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 230th out of 237 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.
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
- 227 San Marino 2.59 1000 ha compare
- 228 Aruba 2 1000 ha compare
- 228 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 2 1000 ha compare
- 231 Northern Mariana Islands 1.04 1000 ha compare
- 232 Norfolk Island 1 1000 ha compare
- 232 Turks and Caicos Islands 1 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Seychelles
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 16.84 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 0.26 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 90.28 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 1.39 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 9.72 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 0.15 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.01 ha/cap (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 3.38 % (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 100 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area 1.54 1000 ha (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 230th out of 237 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.