Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Seychelles
Seychelles: Arable land — Share in Agricultural land was 9.72 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Seychelles, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, arable land — share in agricultural land in Seychelles stood at 9.72 %.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and down 21.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — share in agricultural land in Seychelles peaked at 38.81 % in 2010 and was at its lowest, 7.98 %, in 2011.
That places Seychelles 214th out of 248 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.
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 20 % | — |
| 1962 | 20 % | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 20 % | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 20 % | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 20 % | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 20 % | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 20 % | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 20 % | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 20 % | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 20 % | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 20 % | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 20 % | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 20 % | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 20 % | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 20 % | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 20 % | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 20 % | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 20 % | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 20 % | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 20 % | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 20 % | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 16.67 % | -16.6% |
| 1983 | 16.67 % | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 16.67 % | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 16.67 % | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 16.67 % | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 16.67 % | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 20 % | +20.0% |
| 1989 | 20 % | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 25 % | +25.0% |
| 1991 | 25 % | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 25 % | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 25 % | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 25 % | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 25 % | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 25 % | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 25 % | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 25 % | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 25 % | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 25 % | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 25 % | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 25 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 25 % | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 25.02 % | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 27.65 % | +10.5% |
| 2006 | 29.73 % | +7.5% |
| 2007 | 31.96 % | +7.5% |
| 2008 | 30.35 % | -5.0% |
| 2009 | 35.12 % | +15.7% |
| 2010 | 38.81 % | +10.5% |
| 2011 | 7.98 % | -79.4% |
| 2012 | 9.22 % | +15.5% |
| 2013 | 11.76 % | +27.5% |
| 2014 | 12.33 % | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 10.52 % | -14.7% |
| 2016 | 10.85 % | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 10.82 % | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 10.85 % | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 10.8 % | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 11.14 % | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 10.35 % | -7.1% |
| 2022 | 9.49 % | -8.3% |
| 2023 | 9.6 % | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 9.72 % | +1.3% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 9.72 % is below the median for high income countries, which is 46.14 %, 21% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Seychelles's 9.72 % is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 23.01 %, 42% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 20 % | 20 % | 20 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 20 % | 20 % | 20 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 18 % | 16.67 % | 20 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 25 % | 25 % | 25 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 27.98 % | 25 % | 35.12 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.39 % | 7.98 % | 38.81 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.06 % | 9.49 % | 11.14 % | 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)
- 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 arable land — share in agricultural land in Seychelles?
- Arable land — share in agricultural land in Seychelles was 9.72 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 38.81 % in 2010.
- What is the lowest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.98 % in 2011.
- How does Seychelles rank for arable land — share in agricultural land?
- Seychelles ranks 214th out of 248 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.2%. 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 Arable land — Share in Agricultural land. 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.