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.
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
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 0.9764 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 8.05 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.0023 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0006 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0001 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 0.0743 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0002 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0033 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.0677 Mt CO2e (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.