Land area — Area in Seychelles
Seychelles: Land area — Area was 45.7 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Land area — Area in Seychelles, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Seychelles recorded 45.7 1000 ha for land area — area in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area — area in Seychelles peaked at 46 1000 ha in 1961 and was at its lowest, 45.7 1000 ha, in 2022.
Seychelles ranks 209th of 248 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 46 1000 ha | 46 1000 ha | 46 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 46 1000 ha | 46 1000 ha | 46 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 46 1000 ha | 46 1000 ha | 46 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 46 1000 ha | 46 1000 ha | 46 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 46 1000 ha | 46 1000 ha | 46 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 46 1000 ha | 46 1000 ha | 46 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.82 1000 ha | 45.7 1000 ha | 46 1000 ha | 5 |
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More environment data for Seychelles
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 16.84 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 0.26 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 90.28 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 1.39 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 9.72 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 0.15 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.01 ha/cap (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 3.38 % (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 100 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area 1.54 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area — area in Seychelles?
- Land area — area in Seychelles was 45.7 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land area — area recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 46 1000 ha in 1961.
- What is the lowest land area — area recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.7 1000 ha in 2022.
- How does Seychelles rank for land area — area?
- Seychelles ranks 209th out of 248 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area — area rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. 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, published as part of Land area — 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.