Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Seychelles
Seychelles: Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas was 24.4% in 2025. β¬ Flat
Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Seychelles, 1990β2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Seychelles stood at 24.4%. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Seychelles peaked at 24.4% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 24.4%, in 1990.
That places Seychelles 58th out of 165 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.4% | 24.4% | 24.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 24.4% | 24.4% | 24.4% | 1 |
| 2010s | 24.4% | 24.4% | 24.4% | 2 |
| 2020s | 24.4% | 24.4% | 24.4% | 2 |
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More environment data for Seychelles
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.258 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.05 Β°C (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import -99.72 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import 0 t per person (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value -84.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value 0.0006 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Recovered paper β Production 0 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish β Production 0 t (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Seychelles?
- Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Seychelles was 24.4% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 24.4% in 1990.
- What is the lowest proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.4% in 1990.
- How does Seychelles rank for proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas?
- Seychelles ranks 58th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of forest area within legally established 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 Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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