Annual change in forest area in Seychelles
Seychelles: Annual change in forest area was -218 hectares in 2025. ▬ Flat
Annual change in forest area in Seychelles, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual change in forest area in Seychelles is -218 hectares, 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 in forest area in Seychelles peaked at -217 hectares in 2001 and was at its lowest, -218 hectares, in 2011.
That places Seychelles 158th out of 235 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Annual change in forest area in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -217 hectares | — |
| 1992 | -217 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1993 | -217 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1994 | -217 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1995 | -217 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1996 | -217 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1997 | -217 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1998 | -217 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1999 | -217 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2000 | -217 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2001 | -217 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2002 | -217 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2003 | -217 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2004 | -217 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2005 | -217 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2006 | -217 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2007 | -217 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2008 | -217 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2009 | -217 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2010 | -217 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2011 | -218 hectares | +0.5% |
| 2012 | -218 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2013 | -218 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2014 | -218 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2015 | -218 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2016 | -218 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2017 | -218 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2018 | -218 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2019 | -218 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2020 | -218 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2021 | -218 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2022 | -218 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2023 | -218 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2024 | -218 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2025 | -218 hectares | -0.0% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's -218 hectares is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -7,546 hectares, 3% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -217 hectares | -217 hectares | -217 hectares | 9 |
| 2000s | -217 hectares | -217 hectares | -217 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | -217.9 hectares | -218 hectares | -217 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | -218 hectares | -218 hectares | -218 hectares | 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)
- 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 annual change in forest area in Seychelles?
- Annual change in forest area in Seychelles was -218 hectares in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual change in forest area recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was -217 hectares in 2001.
- What is the lowest annual change in forest area recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was -218 hectares in 2011.
- How does Seychelles rank for annual change in forest area?
- Seychelles ranks 158th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual change in 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual change in forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.