Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Seychelles
Seychelles: Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland was 16.84 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Seychelles, 2003–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Seychelles stood at 16.84 %.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and down 21.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Seychelles peaked at 21.36 % in 2014 and was at its lowest, 6.5 %, in 2003.
Seychelles ranks 100th of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 6.5 % | — |
| 2004 | 6.5 % | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 7.19 % | +10.6% |
| 2006 | 7.73 % | +7.5% |
| 2007 | 8.31 % | +7.5% |
| 2008 | 7.89 % | -5.1% |
| 2009 | 9.13 % | +15.7% |
| 2010 | 11.21 % | +22.8% |
| 2011 | 15.37 % | +37.1% |
| 2012 | 17.12 % | +11.4% |
| 2013 | 20.38 % | +19.0% |
| 2014 | 21.36 % | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 18.23 % | -14.7% |
| 2016 | 18.8 % | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 18.76 % | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 18.8 % | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 18.72 % | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 19.32 % | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 17.94 % | -7.1% |
| 2022 | 16.46 % | -8.2% |
| 2023 | 16.65 % | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 16.84 % | +1.1% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 16.84 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 14.71 %, 1.1× the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Seychelles's 16.84 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.63 %, 10.3× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.61 % | 6.5 % | 9.13 % | 7 |
| 2010s | 17.88 % | 11.21 % | 21.36 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.44 % | 16.46 % | 19.32 % | 5 |
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 land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Seychelles?
- Land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Seychelles was 16.84 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 21.36 % in 2014.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.5 % in 2003.
- How does Seychelles rank for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland?
- Seychelles ranks 100th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland. 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.