or flour are not listed.

Questions and answers

What are the main crops produced in Mauritius?

By volume, the largest products of Mauritius in 2024 were sugar cane (2.2 million t), raw sugar (238,854 t), molasses (87,575 t), according to FAOSTAT.

Is Mauritius the world’s largest producer of anything?

Not in 2024. Its highest world rank was 18th, for pistachios, in shell.

How much sugar cane does Mauritius produce per person?

About 1,727 kg per inhabitant in 2024, compared with a world average of 238 kg (production divided by population, FAOSTAT).

What does Mauritius export most?

By value, its largest agricultural exports in 2024 among the products covered here were raw cane or beet sugar (centrifugal only) (USD 99.6 m), vanilla, raw (USD 2.8 m), pineapples (USD 2.7 m), according to FAOSTAT.

What does Mauritius import most?

By value, its largest agricultural imports in 2024 among the products covered here were wheat (USD 48.9 m), raw cane or beet sugar (centrifugal only) (USD 43.4 m), cotton lint, ginned (USD 35.0 m).

Where does this data come from?

Production, trade and population figures are from FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Rankings, shares and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.

Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. fao.org/faostat. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.