Seychelles vs Saint Lucia: Forest area
Seychelles
26,520 hectares
in 2025
Saint Lucia
32,840 hectares
in 2025
Seychelles rank
180th
Saint Lucia rank
177th
Forest area over time
- Seychelles
- Saint Lucia
How they compare
Saint Lucia currently reports 32,840 hectares against 26,520 hectares in Seychelles, a difference of 6,320 hectares.
That makes Saint Lucia's figure about 1.2 times Seychelles's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Seychelles ahead.
Seychelles ranks 180th and Saint Lucia ranks 177th of 235 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Seychelles averaged higher in 2 and Saint Lucia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Seychelles | Saint Lucia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33,154 hectares | 27,960 hectares | 5,194 hectares | Seychelles |
| 2000s | 30,984 hectares | 29,960 hectares | 1,024 hectares | Seychelles |
| 2010s | 28,809 hectares | 31,866 hectares | 3,057 hectares | Saint Lucia |
| 2020s | 27,065 hectares | 32,715 hectares | 5,650 hectares | Saint Lucia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Seychelles or Saint Lucia?
- Saint Lucia, at 32,840 hectares against 26,520 hectares in Seychelles as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Seychelles and Saint Lucia?
- 6,320 hectares, with Saint Lucia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Seychelles and Saint Lucia?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Seychelles and Saint Lucia rank globally for forest area?
- Seychelles ranks 180th and Saint Lucia ranks 177th of 235 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems.