Net food imports by crop - Maize in Mauritius
Mauritius: Net food imports by crop - Maize was 118,891 in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Net food imports by crop - Maize in Mauritius, 1961–2019
Source: FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data.
Analysis
In 2019, net food imports by crop - maize in Mauritius stood at 118,891. That is the highest value across all 59 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.4% on the previous year and up 45.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net food imports by crop - maize in Mauritius peaked at 118,891 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 948, in 1976.
That places Mauritius 71st out of 178 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Net food imports by crop - Maize in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3,500 | — |
| 1962 | 4,600 | +31.4% |
| 1963 | 5,300 | +15.2% |
| 1964 | 5,400 | +1.9% |
| 1965 | 4,449 | -17.6% |
| 1966 | 3,735 | -16.0% |
| 1967 | 3,985 | +6.7% |
| 1968 | 6,747 | +69.3% |
| 1969 | 4,604 | -31.8% |
| 1970 | 4,371 | -5.1% |
| 1971 | 2,988 | -31.6% |
| 1972 | 3,021 | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 4,618 | +52.9% |
| 1974 | 2,379 | -48.5% |
| 1975 | 2,327 | -2.2% |
| 1976 | 948 | -59.3% |
| 1977 | 5,135 | +441.7% |
| 1978 | 10,409 | +102.7% |
| 1979 | 13,470 | +29.4% |
| 1980 | 11,784 | -12.5% |
| 1981 | 12,964 | +10.0% |
| 1982 | 12,026 | -7.2% |
| 1983 | 17,150 | +42.6% |
| 1984 | 12,694 | -26.0% |
| 1985 | 11,043 | -13.0% |
| 1986 | 9,166 | -17.0% |
| 1987 | 21,500 | +134.6% |
| 1988 | 16,539 | -23.1% |
| 1989 | 31,930 | +93.1% |
| 1990 | 22,672 | -29.0% |
| 1991 | 35,751 | +57.7% |
| 1992 | 35,084 | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 42,585 | +21.4% |
| 1994 | 36,469 | -14.4% |
| 1995 | 60,143 | +64.9% |
| 1996 | 50,277 | -16.4% |
| 1997 | 48,142 | -4.2% |
| 1998 | 55,472 | +15.2% |
| 1999 | 64,066 | +15.5% |
| 2000 | 61,237 | -4.4% |
| 2001 | 69,765 | +13.9% |
| 2002 | 79,886 | +14.5% |
| 2003 | 71,408 | -10.6% |
| 2004 | 88,110 | +23.4% |
| 2005 | 88,824 | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 74,180 | -16.5% |
| 2007 | 74,168 | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 89,897 | +21.2% |
| 2009 | 81,523 | -9.3% |
| 2010 | 80,746 | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 92,093 | +14.1% |
| 2012 | 73,787 | -19.9% |
| 2013 | 98,454 | +33.4% |
| 2014 | 90,225 | -8.4% |
| 2015 | 109,758 | +21.6% |
| 2016 | 95,144 | -13.3% |
| 2017 | 109,161 | +14.7% |
| 2018 | 112,791 | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 118,891 | +5.4% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 118,891 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 114,898, 1.0× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 118,891 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 8,560, 13.9× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net food imports by crop - Maize 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | +441.7% | 948 | 5,135 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4,702 | 3,500 | 6,747 | 9 |
| 1970s | 4,967 | 948 | 13,470 | 10 |
| 1980s | 15,680 | 9,166 | 31,930 | 10 |
| 1990s | 45,066 | 22,672 | 64,066 | 10 |
| 2000s | 77,900 | 61,237 | 89,897 | 10 |
| 2010s | 98,105 | 73,787 | 118,891 | 10 |
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 net food imports by crop - maize in Mauritius?
- Net food imports by crop - maize in Mauritius was 118,891 in 2019, according to FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data.
- What is the highest net food imports by crop - maize recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 118,891 in 2019.
- What is the lowest net food imports by crop - maize recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 948 in 1976.
- How does Mauritius rank for net food imports by crop - maize?
- Mauritius ranks 71st out of 178 countries with data for 2019.
- Is net food imports by crop - maize rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data, published as part of Net food imports by crop - Maize. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net food imports are generated from FAOSTAT, taking Export level (tonnes) from the Import level (tonnes) [both under Trade: Crops and Livestock Products]. Net food imports are a proxy for the country's vulnerability to global food prices.