Share of land covered by forest in Seychelles
Seychelles: Share of land covered by forest was 57.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of land covered by forest in Seychelles, 1990–2025
Source: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (2013) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of land covered by forest in Seychelles stood at 57.7%. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of land covered by forest in Seychelles peaked at 74.2% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 57.7%, in 2025.
That places Seychelles 38th out of 216 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Share of land covered by forest in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 74.2% | — |
| 1991 | 73.7% | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 73.3% | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 72.8% | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 72.3% | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 71.8% | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 71.4% | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 70.9% | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 70.4% | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 70.0% | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 69.5% | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 69.0% | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 68.5% | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 68.1% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 67.6% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 67.1% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 66.6% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 66.2% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 65.7% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 65.2% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 64.8% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 64.3% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 63.8% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 63.3% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 62.9% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 62.4% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 61.9% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 61.4% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 61.0% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 60.5% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 60.0% | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 59.5% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 59.1% | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 58.6% | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 58.1% | -0.8% |
| 2025 | 57.7% | -0.8% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 57.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 33.2%, 1.7× the median. (83 countries reporting)
- Seychelles's 57.7% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 22.0%, 2.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 72.1% | 70.0% | 74.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 67.4% | 65.2% | 69.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.6% | 60.5% | 64.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.8% | 57.7% | 60.0% | 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 share of land covered by forest in Seychelles?
- Share of land covered by forest in Seychelles was 57.7% in 2025, according to Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (2013) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of land covered by forest recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 74.2% in 1990.
- What is the lowest share of land covered by forest recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.7% in 2025.
- How does Seychelles rank for share of land covered by forest?
- Seychelles ranks 38th out of 216 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of land covered by forest rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Seychelles data come from?
- The figures come from Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (2013) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of land covered by forest. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of land area covered by forest, including both natural forests and forest plantations.