Agricultural land — Area in Seychelles
Seychelles: Agricultural land — Area was 1.54 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land — Area in Seychelles, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, agricultural land — area in Seychelles stood at 1.54 1000 ha.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and up 26.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — area in Seychelles peaked at 6 1000 ha in 1982 and was at its lowest, 1.22 1000 ha, in 2014.
That places Seychelles 247th out of 255 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Agricultural land — Area in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 5 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 5 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 5 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 5 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 5 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 5 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 5 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 5 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 5 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 5 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 5 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 5 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 5 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 5 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 5 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 5 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 5 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 5 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 5 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 5 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 5 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 6 1000 ha | +20.0% |
| 1983 | 6 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 6 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 6 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 6 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 6 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 5 1000 ha | -16.7% |
| 1989 | 5 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 4 1000 ha | -20.0% |
| 1991 | 4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 3.62 1000 ha | -9.5% |
| 2006 | 3.36 1000 ha | -7.2% |
| 2007 | 3.13 1000 ha | -6.8% |
| 2008 | 3.3 1000 ha | +5.4% |
| 2009 | 2.85 1000 ha | -13.6% |
| 2010 | 2.32 1000 ha | -18.6% |
| 2011 | 1.69 1000 ha | -27.2% |
| 2012 | 1.52 1000 ha | -10.1% |
| 2013 | 1.28 1000 ha | -15.8% |
| 2014 | 1.22 1000 ha | -4.7% |
| 2015 | 1.43 1000 ha | +17.2% |
| 2016 | 1.38 1000 ha | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 1.39 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 1.38 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 1.39 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 1.35 1000 ha | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 1.45 1000 ha | +7.4% |
| 2022 | 1.58 1000 ha | +9.0% |
| 2023 | 1.56 1000 ha | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 1.54 1000 ha | -1.3% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 1.54 1000 ha is below the median for high income countries, which is 851 1000 ha, 0% of the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Seychelles's 1.54 1000 ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 12,603 1000 ha, 0% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5 1000 ha | 5 1000 ha | 5 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 5 1000 ha | 5 1000 ha | 5 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.6 1000 ha | 5 1000 ha | 6 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 4 1000 ha | 4 1000 ha | 4 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.63 1000 ha | 2.85 1000 ha | 4 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.5 1000 ha | 1.22 1000 ha | 2.32 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.5 1000 ha | 1.35 1000 ha | 1.58 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
- 244 San Marino 2.59 1000 ha compare
- 245 Aruba 2 1000 ha compare
- 245 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 2 1000 ha compare
- 248 Northern Mariana Islands 1.04 1000 ha compare
- 249 Norfolk Island 1 1000 ha compare
- 249 Turks and Caicos Islands 1 1000 ha 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)
- 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 agricultural land — area in Seychelles?
- Agricultural land — area in Seychelles was 1.54 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural land — area recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 6 1000 ha in 1982.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — area recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.22 1000 ha in 2014.
- How does Seychelles rank for agricultural land — area?
- Seychelles ranks 247th out of 255 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — area rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Seychelles data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agricultural land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.