Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land in Seychelles
Seychelles: Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land was 90.28 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land in Seychelles, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Seychelles recorded 90.28 % for permanent crops — share in agricultural land in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent crops — share in agricultural land in Seychelles peaked at 92.02 % in 2011 and was at its lowest, 61.19 %, in 2010.
That places Seychelles 7th out of 238 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 80 % | — |
| 1962 | 80 % | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 80 % | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 80 % | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 80 % | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 80 % | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 80 % | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 80 % | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 80 % | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 80 % | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 80 % | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 80 % | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 80 % | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 80 % | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 80 % | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 80 % | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 80 % | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 80 % | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 80 % | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 80 % | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 80 % | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 83.33 % | +4.2% |
| 1983 | 83.33 % | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 83.33 % | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 83.33 % | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 83.33 % | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 83.33 % | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 80 % | -4.0% |
| 1989 | 80 % | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 75 % | -6.2% |
| 1991 | 75 % | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 75 % | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 75 % | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 75 % | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 75 % | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 75 % | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 75 % | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 75 % | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 75 % | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 75 % | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 75 % | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 75 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 75 % | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 74.98 % | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 72.35 % | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 70.27 % | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 68.04 % | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 69.65 % | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 64.88 % | -6.8% |
| 2010 | 61.19 % | -5.7% |
| 2011 | 92.02 % | +50.4% |
| 2012 | 90.78 % | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 88.24 % | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 87.67 % | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 89.48 % | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 89.15 % | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 89.18 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 89.15 % | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 89.2 % | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 88.86 % | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 89.65 % | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 90.51 % | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 90.4 % | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 90.28 % | -0.1% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 90.28 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 4.23 %, 21.3× the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Seychelles's 90.28 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.71 %, 24.3× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 80 % | 80 % | 80 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 80 % | 80 % | 80 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 82 % | 80 % | 83.33 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 75 % | 75 % | 75 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 72.02 % | 64.88 % | 75 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.61 % | 61.19 % | 92.02 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.94 % | 88.86 % | 90.51 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
- 5 Kiribati 94.12 % compare
- 6 Marshall Islands 93.12 % compare
- 8 Sao Tome and Principe 88.7 % compare
- 9 Malaysia 86.11 % compare
- 10 French Polynesia 85.81 % 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 permanent crops — share in agricultural land in Seychelles?
- Permanent crops — share in agricultural land in Seychelles was 90.28 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent crops — share in agricultural land recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 92.02 % in 2011.
- What is the lowest permanent crops — share in agricultural land recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.19 % in 2010.
- How does Seychelles rank for permanent crops — share in agricultural land?
- Seychelles ranks 7th out of 238 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent crops — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. 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 Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land. 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.