Number of local breeds kept in the country in Mauritius
Mauritius: Number of local breeds kept in the country was 8 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of local breeds kept in the country in Mauritius, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Mauritius recorded 8 for number of local breeds kept in the country in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of local breeds kept in the country in Mauritius peaked at 8 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2, in 2000.
Mauritius ranks 148th of 201 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Number of local breeds kept in the country in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2 | — |
| 2001 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 7 | +250.0% |
| 2007 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 8 | +14.3% |
| 2024 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 8 | +0.0% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 8 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 20.5, 39% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 8 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14, 57% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4 | 2 | 7 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.5 | 7 | 8 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 148 Antigua and Barbuda 8 compare
- 148 Burundi 8 compare
- 148 Cook Islands 8 compare
- 148 El Salvador 8 compare
- 148 Jamaica 8 compare
- 148 Mauritania 8 compare
- 148 Micronesia 8 compare
- 148 Paraguay 8 compare
- 148 Solomon Islands 8 compare
- 148 Tunisia 8 compare
More development goals data for Mauritius
- Red List Index 0.4603 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 21.6 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 1,206 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 8 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 8 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 8 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 6 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 7 (2025)
- Infant deaths 161 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 111 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of local breeds kept in the country in Mauritius?
- Number of local breeds kept in the country in Mauritius was 8 in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of local breeds kept in the country recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 8 in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of local breeds kept in the country recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 in 2000.
- How does Mauritius rank for number of local breeds kept in the country?
- Mauritius ranks 148th out of 201 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of local breeds kept in the country rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Number of local breeds kept in the country. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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