Forest land — Area in Seychelles
Seychelles: Forest land — Area was 26.52 1000 ha in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forest land — Area in Seychelles, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest land — area in Seychelles is 26.52 1000 ha, measured in 2025. 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, forest land — area in Seychelles peaked at 34.13 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 26.52 1000 ha, in 2025.
That places Seychelles 201st out of 249 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 land — Area in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 34.13 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 33.91 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 33.7 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 33.48 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 33.26 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 33.05 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 32.83 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 32.61 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 32.39 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 32.18 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 31.96 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 31.74 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 31.53 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 31.31 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 31.09 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 30.88 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 30.66 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 30.44 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 30.22 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 30.01 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 29.79 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 29.57 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 29.35 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 29.14 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 28.92 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 28.7 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 28.48 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 28.26 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 28.05 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 27.83 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 27.61 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 27.39 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 27.17 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 26.96 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 26.74 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2025 | 26.52 1000 ha | -0.8% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 26.52 1000 ha is below the median for high income countries, which is 576.21 1000 ha, 5% of the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Seychelles's 26.52 1000 ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3,914 1000 ha, 1% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33.15 1000 ha | 32.18 1000 ha | 34.13 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 30.98 1000 ha | 30.01 1000 ha | 31.96 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.81 1000 ha | 27.83 1000 ha | 29.79 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.06 1000 ha | 26.52 1000 ha | 27.61 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
- 198 Saint Lucia 32.84 1000 ha compare
- 199 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 28.56 1000 ha compare
- 200 Guam 28.27 1000 ha compare
- 202 Northern Mariana Islands 24.36 1000 ha compare
- 203 United States Virgin Islands 20.66 1000 ha compare
- 204 Niue 18.87 1000 ha 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 land — area in Seychelles?
- Forest land — area in Seychelles was 26.52 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — area recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 34.13 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest land — area recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.52 1000 ha in 2025.
- How does Seychelles rank for forest land — area?
- Seychelles ranks 201st out of 249 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest land — 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, published as part of Forest land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.