Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Seychelles
Seychelles: Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted was 4,880 hectares in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
4,880 hectares
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
154th
of 185 countries
All-time high
4,900 hectares
in 1990
All-time low
4,880 hectares
in 2025
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted 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
The most recent figure for forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Seychelles is 4,880 hectares, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Seychelles peaked at 4,900 hectares in 1990 and was at its lowest, 4,880 hectares, in 2025.
That places Seychelles 154th out of 185 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4,900 hectares | — |
| 1991 | 4,900 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 4,900 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 4,900 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 4,900 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 4,900 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 4,900 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 4,900 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 4,900 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 4,900 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 4,900 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 4,900 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 4,900 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 4,900 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 4,900 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 4,900 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 4,900 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 4,900 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 4,900 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 4,900 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 4,900 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 4,900 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 4,900 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 4,900 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 4,900 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 4,900 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 4,898 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 4,896 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 4,894 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 4,892 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 4,890 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 4,888 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 4,886 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 4,884 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 4,882 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 4,880 hectares | -0.0% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 4,880 hectares is below the median for high income countries, which is 377,020 hectares, 1% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Seychelles's 4,880 hectares is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 112,210 hectares, 4% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4,900 hectares | 4,900 hectares | 4,900 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,900 hectares | 4,900 hectares | 4,900 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,898 hectares | 4,892 hectares | 4,900 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,885 hectares | 4,880 hectares | 4,890 hectares | 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 forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Seychelles?
- Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Seychelles was 4,880 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 by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 4,900 hectares in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,880 hectares in 2025.
- How does Seychelles rank for forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted?
- Seychelles ranks 154th out of 185 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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