Number of local breeds (not extinct) (number) in Mauritius
Mauritius: Number of local breeds (not extinct) (number) was 7 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of local breeds (not extinct) in Mauritius, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Mauritius recorded 7 for number of local breeds (not extinct) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of local breeds (not extinct) in Mauritius peaked at 7 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2, in 2000.
Mauritius ranks 157th of 200 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Number of local breeds (not extinct) (number) 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 | 6 | +200.0% |
| 2007 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 7 | +16.7% |
| 2024 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 7 | +0.0% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 7 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 19.5, 36% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 7 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14.5, 48% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.6 | 2 | 6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.5 | 6 | 7 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
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 kept in the country 8 (2025)
- Infant deaths 161 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 111 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of local breeds (not extinct) in Mauritius?
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) in Mauritius was 7 in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of local breeds (not extinct) recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 7 in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of local breeds (not extinct) recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 in 2000.
- How does Mauritius rank for number of local breeds (not extinct)?
- Mauritius ranks 157th out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of local breeds (not extinct) rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.7%. 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 (not extinct) (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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