Long run air pollution in Seychelles
Seychelles: Long run air pollution was 17,214 in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
17,214
Change on year
up 10.3%
World rank
165th
of 220 countries
All-time high
17,214
in 2022
All-time low
0.83
in 1750
Years of data
273
1750–2022
Long run air pollution in Seychelles, 1750–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for long run air pollution in Seychelles is 17,214, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 273 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.3% on the previous year and up 61.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, long run air pollution in Seychelles peaked at 17,214 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.83, in 1750.
That places Seychelles 165th out of 220 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Long run air pollution in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1750 | 0.83 | — |
| 1751 | 0.8301 | +0.0% |
| 1752 | 0.8303 | +0.0% |
| 1753 | 0.8304 | +0.0% |
| 1754 | 0.8305 | +0.0% |
| 1755 | 0.8306 | +0.0% |
| 1756 | 0.8308 | +0.0% |
| 1757 | 0.8309 | +0.0% |
| 1758 | 0.831 | +0.0% |
| 1759 | 0.8311 | +0.0% |
| 1760 | 0.8313 | +0.0% |
| 1761 | 0.8314 | +0.0% |
| 1762 | 0.8315 | +0.0% |
| 1763 | 0.8316 | +0.0% |
| 1764 | 0.8317 | +0.0% |
| 1765 | 0.8318 | +0.0% |
| 1766 | 0.8319 | +0.0% |
| 1767 | 0.832 | +0.0% |
| 1768 | 0.8321 | +0.0% |
| 1769 | 0.8322 | +0.0% |
| 1770 | 0.8323 | +0.0% |
| 1771 | 0.8324 | +0.0% |
| 1772 | 0.8325 | +0.0% |
| 1773 | 0.8326 | +0.0% |
| 1774 | 0.8327 | +0.0% |
| 1775 | 0.8328 | +0.0% |
| 1776 | 0.8329 | +0.0% |
| 1777 | 0.833 | +0.0% |
| 1778 | 0.8331 | +0.0% |
| 1779 | 0.8332 | +0.0% |
| 1780 | 0.8333 | +0.0% |
| 1781 | 0.8333 | +0.0% |
| 1782 | 0.8334 | +0.0% |
| 1783 | 0.8335 | +0.0% |
| 1784 | 0.8336 | +0.0% |
| 1785 | 0.8336 | +0.0% |
| 1786 | 0.8337 | +0.0% |
| 1787 | 0.8338 | +0.0% |
| 1788 | 0.8339 | +0.0% |
| 1789 | 0.8339 | +0.0% |
| 1790 | 0.834 | +0.0% |
| 1791 | 0.8341 | +0.0% |
| 1792 | 0.8341 | +0.0% |
| 1793 | 0.8342 | +0.0% |
| 1794 | 0.8342 | +0.0% |
| 1795 | 0.8343 | +0.0% |
| 1796 | 0.8343 | +0.0% |
| 1797 | 0.8344 | +0.0% |
| 1798 | 0.8345 | +0.0% |
| 1799 | 0.8345 | +0.0% |
| 1800 | 0.8346 | +0.0% |
| 1801 | 0.8362 | +0.2% |
| 1802 | 0.8378 | +0.2% |
| 1803 | 0.8394 | +0.2% |
| 1804 | 0.841 | +0.2% |
| 1805 | 0.8426 | +0.2% |
| 1806 | 0.8442 | +0.2% |
| 1807 | 0.8458 | +0.2% |
| 1808 | 0.8474 | +0.2% |
| 1809 | 0.849 | +0.2% |
| 1810 | 0.8506 | +0.2% |
| 1811 | 0.8526 | +0.2% |
| 1812 | 0.8546 | +0.2% |
| 1813 | 0.8567 | +0.2% |
| 1814 | 0.8587 | +0.2% |
| 1815 | 0.8607 | +0.2% |
| 1816 | 0.8627 | +0.2% |
| 1817 | 0.8648 | +0.2% |
| 1818 | 0.8668 | +0.2% |
| 1819 | 0.8688 | +0.2% |
| 1820 | 0.8709 | +0.2% |
| 1821 | 0.8729 | +0.2% |
| 1822 | 0.8749 | +0.2% |
| 1823 | 0.877 | +0.2% |
| 1824 | 0.879 | +0.2% |
| 1825 | 0.881 | +0.2% |
| 1826 | 0.883 | +0.2% |
| 1827 | 0.8851 | +0.2% |
| 1828 | 0.8871 | +0.2% |
| 1829 | 0.8891 | +0.2% |
| 1830 | 0.8912 | +0.2% |
| 1831 | 0.8932 | +0.2% |
| 1832 | 0.8952 | +0.2% |
| 1833 | 0.8973 | +0.2% |
| 1834 | 0.8993 | +0.2% |
| 1835 | 0.9013 | +0.2% |
| 1836 | 0.9033 | +0.2% |
| 1837 | 0.9054 | +0.2% |
| 1838 | 0.9074 | +0.2% |
| 1839 | 0.9094 | +0.2% |
| 1840 | 0.9115 | +0.2% |
| 1841 | 0.9135 | +0.2% |
| 1842 | 0.9155 | +0.2% |
| 1843 | 0.9175 | +0.2% |
| 1844 | 0.9196 | +0.2% |
| 1845 | 0.9216 | +0.2% |
| 1846 | 0.9236 | +0.2% |
| 1847 | 0.9256 | +0.2% |
| 1848 | 0.9276 | +0.2% |
| 1849 | 0.9297 | +0.2% |
| 1850 | 0.9317 | +0.2% |
| 1851 | 1.04 | +11.4% |
| 1852 | 1.04 | -0.0% |
| 1853 | 1.04 | -0.0% |
| 1854 | 1.04 | -0.0% |
| 1855 | 1.04 | +0.6% |
| 1856 | 1.05 | +0.7% |
| 1857 | 1.06 | +0.7% |
| 1858 | 1.07 | +0.7% |
| 1859 | 1.07 | +0.7% |
| 1860 | 1.08 | +0.7% |
| 1861 | 1.09 | +1.1% |
| 1862 | 1.1 | +0.7% |
| 1863 | 1.11 | +0.7% |
| 1864 | 1.12 | +0.7% |
| 1865 | 1.13 | +0.7% |
| 1866 | 1.13 | +0.7% |
| 1867 | 1.14 | +0.7% |
| 1868 | 1.15 | +0.7% |
| 1869 | 1.16 | +0.7% |
| 1870 | 1.17 | +0.7% |
| 1871 | 1.64 | +40.6% |
| 1872 | 1.65 | +0.6% |
| 1873 | 1.66 | +0.6% |
| 1874 | 1.67 | +0.6% |
| 1875 | 1.68 | +0.6% |
| 1876 | 1.69 | +0.6% |
| 1877 | 1.7 | +0.6% |
| 1878 | 1.71 | +0.6% |
| 1879 | 1.72 | +0.6% |
| 1880 | 1.73 | +0.6% |
| 1881 | 1.74 | +0.6% |
| 1882 | 1.75 | +0.6% |
| 1883 | 1.76 | +0.6% |
| 1884 | 1.77 | +0.6% |
| 1885 | 1.78 | +0.6% |
| 1886 | 1.8 | +0.6% |
| 1887 | 1.8 | +0.5% |
| 1888 | 1.81 | +0.6% |
| 1889 | 1.82 | +0.6% |
| 1890 | 1.83 | +0.5% |
| 1891 | 1.84 | +0.5% |
| 1892 | 1.86 | +0.7% |
| 1893 | 1.87 | +0.7% |
| 1894 | 1.88 | +0.7% |
| 1895 | 1.9 | +0.7% |
| 1896 | 1.91 | +0.7% |
| 1897 | 1.92 | +0.8% |
| 1898 | 1.94 | +0.8% |
| 1899 | 1.95 | +0.8% |
| 1900 | 1.97 | +0.8% |
| 1901 | 2.03 | +3.2% |
| 1902 | 2.14 | +5.4% |
| 1903 | 2.23 | +4.0% |
| 1904 | 2.31 | +3.8% |
| 1905 | 2.39 | +3.6% |
| 1906 | 2.48 | +3.5% |
| 1907 | 2.58 | +4.0% |
| 1908 | 2.67 | +3.5% |
| 1909 | 2.76 | +3.3% |
| 1910 | 2.84 | +3.2% |
| 1911 | 2.97 | +4.3% |
| 1912 | 3.07 | +3.7% |
| 1913 | 3.23 | +4.9% |
| 1914 | 3.36 | +4.2% |
| 1915 | 3.49 | +4.0% |
| 1916 | 3.63 | +3.9% |
| 1917 | 3.75 | +3.3% |
| 1918 | 3.89 | +3.7% |
| 1919 | 4.02 | +3.3% |
| 1920 | 4.16 | +3.5% |
| 1921 | 4.37 | +5.2% |
| 1922 | 5.12 | +17.2% |
| 1923 | 5.44 | +6.2% |
| 1924 | 5.76 | +5.8% |
| 1925 | 6.13 | +6.5% |
| 1926 | 6.49 | +5.9% |
| 1927 | 6.85 | +5.5% |
| 1928 | 7.22 | +5.4% |
| 1929 | 7.61 | +5.4% |
| 1930 | 7.98 | +4.9% |
| 1931 | 8.37 | +4.9% |
| 1932 | 8.79 | +5.1% |
| 1933 | 9.22 | +4.9% |
| 1934 | 9.66 | +4.8% |
| 1935 | 10.11 | +4.7% |
| 1936 | 10.62 | +5.0% |
| 1937 | 11.3 | +6.4% |
| 1938 | 11.97 | +5.9% |
| 1939 | 12.67 | +5.9% |
| 1940 | 13.38 | +5.6% |
| 1941 | 14.06 | +5.0% |
| 1942 | 14.73 | +4.8% |
| 1943 | 15.44 | +4.8% |
| 1944 | 16.16 | +4.7% |
| 1945 | 16.89 | +4.5% |
| 1946 | 17.66 | +4.6% |
| 1947 | 18.45 | +4.5% |
| 1948 | 19.26 | +4.4% |
| 1949 | 20.1 | +4.3% |
| 1950 | 20.82 | +3.6% |
| 1951 | 21.88 | +5.1% |
| 1952 | 22.97 | +5.0% |
| 1953 | 24.1 | +4.9% |
| 1954 | 25.19 | +4.6% |
| 1955 | 26.33 | +4.5% |
| 1956 | 27.51 | +4.5% |
| 1957 | 28.66 | +4.2% |
| 1958 | 29.89 | +4.3% |
| 1959 | 31.22 | +4.5% |
| 1960 | 32.61 | +4.4% |
| 1961 | 34.18 | +4.8% |
| 1962 | 35.18 | +2.9% |
| 1963 | 112.36 | +219.4% |
| 1964 | 112.04 | -0.3% |
| 1965 | 116.85 | +4.3% |
| 1966 | 120.55 | +3.2% |
| 1967 | 124.47 | +3.3% |
| 1968 | 126.64 | +1.7% |
| 1969 | 130.05 | +2.7% |
| 1970 | 328.51 | +152.6% |
| 1971 | 636.51 | +93.8% |
| 1972 | 1,004 | +57.8% |
| 1973 | 1,264 | +25.9% |
| 1974 | 1,446 | +14.4% |
| 1975 | 1,917 | +32.6% |
| 1976 | 2,437 | +27.1% |
| 1977 | 2,667 | +9.4% |
| 1978 | 3,414 | +28.0% |
| 1979 | 4,841 | +41.8% |
| 1980 | 3,696 | -23.6% |
| 1981 | 3,366 | -8.9% |
| 1982 | 3,136 | -6.8% |
| 1983 | 4,423 | +41.0% |
| 1984 | 5,847 | +32.2% |
| 1985 | 6,988 | +19.5% |
| 1986 | 7,103 | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 7,258 | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 8,942 | +23.2% |
| 1989 | 10,414 | +16.5% |
| 1990 | 5,238 | -49.7% |
| 1991 | 5,578 | +6.5% |
| 1992 | 6,162 | +10.5% |
| 1993 | 6,336 | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 6,437 | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 6,731 | +4.6% |
| 1996 | 6,673 | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 7,599 | +13.9% |
| 1998 | 7,965 | +4.8% |
| 1999 | 8,485 | +6.5% |
| 2000 | 11,602 | +36.7% |
| 2001 | 12,177 | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 10,602 | -12.9% |
| 2003 | 10,096 | -4.8% |
| 2004 | 15,094 | +49.5% |
| 2005 | 13,440 | -11.0% |
| 2006 | 14,534 | +8.1% |
| 2007 | 10,536 | -27.5% |
| 2008 | 12,128 | +15.1% |
| 2009 | 12,715 | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 10,533 | -17.2% |
| 2011 | 9,883 | -6.2% |
| 2012 | 10,632 | +7.6% |
| 2013 | 9,680 | -9.0% |
| 2014 | 11,003 | +13.7% |
| 2015 | 12,370 | +12.4% |
| 2016 | 13,413 | +8.4% |
| 2017 | 14,453 | +7.7% |
| 2018 | 14,589 | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 15,397 | +5.5% |
| 2020 | 15,474 | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 15,607 | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 17,214 | +10.3% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 17,214 is below the median for high income countries, which is 90,409, 19% of the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Seychelles's 17,214 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 44,992, 38% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Long run air pollution in Seychelles changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | +219.4% | 35.18 | 112.36 |
| 1970 | +152.6% | 130.05 | 328.51 |
| 1971 | +93.8% | 328.51 | 636.51 |
| 1972 | +57.8% | 636.51 | 1,004 |
| 1990 | -49.7% | 10,414 | 5,238 |
| 2004 | +49.5% | 10,096 | 15,094 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 0.8306 | 0.83 | 0.8311 | 10 |
| 1760s | 0.8317 | 0.8313 | 0.8322 | 10 |
| 1770s | 0.8328 | 0.8323 | 0.8332 | 10 |
| 1780s | 0.8336 | 0.8333 | 0.8339 | 10 |
| 1790s | 0.8343 | 0.834 | 0.8345 | 10 |
| 1800s | 0.8418 | 0.8346 | 0.849 | 10 |
| 1810s | 0.8597 | 0.8506 | 0.8688 | 10 |
| 1820s | 0.88 | 0.8709 | 0.8891 | 10 |
| 1830s | 0.9003 | 0.8912 | 0.9094 | 10 |
| 1840s | 0.9206 | 0.9115 | 0.9297 | 10 |
| 1850s | 1.04 | 0.9317 | 1.07 | 10 |
| 1860s | 1.12 | 1.08 | 1.16 | 10 |
| 1870s | 1.63 | 1.17 | 1.72 | 10 |
| 1880s | 1.78 | 1.73 | 1.82 | 10 |
| 1890s | 1.89 | 1.83 | 1.95 | 10 |
| 1900s | 2.35 | 1.97 | 2.76 | 10 |
| 1910s | 3.43 | 2.84 | 4.02 | 10 |
| 1920s | 5.92 | 4.16 | 7.61 | 10 |
| 1930s | 10.07 | 7.98 | 12.67 | 10 |
| 1940s | 16.61 | 13.38 | 20.1 | 10 |
| 1950s | 25.86 | 20.82 | 31.22 | 10 |
| 1960s | 94.49 | 32.61 | 130.05 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1,996 | 328.51 | 4,841 | 10 |
| 1980s | 6,117 | 3,136 | 10,414 | 10 |
| 1990s | 6,720 | 5,238 | 8,485 | 10 |
| 2000s | 12,292 | 10,096 | 15,094 | 10 |
| 2010s | 12,195 | 9,680 | 15,397 | 10 |
| 2020s | 16,098 | 15,474 | 17,214 | 3 |
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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)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2020)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is long run air pollution in Seychelles?
- Long run air pollution in Seychelles was 17,214 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest long run air pollution recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 17,214 in 2022.
- What is the lowest long run air pollution recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.83 in 1750.
- How does Seychelles rank for long run air pollution?
- Seychelles ranks 165th out of 220 countries with data for 2022.
- Is long run air pollution rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is up 61.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Seychelles data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Long run air pollution. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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