Carbon emission intensity vs. GDP per capita in Seychelles
Seychelles: Carbon emission intensity vs. GDP per capita was 0.2471 in 2024. ▬ Flat
Carbon emission intensity vs. GDP per capita in Seychelles, 1990–2024
Source: Joint Research Centre (European Commission) and International Energy Agency (IEA), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Seychelles recorded 0.2471 for carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and down 38.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita in Seychelles peaked at 0.7011 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.2409, in 1998.
That places Seychelles 26th out of 191 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Carbon emission intensity vs. GDP per capita in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.2471 | — |
| 1991 | 0.3433 | +38.9% |
| 1992 | 0.2694 | -21.5% |
| 1993 | 0.252 | -6.5% |
| 1994 | 0.2574 | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 0.2728 | +6.0% |
| 1996 | 0.2568 | -5.9% |
| 1997 | 0.2412 | -6.1% |
| 1998 | 0.2409 | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.2467 | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 0.4507 | +82.7% |
| 2001 | 0.5123 | +13.7% |
| 2002 | 0.4581 | -10.6% |
| 2003 | 0.491 | +7.2% |
| 2004 | 0.7011 | +42.8% |
| 2005 | 0.5843 | -16.7% |
| 2006 | 0.5813 | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.4413 | -24.1% |
| 2008 | 0.4818 | +9.2% |
| 2009 | 0.5471 | +13.6% |
| 2010 | 0.4705 | -14.0% |
| 2011 | 0.3663 | -22.2% |
| 2012 | 0.4029 | +10.0% |
| 2013 | 0.3601 | -10.6% |
| 2014 | 0.3994 | +10.9% |
| 2015 | 0.3908 | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 0.3886 | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.3807 | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 0.3164 | -16.9% |
| 2019 | 0.2669 | -15.6% |
| 2020 | 0.2834 | +6.2% |
| 2021 | 0.2649 | -6.5% |
| 2022 | 0.2576 | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 0.2441 | -5.3% |
| 2024 | 0.2471 | +1.2% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 0.2471 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.1118, 2.2× the median. (70 countries reporting)
- Seychelles's 0.2471 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0966, 2.6× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Carbon emission intensity vs. GDP per capita in Seychelles changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +82.7% | 0.2467 | 0.4507 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2628 | 0.2409 | 0.3433 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5249 | 0.4413 | 0.7011 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3743 | 0.2669 | 0.4705 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2594 | 0.2441 | 0.2834 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
More climate change data for Seychelles
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 91,000 kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 14.71 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 10.89 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3.82 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.0411 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.1363 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 0.5035 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 0.5035 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0019 kt (2050)
- Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) 0.5035 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita in Seychelles?
- Carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita in Seychelles was 0.2471 in 2024, according to Joint Research Centre (European Commission) and International Energy Agency (IEA), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7011 in 2004.
- What is the lowest carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2409 in 1998.
- How does Seychelles rank for carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita?
- Seychelles ranks 26th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Seychelles data come from?
- The figures come from Joint Research Centre (European Commission) and International Energy Agency (IEA), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Carbon emission intensity vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Carbon emission intensity is measured in kilograms of CO₂ per dollar of GDP. Emissions from fossil fuels and industry are included, but land-use change emissions are not. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.