Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in Seychelles
Seychelles: Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas was 70.8% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in Seychelles, 2000–2025
Source: BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Seychelles recorded 70.8% for protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in Seychelles peaked at 70.8% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 70.8%, in 2000.
That places Seychelles 51st out of 184 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 70.8% | — |
| 2001 | 70.8% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 70.8% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 70.8% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 70.8% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 70.8% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 70.8% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 70.8% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 70.8% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 70.8% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 70.8% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 70.8% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 70.8% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 70.8% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 70.8% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 70.8% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 70.8% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 70.8% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 70.8% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 70.8% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 70.8% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 70.8% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 70.8% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 70.8% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 70.8% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 70.8% | +0.0% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 70.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 65.7%, 1.1× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Seychelles's 70.8% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 51.7%, 1.4× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 70.8% | 70.8% | 70.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.8% | 70.8% | 70.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.8% | 70.8% | 70.8% | 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 protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in Seychelles?
- Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in Seychelles was 70.8% in 2025, according to BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 70.8% in 2004.
- What is the lowest protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.8% in 2000.
- How does Seychelles rank for protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas?
- Seychelles ranks 51st out of 184 countries with data for 2025.
- Is protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas 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 BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average proportion of Mountain Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by protected areas (%).