Arable land — Area, per capita in Seychelles
Seychelles: Arable land — Area, per capita was 0 1000 ha per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Arable land — Area, per capita in Seychelles, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arable land — area, per capita in Seychelles is 0 1000 ha per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and down 24.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — area, per capita in Seychelles peaked at 0 1000 ha per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0 1000 ha per person, in 2024.
That places Seychelles 183rd out of 184 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Arable land — Area, per capita in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 1000 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1963 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1964 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1965 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1966 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1967 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1968 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1969 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1970 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 1971 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1972 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1973 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1974 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1975 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 1976 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1977 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1978 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 0 1000 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 0 1000 ha per person | -4.2% |
| 1988 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 0 1000 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 0 1000 ha per person | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 0 1000 ha per person | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 0 1000 ha per person | -12.5% |
| 2011 | 0 1000 ha per person | -84.0% |
| 2012 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 0 1000 ha per person | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 0 1000 ha per person | -17.2% |
| 2023 | 0 1000 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 0 1000 ha per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0001 1000 ha per person, 2% of the median. (70 countries reporting)
- Seychelles's 0 1000 ha per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0002 1000 ha per person, 1% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Arable land — Area, per capita in Seychelles changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | -84.0% | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 5 |
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)
- Cropland — Area, annual growth rate -1.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cropland — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cropland — Area, per capita 0 1000 ha per person (2024)
- Arable land — Area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arable land — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area, annual growth rate -1.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area, per capita 0 1000 ha per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — area, per capita in Seychelles?
- Arable land — area, per capita in Seychelles was 0 1000 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest arable land — area, per capita recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 0 1000 ha per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest arable land — area, per capita recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 1000 ha per person in 2024.
- How does Seychelles rank for arable land — area, per capita?
- Seychelles ranks 183rd out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — area, per capita rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Seychelles data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Arable land — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Arable land — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Arable land — Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Arable land — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Arable land — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.