Cattle and Buffaloes — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Mauritius
Mauritius: Cattle and Buffaloes — Livestock units per agricultural land area was 0.02 LSU/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Cattle and Buffaloes — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Mauritius, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cattle and buffaloes — livestock units per agricultural land area in Mauritius is 0.02 LSU/ha, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle and buffaloes — livestock units per agricultural land area in Mauritius peaked at 0.23 LSU/ha in 1964 and was at its lowest, 0.02 LSU/ha, in 2017.
Mauritius ranks 179th of 190 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cattle and Buffaloes — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | LSU/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.22 LSU/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.22 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.22 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.23 LSU/ha | +4.5% |
| 1965 | 0.22 LSU/ha | -4.3% |
| 1966 | 0.23 LSU/ha | +4.5% |
| 1967 | 0.22 LSU/ha | -4.3% |
| 1968 | 0.21 LSU/ha | -4.5% |
| 1969 | 0.21 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.21 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.21 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.2 LSU/ha | -4.8% |
| 1973 | 0.18 LSU/ha | -10.0% |
| 1974 | 0.15 LSU/ha | -16.7% |
| 1975 | 0.13 LSU/ha | -13.3% |
| 1976 | 0.12 LSU/ha | -7.7% |
| 1977 | 0.13 LSU/ha | +8.3% |
| 1978 | 0.09 LSU/ha | -30.8% |
| 1979 | 0.11 LSU/ha | +22.2% |
| 1980 | 0.13 LSU/ha | +18.2% |
| 1981 | 0.12 LSU/ha | -7.7% |
| 1982 | 0.12 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.11 LSU/ha | -8.3% |
| 1984 | 0.12 LSU/ha | +9.1% |
| 1985 | 0.13 LSU/ha | +8.3% |
| 1986 | 0.14 LSU/ha | +7.7% |
| 1987 | 0.14 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.15 LSU/ha | +7.1% |
| 1989 | 0.15 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.14 LSU/ha | -6.7% |
| 1991 | 0.11 LSU/ha | -21.4% |
| 1992 | 0.11 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.11 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.11 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.11 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.11 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.1 LSU/ha | -9.1% |
| 1998 | 0.11 LSU/ha | +10.0% |
| 1999 | 0.13 LSU/ha | +18.2% |
| 2000 | 0.14 LSU/ha | +7.7% |
| 2001 | 0.05 LSU/ha | -64.3% |
| 2002 | 0.04 LSU/ha | -20.0% |
| 2003 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.03 LSU/ha | -25.0% |
| 2006 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +33.3% |
| 2007 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.03 LSU/ha | -25.0% |
| 2016 | 0.03 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.02 LSU/ha | -33.3% |
| 2018 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.03 LSU/ha | +50.0% |
| 2021 | 0.02 LSU/ha | -33.3% |
| 2022 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.22 LSU/ha | 0.21 LSU/ha | 0.23 LSU/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.153 LSU/ha | 0.09 LSU/ha | 0.21 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.131 LSU/ha | 0.11 LSU/ha | 0.15 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.114 LSU/ha | 0.1 LSU/ha | 0.14 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.05 LSU/ha | 0.03 LSU/ha | 0.14 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.032 LSU/ha | 0.02 LSU/ha | 0.04 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0225 LSU/ha | 0.02 LSU/ha | 0.03 LSU/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 179 Botswana 0.02 LSU/ha compare
- 179 Congo 0.02 LSU/ha compare
- 179 Kazakhstan 0.02 LSU/ha compare
- 179 Mauritania 0.02 LSU/ha compare
- 179 Sao Tome and Principe 0.02 LSU/ha compare
More environment data for Mauritius
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 9.92 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 9.84 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.295 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.05 °C (2025)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate 35.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, per capita 0.0084 t per person (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import value, annual growth rate 20.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle and buffaloes — livestock units per agricultural land area in Mauritius?
- Cattle and buffaloes — livestock units per agricultural land area in Mauritius was 0.02 LSU/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cattle and buffaloes — livestock units per agricultural land area recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 0.23 LSU/ha in 1964.
- What is the lowest cattle and buffaloes — livestock units per agricultural land area recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.02 LSU/ha in 2017.
- How does Mauritius rank for cattle and buffaloes — livestock units per agricultural land area?
- Mauritius ranks 179th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle and buffaloes — livestock units per agricultural land area rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.0%. 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, published as part of Cattle and Buffaloes — Livestock units per agricultural land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Livestock Patterns domain of FAOSTAT contains data on livestock numbers, shares of major livestock species and densities of livestock units in the agricultural land area. Values are calculated using Livestock Units (LSU), which facilitate aggregating information for different livestock types. Data are available by country, with global coverage, for the period 1961 to the most recent year available with annual updates. This methodology applies the LSU coefficients reported in the "Guidelines for the preparation of livestock sector reviews" (FAO, 2011). From this publication, LSU coefficients are computed by livestock type and by country. The reference unit used for the calculation of livestock units (=1 LSU) is the grazing equivalent of one adult dairy cow producing 3000 kg of milk annually, fed without additional concentrated foodstuffs. FAOSTAT agri-environmental indicators on livestock patterns closely follow the structure of the indicators in EUROSTAT.