Forest area in Seychelles
Seychelles: Forest area was 26,520 hectares in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forest area in Seychelles, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Seychelles recorded 26,520 hectares for forest area in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in Seychelles peaked at 34,130 hectares in 1990 and was at its lowest, 26,520 hectares, in 2025.
That places Seychelles 180th out of 235 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Forest area in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 34,130 hectares | — |
| 1991 | 33,913 hectares | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 33,696 hectares | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 33,479 hectares | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 33,262 hectares | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 33,045 hectares | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 32,828 hectares | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 32,611 hectares | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 32,394 hectares | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 32,177 hectares | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 31,960 hectares | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 31,743 hectares | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 31,526 hectares | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 31,309 hectares | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 31,092 hectares | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 30,875 hectares | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 30,658 hectares | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 30,441 hectares | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 30,224 hectares | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 30,007 hectares | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 29,790 hectares | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 29,572 hectares | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 29,354 hectares | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 29,136 hectares | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 28,918 hectares | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 28,700 hectares | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 28,482 hectares | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 28,264 hectares | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 28,046 hectares | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 27,828 hectares | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 27,610 hectares | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 27,392 hectares | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 27,174 hectares | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 26,956 hectares | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 26,738 hectares | -0.8% |
| 2025 | 26,520 hectares | -0.8% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 26,520 hectares is below the median for high income countries, which is 436,060 hectares, 6% of the median. (83 countries reporting)
- Seychelles's 26,520 hectares is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.37 million hectares, 1% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33,154 hectares | 32,177 hectares | 34,130 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 30,984 hectares | 30,007 hectares | 31,960 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 28,809 hectares | 27,828 hectares | 29,790 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 27,065 hectares | 26,520 hectares | 27,610 hectares | 6 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
- 177 Saint Lucia 32,840 hectares compare
- 178 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 28,560 hectares compare
- 179 Guam 28,270 hectares compare
- 181 Northern Mariana Islands 24,360 hectares compare
- 182 United States Virgin Islands 20,660 hectares compare
- 183 Niue 18,870 hectares compare
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 forest area in Seychelles?
- Forest area in Seychelles was 26,520 hectares in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest forest area recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 34,130 hectares in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 26,520 hectares in 2025.
- How does Seychelles rank for forest area?
- Seychelles ranks 180th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems.