Marine protected areas in Seychelles
Seychelles: Marine protected areas was 2.33 sq. km in 2010. ▬ Flat
Marine protected areas in Seychelles, 1990–2010
Source: United Nations Environmental Program and the World Conservation Monitoring Centre, as compiled by the World Resources Institute, based on data from national authorities, national legislation and inter. Measured in sq. km.
Analysis
The most recent figure for marine protected areas in Seychelles is 2.33 sq. km, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, marine protected areas in Seychelles peaked at 2.33 sq. km in 1997 and was at its lowest, 2.32 sq. km, in 1990.
Seychelles ranks 29th of 37 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Marine protected areas in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | sq. km | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.32 sq. km | — |
| 1991 | 2.32 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 2.32 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 2.32 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 2.32 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 2.32 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 2.33 sq. km | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 2.33 sq. km | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 2.33 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 2.33 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 2.33 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 2.33 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 2.33 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 2.33 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2.33 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 2.33 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 2.33 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 2.33 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 2.33 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2.33 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2.33 sq. km | +0.0% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 2.33 sq. km is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 721.82 sq. km, 0% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.32 sq. km | 2.32 sq. km | 2.33 sq. km | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.33 sq. km | 2.33 sq. km | 2.33 sq. km | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.33 sq. km | 2.33 sq. km | 2.33 sq. km | 1 |
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 marine protected areas in Seychelles?
- Marine protected areas in Seychelles was 2.33 sq. km in 2010, according to United Nations Environmental Program and the World Conservation Monitoring Centre, as compiled by the World Resources Institute, based on data from national authorities, national legislation and inter.
- What is the highest marine protected areas recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 2.33 sq. km in 1997.
- What is the lowest marine protected areas recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.32 sq. km in 1990.
- How does Seychelles rank for marine protected areas?
- Seychelles ranks 29th out of 37 countries with data for 2010.
- Is marine protected areas rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Seychelles data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Environmental Program and the World Conservation Monitoring Centre, as compiled by the World Resources Institute, based on data from national authorities, national legislation and inter, published as part of Marine protected areas (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Marine protected areas are areas of intertidal or subtidal terrain--and overlying water and associated flora and fauna and historical and cultural features--that have been reserved by law or other effective means to protect part or all of the enclosed environment.