Above-ground forest biomass in Seychelles
Seychelles: Above-ground forest biomass was 135.37 tonnes per hectare in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
135.37 tonnes per hectare
World rank
82nd
of 215 countries
All-time high
135.37 tonnes per hectare
in 2025
All-time low
133.61 tonnes per hectare
in 1990
Years of data
10
1990–2025
Above-ground forest biomass in Seychelles, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
In 2025, above-ground forest biomass in Seychelles stood at 135.37 tonnes per hectare. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, above-ground forest biomass in Seychelles peaked at 135.37 tonnes per hectare in 2025 and was at its lowest, 133.61 tonnes per hectare, in 1990.
That places Seychelles 82nd out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Above-ground forest biomass in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 133.61 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 2000 | 133.92 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 134.61 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 134.84 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 172.81 tonnes per hectare | +28.2% |
| 2017 | 172.81 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 172.81 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 172.81 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 135.1 tonnes per hectare | -21.8% |
| 2025 | 135.37 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 135.37 tonnes per hectare is above the median for high income countries, which is 128.87 tonnes per hectare, 1.1× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Seychelles's 135.37 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 90.44 tonnes per hectare, 1.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 133.61 tonnes per hectare | 133.61 tonnes per hectare | 133.61 tonnes per hectare | 1 |
| 2000s | 133.92 tonnes per hectare | 133.92 tonnes per hectare | 133.92 tonnes per hectare | 1 |
| 2010s | 160.12 tonnes per hectare | 134.61 tonnes per hectare | 172.81 tonnes per hectare | 6 |
| 2020s | 135.24 tonnes per hectare | 135.1 tonnes per hectare | 135.37 tonnes per hectare | 2 |
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More environment data for Seychelles
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.258 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.05 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 4.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 4.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is above-ground forest biomass in Seychelles?
- Above-ground forest biomass in Seychelles was 135.37 tonnes per hectare in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest above-ground forest biomass recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 135.37 tonnes per hectare in 2025.
- What is the lowest above-ground forest biomass recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 133.61 tonnes per hectare in 1990.
- How does Seychelles rank for above-ground forest biomass?
- Seychelles ranks 82nd out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is above-ground forest biomass rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Seychelles data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Above-ground forest biomass. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Above-ground biomass in forest (tonnes per hectare).