FAOSTAT · 1961–2024
Onions, dry production in Mauritius
In 2024 Mauritius produced 13,270 t of onions, dry, the 112th largest in the world (0.01% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 124%. This is the highest figure on record. Area harvested: 691 ha, yield 19.2 t/ha.
- Production, 2024
- 13,270 t
- World rank
- 112 of 139
- 10-year change
- +124%
- Record
- 13,270 t
- 2024
Onions, dry in Mauritius, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 13,270 | +57% | 691 | 19.20 |
| 2023 | 8,443 | −8.2% | 596 | 14.17 |
| 2022 | 9,198 | +26% | 477 | 19.28 |
| 2021 | 7,322 | +42% | 411 | 17.82 |
| 2020 | 5,169 | +11% | 331 | 15.62 |
| 2019 | 4,642 | +2.9% | 402 | 11.55 |
| 2018 | 4,511 | −32% | 410 | 11.00 |
| 2017 | 6,631 | −12% | 405 | 16.37 |
| 2016 | 7,550 | −7.6% | 408 | 18.50 |
| 2015 | 8,171 | +38% | 451 | 18.12 |
| 2014 | 5,912 | −24% | 282 | 20.96 |
| 2013 | 7,772 | +9.5% | 354 | 21.95 |
| 2012 | 7,098 | +35% | 291 | 24.39 |
| 2011 | 5,241 | −9.6% | 237 | 22.11 |
| 2010 | 5,797 | +19% | 241 | 24.05 |
| 2009 | 4,855 | −13% | 209 | 23.23 |
| 2008 | 5,558 | −10% | 225 | 24.70 |
| 2007 | 6,187 | +37% | 242 | 25.57 |
| 2006 | 4,519 | −20% | 168 | 26.90 |
| 2005 | 5,637 | +20% | 253 | 22.28 |
| 2004 | 4,682 | +12% | 181 | 25.87 |
| 2003 | 4,183 | −41% | 158 | 26.47 |
| 2002 | 7,117 | −35% | 238 | 29.90 |
| 2001 | 10,950 | −1.7% | 333 | 32.88 |
| 2000 | 11,134 | +23% | 310 | 35.92 |
| 1999 | 9,066 | +35% | 315 | 28.78 |
| 1998 | 6,727 | +34% | 305 | 22.06 |
| 1997 | 5,036 | −17% | 294 | 17.13 |
| 1996 | 6,067 | +1.6% | 341 | 17.79 |
| 1995 | 5,974 | +11% | 324 | 18.44 |
| 1994 | 5,403 | +49% | 307 | 17.60 |
| 1993 | 3,637 | +12% | 221 | 16.46 |
| 1992 | 3,240 | +9.5% | 214 | 15.14 |
| 1991 | 2,960 | +12% | 215 | 13.77 |
| 1990 | 2,635 | −18% | 216 | 12.20 |
| 1989 | 3,225 | +4.4% | 246 | 13.11 |
| 1988 | 3,090 | +44% | 245 | 12.61 |
| 1987 | 2,145 | −27% | 202 | 10.62 |
| 1986 | 2,955 | +14% | 252 | 11.73 |
| 1985 | 2,595 | −29% | 211 | 12.30 |
| 1984 | 3,635 | +116% | 281 | 12.94 |
| 1983 | 1,685 | −23% | 280 | 6.02 |
| 1982 | 2,190 | −4.6% | 211 | 10.38 |
| 1981 | 2,295 | +4.5% | 219 | 10.48 |
| 1980 | 2,196 | +14% | 204 | 10.76 |
| 1979 | 1,934 | +15% | 182 | 10.63 |
| 1978 | 1,684 | +65% | 149 | 11.30 |
| 1977 | 1,019 | −19% | 110 | 9.26 |
| 1976 | 1,264 | +1.0% | 165 | 7.66 |
| 1975 | 1,252 | −19% | 158 | 7.92 |
| 1974 | 1,553 | +38% | 173 | 8.98 |
| 1973 | 1,124 | −35% | 96 | 11.71 |
| 1972 | 1,735 | −31% | 221 | 7.85 |
| 1971 | 2,500 | +25% | 229 | 10.92 |
| 1970 | 2,003 | −12% | 149 | 13.44 |
| 1969 | 2,270 | +44% | 192 | 11.82 |
| 1968 | 1,578 | +5.2% | 146 | 10.81 |
| 1967 | 1,500 | +62% | 143 | 10.49 |
| 1966 | 926 | −4.6% | 108 | 8.57 |
| 1965 | 971 | +66% | 101 | 9.61 |
| 1964 | 586 | −27% | 70 | 8.37 |
| 1963 | 801 | −11% | 86 | 9.31 |
| 1962 | 900 | +50% | 100 | 9.00 |
| 1961 | 600 | — | 67 | 8.96 |
Other large producers
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.