How does Seychelles rank for coastal water bodies and intertidal areas — area from cgls?

Seychelles ranks 77th out of 166 countries with data for 2019.

Where does this Seychelles data come from?

The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Coastal water bodies and intertidal areas — Area from CGLS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Coastal water bodies and intertidal areas — Area from CGLS in Seychelles

Name: Coastal water bodies and intertidal areas — Area from CGLS in Seychelles
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)

Seychelles: Coastal water bodies and intertidal areas — Area from CGLS was 60.11 1000 ha in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)

60.11 1000 ha

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

77th

of 166 countries

All-time high

60.11 1000 ha

in 2015

All-time low

60.11 1000 ha

in 2015

Years of data

2015–2019

Coastal water bodies and intertidal areas — Area from CGLS in Seychelles, 2015–2019

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.

Analysis

Seychelles recorded 60.11 1000 ha for coastal water bodies and intertidal areas — area from cgls in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over five years.

Seychelles ranks 77th of 166 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Countries ranked near Seychelles

74 Portugal 61.98 1000 ha compare
75 Eritrea, The State of 60.96 1000 ha compare
76 Guyana 60.3 1000 ha compare
78 Libya 57.24 1000 ha compare
79 Estonia 55.93 1000 ha compare
80 China, Taiwan Province of 55.71 1000 ha compare

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Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Standard Deviation 0.258 °C (2025)
Temperature change 1.05 °C (2025)
Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value -84.98 % change on previous year (2024)
Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 0.0006 1000 USD per person (2024)
Recovered paper — Production 0 t (2024)
Total fibre furnish — Production 0 t (2024)
Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 73 1000 USD (2024)
Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 3 t (2024)
Other paper and paperboard — Export value 22 1000 USD (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is coastal water bodies and intertidal areas — area from cgls in Seychelles?: Coastal water bodies and intertidal areas — area from cgls in Seychelles was 60.11 1000 ha in 2019, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest coastal water bodies and intertidal areas — area from cgls recorded in Seychelles?: The highest recorded value was 60.11 1000 ha in 2015.
What is the lowest coastal water bodies and intertidal areas — area from cgls recorded in Seychelles?: The lowest recorded value was 60.11 1000 ha in 2015.
How does Seychelles rank for coastal water bodies and intertidal areas — area from cgls?: Seychelles ranks 77th out of 166 countries with data for 2019.
Where does this Seychelles data come from?: The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Coastal water bodies and intertidal areas — Area from CGLS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Coastal water bodies and intertidal areas — Area from CGLS
Unit: 1000 ha
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 214 places, 1,070 data points, 2015–2019
Last refreshed: 12 August 2026

The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.