Indicator of food price anomalies in Mauritius
Mauritius: Indicator of food price anomalies was 0.89 index in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Indicator of food price anomalies in Mauritius, 2010–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
The most recent figure for indicator of food price anomalies in Mauritius is 0.89 index, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is up 990.0% on the previous year and up 278.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, indicator of food price anomalies in Mauritius peaked at 0.89 index in 2024 and was at its lowest, -1.1 index, in 2011.
That places Mauritius 10th out of 201 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Indicator of food price anomalies in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | -0.9 index | — |
| 2011 | -1.1 index | +22.2% |
| 2012 | -0.84 index | -23.6% |
| 2013 | -0.21 index | -75.0% |
| 2014 | -0.5 index | +138.1% |
| 2015 | 0.34 index | -168.0% |
| 2016 | -0.12 index | -135.3% |
| 2017 | -0.4 index | +233.3% |
| 2018 | -0.46 index | +15.0% |
| 2019 | -0.03 index | -93.5% |
| 2020 | 0.88 index | -3033.3% |
| 2021 | 0.11 index | -87.5% |
| 2022 | 0.85 index | +672.7% |
| 2023 | -0.1 index | -111.8% |
| 2024 | 0.89 index | -990.0% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 0.89 index is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is -0.195 index. (54 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 0.89 index is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2 index, 4.5× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Indicator of food price anomalies 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +3033.3% | -0.03 index | 0.88 index |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | -0.422 index | -1.1 index | 0.34 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.526 index | -0.1 index | 0.89 index | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 7 India 1.2 index compare
- 8 East Timor 0.93 index compare
- 9 Guinea 0.91 index compare
- 11 Mozambique 0.88 index compare
- 12 Bangladesh 0.84 index compare
- 12 Gambia 0.84 index compare
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 indicator of food price anomalies in Mauritius?
- Indicator of food price anomalies in Mauritius was 0.89 index in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest indicator of food price anomalies recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 0.89 index in 2024.
- What is the lowest indicator of food price anomalies recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.1 index in 2011.
- How does Mauritius rank for indicator of food price anomalies?
- Mauritius ranks 10th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is indicator of food price anomalies rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 278.0%. 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 – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Indicator of food price anomalies. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Indicator of Food Price Anomalies (IFPA), by Consumer Food Price Index.