Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre in Seychelles
Seychelles: Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0034 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0034 1000 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
178th
of 186 countries
All-time high
0.013 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 1982
All-time low
0.0027 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2014
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre in Seychelles, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Seychelles recorded 0.0034 1000 ha per square kilometre for agricultural land — area, per square kilometre in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and up 21.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — area, per square kilometre in Seychelles peaked at 0.013 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1982 and was at its lowest, 0.0027 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 2014.
Seychelles ranks 178th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0109 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0109 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0109 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0109 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0109 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0109 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0109 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0109 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0109 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0109 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0109 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0109 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0109 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0109 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0109 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0109 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0109 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0109 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0109 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0109 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0109 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.013 1000 ha per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 1983 | 0.013 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.013 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.013 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.013 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.013 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0109 1000 ha per square kilometre | -16.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0109 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0087 1000 ha per square kilometre | -20.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0087 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0087 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0087 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0087 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0087 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0087 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0087 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0087 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0087 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0087 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0087 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0087 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0087 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0087 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0079 1000 ha per square kilometre | -9.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0073 1000 ha per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0068 1000 ha per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0072 1000 ha per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0062 1000 ha per square kilometre | -13.6% |
| 2010 | 0.005 1000 ha per square kilometre | -18.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0037 1000 ha per square kilometre | -27.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0033 1000 ha per square kilometre | -10.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0028 1000 ha per square kilometre | -15.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0027 1000 ha per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0031 1000 ha per square kilometre | +17.2% |
| 2016 | 0.003 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 0.003 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.003 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.003 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0029 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0032 1000 ha per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0034 1000 ha per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0034 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.3% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 0.0034 1000 ha per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0248 1000 ha per square kilometre, 14% of the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Seychelles's 0.0034 1000 ha per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0487 1000 ha per square kilometre, 7% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0109 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0109 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0109 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0109 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0109 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0109 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0122 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0109 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.013 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0087 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0087 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0087 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0079 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0062 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0087 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0033 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0027 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.005 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0032 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0029 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0034 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
- 175 Solomon Islands 0.004 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 176 Equatorial Guinea 0.0034 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 177 Guyana 0.0034 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 179 Papua New Guinea 0.0031 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 180 Norway 0.0027 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 181 Northern Mariana Islands 0.0023 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 3.12 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — area, per square kilometre in Seychelles?
- Agricultural land — area, per square kilometre in Seychelles was 0.0034 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural land — area, per square kilometre recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 0.013 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1982.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — area, per square kilometre recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0027 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2014.
- How does Seychelles rank for agricultural land — area, per square kilometre?
- Seychelles ranks 178th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Seychelles data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural land — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agricultural land — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Agricultural land — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Agricultural land — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.