Land use hidden — Land area, per capita in Seychelles
Seychelles: Land use hidden — Land area, per capita was 0.0038 Square kilometres per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0038 Square kilometres per person
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
141st
of 181 countries
All-time high
0.0107 Square kilometres per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.0038 Square kilometres per person
in 2022
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Land area, per capita in Seychelles, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land use hidden — land area, per capita in Seychelles is 0.0038 Square kilometres per person, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 24.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — land area, per capita in Seychelles peaked at 0.0107 Square kilometres per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0038 Square kilometres per person, in 2022.
Seychelles ranks 141st of 181 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Land area, per capita in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0107 Square kilometres per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0104 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0102 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0099 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0097 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0094 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0092 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1968 | 0.009 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0088 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0086 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0084 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0082 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0081 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0079 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0078 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0076 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0074 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0074 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0073 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0073 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0072 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0071 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0072 Square kilometres per person | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0071 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0071 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 0.007 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0067 Square kilometres per person | -4.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0067 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0067 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0066 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0065 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0065 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0064 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0062 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0061 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 0.006 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0059 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0058 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0057 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0057 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0057 Square kilometres per person | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0055 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0056 Square kilometres per person | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0056 Square kilometres per person | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0056 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0054 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0054 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0053 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0053 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0051 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0053 Square kilometres per person | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0052 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0051 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 0.005 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0049 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0049 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0048 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0048 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0047 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0047 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0046 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0038 Square kilometres per person | -17.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0038 Square kilometres per person | +0.1% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 0.0038 Square kilometres per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0068 Square kilometres per person, 57% of the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Seychelles's 0.0038 Square kilometres per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.015 Square kilometres per person, 26% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0097 Square kilometres per person | 0.0088 Square kilometres per person | 0.0107 Square kilometres per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0079 Square kilometres per person | 0.0073 Square kilometres per person | 0.0086 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.007 Square kilometres per person | 0.0067 Square kilometres per person | 0.0073 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0062 Square kilometres per person | 0.0057 Square kilometres per person | 0.0066 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0055 Square kilometres per person | 0.0053 Square kilometres per person | 0.0057 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.005 Square kilometres per person | 0.0047 Square kilometres per person | 0.0053 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0042 Square kilometres per person | 0.0038 Square kilometres per person | 0.0047 Square kilometres per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
- 138 Luxembourg 0.0039 Square kilometres per person compare
- 139 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.0038 Square kilometres per person compare
- 140 British Virgin Islands 0.0038 Square kilometres per person compare
- 142 Jamaica 0.0038 Square kilometres per person compare
- 143 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0038 Square kilometres per person compare
- 144 Gambia 0.0038 Square kilometres per person 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 land use hidden — land area, per capita in Seychelles?
- Land use hidden — land area, per capita in Seychelles was 0.0038 Square kilometres per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — land area, per capita recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0107 Square kilometres per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — land area, per capita recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0038 Square kilometres per person in 2022.
- How does Seychelles rank for land use hidden — land area, per capita?
- Seychelles ranks 141st out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — land area, per capita rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Seychelles data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land use hidden — Land area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Land area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land use hidden — Land area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Land area Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Land use hidden — Land area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.