Forest area in Seychelles
Seychelles: Forest area was 26.52 ha th in 2025. βΌ Falling
Latest (2025)
26.52 ha th
World rank
181st
of 236 countries
All-time high
34.13 ha th
in 1990
All-time low
26.52 ha th
in 2025
Years of data
6
1990β2025
Forest area in Seychelles, 1990β2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in ha th.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area in Seychelles is 26.52 ha th, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in Seychelles peaked at 34.13 ha th in 1990 and was at its lowest, 26.52 ha th, in 2025.
Seychelles ranks 181st of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.13 ha th | 34.13 ha th | 34.13 ha th | 1 |
| 2000s | 31.96 ha th | 31.96 ha th | 31.96 ha th | 1 |
| 2010s | 29.24 ha th | 28.7 ha th | 29.79 ha th | 2 |
| 2020s | 27.06 ha th | 26.52 ha th | 27.61 ha th | 2 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
- 178 Saint Lucia 32.84 ha th compare
- 179 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 28.56 ha th compare
- 180 Guam 28.27 ha th compare
- 182 Northern Mariana Islands 24.36 ha th compare
- 183 United States Virgin Islands 20.66 ha th compare
- 184 Niue 18.87 ha th compare
More environment data for Seychelles
- Standard Deviation 0.258 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.05 Β°C (2025)
- Recovered paper β Production 0 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish β Production 0 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value 73 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import quantity 3 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export value 22 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export quantity 46 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import value 5,368 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import quantity 9,607 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area in Seychelles?
- Forest area in Seychelles was 26.52 ha th in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest forest area recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 34.13 ha th in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.52 ha th in 2025.
- How does Seychelles rank for forest area?
- Seychelles ranks 181st out of 236 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 United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Forest area (thousands of hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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