Municipal water withdrawal in Seychelles
Seychelles: Municipal water withdrawal was 9.00 million cubic meters in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
9.00 million cubic meters
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
177th
of 183 countries
All-time high
10.80 million cubic meters
in 2000
All-time low
8.00 million cubic meters
in 2003
Years of data
35
1989–2023
Municipal water withdrawal in Seychelles, 1989–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – AQUASTAT (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in cubic meters.
Analysis
Seychelles recorded 9.00 million cubic meters for municipal water withdrawal in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, municipal water withdrawal in Seychelles peaked at 10.80 million cubic meters in 2000 and was at its lowest, 8.00 million cubic meters, in 2003.
Seychelles ranks 177th of 183 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Municipal water withdrawal in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | cubic meters | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 9.90 million cubic meters | — |
| 1990 | 9.98 million cubic meters | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 10.06 million cubic meters | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 10.15 million cubic meters | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 10.23 million cubic meters | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 10.31 million cubic meters | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 10.39 million cubic meters | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 10.47 million cubic meters | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 10.55 million cubic meters | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 10.64 million cubic meters | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 10.72 million cubic meters | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 10.80 million cubic meters | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 9.87 million cubic meters | -8.6% |
| 2002 | 8.93 million cubic meters | -9.5% |
| 2003 | 8.00 million cubic meters | -10.4% |
| 2004 | 8.50 million cubic meters | +6.2% |
| 2005 | 9.00 million cubic meters | +5.9% |
| 2006 | 9.00 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 9.00 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 9.00 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 9.00 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 9.00 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 9.00 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 9.00 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 9.00 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 9.00 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 9.00 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 9.00 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 9.00 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 9.00 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 9.00 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 9.00 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 9.00 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 9.00 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 9.00 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 9.00 million cubic meters is below the median for high income countries, which is 699.00 million cubic meters, 1% of the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Seychelles's 9.00 million cubic meters is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 144.05 million cubic meters, 6% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9.90 million cubic meters | 9.90 million cubic meters | 9.90 million cubic meters | 1 |
| 1990s | 10.35 million cubic meters | 9.98 million cubic meters | 10.72 million cubic meters | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.11 million cubic meters | 8.00 million cubic meters | 10.80 million cubic meters | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.00 million cubic meters | 9.00 million cubic meters | 9.00 million cubic meters | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.00 million cubic meters | 9.00 million cubic meters | 9.00 million cubic meters | 4 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
- 174 Saint Lucia 12.50 million cubic meters compare
- 175 Grenada 12.00 million cubic meters compare
- 176 Belize 11.40 million cubic meters compare
- 178 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 8.50 million cubic meters compare
- 179 Liechtenstein 7.90 million cubic meters compare
- 180 Antigua and Barbuda 7.20 million cubic meters 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 3.12 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is municipal water withdrawal in Seychelles?
- Municipal water withdrawal in Seychelles was 9.00 million cubic meters in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – AQUASTAT (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest municipal water withdrawal recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 10.80 million cubic meters in 2000.
- What is the lowest municipal water withdrawal recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.00 million cubic meters in 2003.
- How does Seychelles rank for municipal water withdrawal?
- Seychelles ranks 177th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is municipal water withdrawal rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Seychelles data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – AQUASTAT (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Municipal water withdrawal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Water withdrawn each year for direct use by the population, usually measured as the total supplied by the public distribution network.