Other land — Area in Seychelles
Seychelles: Other land — Area was 17.42 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Other land — Area in Seychelles, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Seychelles recorded 17.42 1000 ha for other land — area in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other land — area in Seychelles peaked at 17.42 1000 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.87 1000 ha, in 1990.
That places Seychelles 218th out of 259 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Other land — Area in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 7.87 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 8.09 1000 ha | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 8.3 1000 ha | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 8.52 1000 ha | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 8.74 1000 ha | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 8.96 1000 ha | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 9.17 1000 ha | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 9.39 1000 ha | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 9.61 1000 ha | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 9.82 1000 ha | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 10.04 1000 ha | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 10.26 1000 ha | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 10.47 1000 ha | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 10.69 1000 ha | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 10.91 1000 ha | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 11.51 1000 ha | +5.5% |
| 2006 | 11.98 1000 ha | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 12.43 1000 ha | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 12.48 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 13.15 1000 ha | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 13.89 1000 ha | +5.6% |
| 2011 | 14.74 1000 ha | +6.1% |
| 2012 | 15.13 1000 ha | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 15.59 1000 ha | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 15.87 1000 ha | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 15.87 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 16.14 1000 ha | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 16.35 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 16.57 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 16.78 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 17.04 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 17.16 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 16.95 1000 ha | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 17.18 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 17.42 1000 ha | +1.4% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 17.42 1000 ha is below the median for high income countries, which is 806.25 1000 ha, 2% of the median. (81 countries reporting)
- Seychelles's 17.42 1000 ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2,174 1000 ha, 1% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.85 1000 ha | 7.87 1000 ha | 9.82 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.39 1000 ha | 10.04 1000 ha | 13.15 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.69 1000 ha | 13.89 1000 ha | 16.78 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.15 1000 ha | 16.95 1000 ha | 17.42 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
- 215 Maldives 20.18 1000 ha compare
- 216 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 19.88 1000 ha compare
- 217 Saint Lucia 18.28 1000 ha compare
- 219 Aruba 15.51 1000 ha compare
- 220 Isle of Man 14.49 1000 ha compare
- 221 United States Virgin Islands 11.41 1000 ha 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 other land — area in Seychelles?
- Other land — area in Seychelles was 17.42 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest other land — area recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 17.42 1000 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest other land — area recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.87 1000 ha in 1990.
- How does Seychelles rank for other land — area?
- Seychelles ranks 218th out of 259 countries with data for 2024.
- Is other land — area rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.8%. 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 Other land — Area. 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.