Industrial water as a share of total water withdrawals in Seychelles
Seychelles: Industrial water as a share of total water withdrawals was 27.7% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Industrial water as a share of total water withdrawals in Seychelles, 1989–2022
Source: AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, FAO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total freshwater withdrawal.
Analysis
In 2022, industrial water as a share of total water withdrawals in Seychelles stood at 27.7%. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, industrial water as a share of total water withdrawals in Seychelles peaked at 27.7% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 9.2%, in 1989.
That places Seychelles 42nd out of 179 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Industrial water as a share of total water withdrawals in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | % of total freshwater withdrawal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 9.2% | — |
| 1990 | 9.3% | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 9.4% | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 9.4% | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 9.5% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 9.5% | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 9.6% | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 9.3% | -3.0% |
| 1997 | 9.3% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 9.3% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 9.3% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 9.3% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 15.2% | +63.6% |
| 2002 | 21.7% | +42.7% |
| 2003 | 27.6% | +27.2% |
| 2004 | 27.7% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 27.7% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 27.7% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 27.7% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 27.7% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 27.7% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 27.7% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 27.7% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 27.7% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 27.7% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 27.7% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 27.7% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 27.7% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 27.7% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 27.7% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 27.7% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 27.7% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 27.7% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 27.7% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9.2% | 9.2% | 9.2% | 1 |
| 1990s | 9.4% | 9.3% | 9.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.0% | 9.3% | 27.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.7% | 27.7% | 27.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.7% | 27.7% | 27.7% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is industrial water as a share of total water withdrawals in Seychelles?
- Industrial water as a share of total water withdrawals in Seychelles was 27.7% in 2022, according to AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, FAO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest industrial water as a share of total water withdrawals recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 27.7% in 2005.
- What is the lowest industrial water as a share of total water withdrawals recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.2% in 1989.
- How does Seychelles rank for industrial water as a share of total water withdrawals?
- Seychelles ranks 42nd out of 179 countries with data for 2022.
- Is industrial water as a share of total water withdrawals rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Seychelles data come from?
- The figures come from AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, FAO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Industrial water as a share of total water withdrawals. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Industrial water withdrawals as a percentage of total water withdrawals (which is the sum of water used for agriculture, industry, and municipal purposes).