Annual change forest area in Seychelles
Seychelles: Annual change forest area was -218 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
-218
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
158th
of 235 countries
All-time high
-217
in 2001
All-time low
-218
in 2011
Years of data
35
1991–2025
Annual change forest area in Seychelles, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual change forest area in Seychelles is -218, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual change forest area in Seychelles peaked at -217 in 2001 and was at its lowest, -218, in 2011.
That places Seychelles 158th out of 235 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Annual change forest area in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -217 | — |
| 1992 | -217 | -0.0% |
| 1993 | -217 | -0.0% |
| 1994 | -217 | -0.0% |
| 1995 | -217 | -0.0% |
| 1996 | -217 | -0.0% |
| 1997 | -217 | -0.0% |
| 1998 | -217 | -0.0% |
| 1999 | -217 | -0.0% |
| 2000 | -217 | -0.0% |
| 2001 | -217 | -0.0% |
| 2002 | -217 | -0.0% |
| 2003 | -217 | -0.0% |
| 2004 | -217 | -0.0% |
| 2005 | -217 | -0.0% |
| 2006 | -217 | -0.0% |
| 2007 | -217 | -0.0% |
| 2008 | -217 | -0.0% |
| 2009 | -217 | -0.0% |
| 2010 | -217 | -0.0% |
| 2011 | -218 | +0.5% |
| 2012 | -218 | -0.0% |
| 2013 | -218 | -0.0% |
| 2014 | -218 | -0.0% |
| 2015 | -218 | -0.0% |
| 2016 | -218 | -0.0% |
| 2017 | -218 | -0.0% |
| 2018 | -218 | -0.0% |
| 2019 | -218 | -0.0% |
| 2020 | -218 | -0.0% |
| 2021 | -218 | -0.0% |
| 2022 | -218 | -0.0% |
| 2023 | -218 | -0.0% |
| 2024 | -218 | -0.0% |
| 2025 | -218 | -0.0% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's -218 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -7,546, 3% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -217 | -217 | -217 | 9 |
| 2000s | -217 | -217 | -217 | 10 |
| 2010s | -217.9 | -218 | -217 | 10 |
| 2020s | -218 | -218 | -218 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
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)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2020)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual change forest area in Seychelles?
- Annual change forest area in Seychelles was -218 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual change forest area recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was -217 in 2001.
- What is the lowest annual change forest area recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was -218 in 2011.
- How does Seychelles rank for annual change forest area?
- Seychelles ranks 158th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual change forest area rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Seychelles data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Annual change forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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