Sheep and Goats — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Mauritius
Mauritius: Sheep and Goats — Livestock units per agricultural land area was 0.03 LSU/ha in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep and Goats — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Mauritius, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU/ha.
Analysis
Mauritius recorded 0.03 LSU/ha for sheep and goats — livestock units per agricultural land area in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — livestock units per agricultural land area in Mauritius peaked at 0.11 LSU/ha in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.03 LSU/ha, in 2006.
Mauritius ranks 111th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep and Goats — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | LSU/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.07 LSU/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.07 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.07 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.08 LSU/ha | +14.3% |
| 1965 | 0.08 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.07 LSU/ha | -12.5% |
| 1967 | 0.07 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.06 LSU/ha | -14.3% |
| 1969 | 0.06 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.06 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.06 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.07 LSU/ha | +16.7% |
| 1973 | 0.07 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.07 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.07 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.07 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.07 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.07 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.07 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.07 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.07 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.07 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.07 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.07 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.08 LSU/ha | +14.3% |
| 1986 | 0.09 LSU/ha | +12.5% |
| 1987 | 0.09 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.09 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.09 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.09 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.11 LSU/ha | +22.2% |
| 1992 | 0.1 LSU/ha | -9.1% |
| 1993 | 0.1 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.1 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.1 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.1 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.1 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.1 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.11 LSU/ha | +10.0% |
| 2000 | 0.08 LSU/ha | -27.3% |
| 2001 | 0.08 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.07 LSU/ha | -12.5% |
| 2003 | 0.07 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.05 LSU/ha | -28.6% |
| 2005 | 0.04 LSU/ha | -20.0% |
| 2006 | 0.03 LSU/ha | -25.0% |
| 2007 | 0.03 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.03 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.03 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.03 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.03 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.03 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.03 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.03 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.03 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.03 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.03 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.03 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +33.3% |
| 2020 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.03 LSU/ha | -25.0% |
| 2022 | 0.03 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.03 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.07 LSU/ha | 0.06 LSU/ha | 0.08 LSU/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.068 LSU/ha | 0.06 LSU/ha | 0.07 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.079 LSU/ha | 0.07 LSU/ha | 0.09 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.101 LSU/ha | 0.09 LSU/ha | 0.11 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.051 LSU/ha | 0.03 LSU/ha | 0.08 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.031 LSU/ha | 0.03 LSU/ha | 0.04 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0325 LSU/ha | 0.03 LSU/ha | 0.04 LSU/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 111 Cuba 0.03 LSU/ha compare
- 111 France 0.03 LSU/ha compare
- 111 Guyana 0.03 LSU/ha compare
- 111 Liberia 0.03 LSU/ha compare
- 111 Philippines 0.03 LSU/ha compare
- 111 South Africa 0.03 LSU/ha compare
- 111 Switzerland 0.03 LSU/ha compare
- 111 USSR 0.03 LSU/ha compare
- 111 Australia and New Zealand 0.03 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)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per capita 0.03 1000 USD per person (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goats — livestock units per agricultural land area in Mauritius?
- Sheep and goats — livestock units per agricultural land area in Mauritius was 0.03 LSU/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep and goats — livestock units per agricultural land area recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 0.11 LSU/ha in 1991.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — livestock units per agricultural land area recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.03 LSU/ha in 2006.
- How does Mauritius rank for sheep and goats — livestock units per agricultural land area?
- Mauritius ranks 111th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — livestock units per agricultural land area rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Sheep and Goats — 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.