Egg production in Mauritius
Mauritius: Egg production was 14,330 tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
14,330 tonnes
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
126th
of 198 countries
All-time high
16,300 tonnes
in 2022
All-time low
1,100 tonnes
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Egg production in Mauritius, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Mauritius recorded 14,330 tonnes for egg production in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 24.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, egg production in Mauritius peaked at 16,300 tonnes in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1,100 tonnes, in 1961.
That places Mauritius 126th out of 198 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.
Egg production in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,100 tonnes | — |
| 1962 | 1,100 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 1,100 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 1,200 tonnes | +9.1% |
| 1965 | 1,300 tonnes | +8.3% |
| 1966 | 1,600 tonnes | +23.1% |
| 1967 | 1,600 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 1,600 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 1,700 tonnes | +6.2% |
| 1970 | 1,733 tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1971 | 1,771 tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1972 | 1,512 tonnes | -14.6% |
| 1973 | 1,550 tonnes | +2.5% |
| 1974 | 2,050 tonnes | +32.3% |
| 1975 | 2,050 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 2,744 tonnes | +33.9% |
| 1977 | 2,247 tonnes | -18.1% |
| 1978 | 2,400 tonnes | +6.8% |
| 1979 | 2,600 tonnes | +8.3% |
| 1980 | 2,800 tonnes | +7.7% |
| 1981 | 3,000 tonnes | +7.1% |
| 1982 | 3,200 tonnes | +6.7% |
| 1983 | 3,400 tonnes | +6.2% |
| 1984 | 3,600 tonnes | +5.9% |
| 1985 | 3,800 tonnes | +5.6% |
| 1986 | 4,000 tonnes | +5.3% |
| 1987 | 4,200 tonnes | +5.0% |
| 1988 | 4,200 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 4,200 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 4,362 tonnes | +3.9% |
| 1991 | 4,252 tonnes | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 4,300 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 4,500 tonnes | +4.7% |
| 1994 | 4,600 tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 4,700 tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 4,800 tonnes | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 4,900 tonnes | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 5,000 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 12,300 tonnes | +146.0% |
| 2000 | 12,500 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 13,100 tonnes | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 13,800 tonnes | +5.3% |
| 2003 | 13,750 tonnes | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 14,000 tonnes | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 13,020 tonnes | -7.0% |
| 2006 | 12,150 tonnes | -6.7% |
| 2007 | 11,650 tonnes | -4.1% |
| 2008 | 11,000 tonnes | -5.6% |
| 2009 | 10,000 tonnes | -9.1% |
| 2010 | 10,200 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 10,500 tonnes | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 11,200 tonnes | +6.7% |
| 2013 | 11,300 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 11,500 tonnes | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 12,000 tonnes | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 11,800 tonnes | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 12,400 tonnes | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 12,800 tonnes | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 13,500 tonnes | +5.5% |
| 2020 | 12,000 tonnes | -11.1% |
| 2021 | 12,200 tonnes | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 16,300 tonnes | +33.6% |
| 2023 | 14,500 tonnes | -11.0% |
| 2024 | 14,330 tonnes | -1.2% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 14,330 tonnes is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 70,317 tonnes, 20% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 14,330 tonnes is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 11,590 tonnes, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Egg production in Mauritius changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +146.0% | 5,000 tonnes | 12,300 tonnes |
| 1976 | +33.9% | 2,050 tonnes | 2,744 tonnes |
| 2022 | +33.6% | 12,200 tonnes | 16,300 tonnes |
| 1974 | +32.3% | 1,550 tonnes | 2,050 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,367 tonnes | 1,100 tonnes | 1,700 tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 2,066 tonnes | 1,512 tonnes | 2,744 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,640 tonnes | 2,800 tonnes | 4,200 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,371 tonnes | 4,252 tonnes | 12,300 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 12,497 tonnes | 10,000 tonnes | 14,000 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 11,720 tonnes | 10,200 tonnes | 13,500 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 13,866 tonnes | 12,000 tonnes | 16,300 tonnes | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
More reference data data for Mauritius
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0102 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0409 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0513 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0002 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0513 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0343 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0167 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2303 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2885 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0008 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is egg production in Mauritius?
- Egg production in Mauritius was 14,330 tonnes in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest egg production recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 16,300 tonnes in 2022.
- What is the lowest egg production recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,100 tonnes in 1961.
- How does Mauritius rank for egg production?
- Mauritius ranks 126th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is egg production rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.6%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Egg production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 64 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).