Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions in Seychelles
Seychelles: Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions was 1.8% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions in Seychelles, 1964–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, annual percentage change in co₂ emissions in Seychelles stood at 1.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.7% on the previous year and down 83.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual percentage change in co₂ emissions in Seychelles peaked at 300.0% in 1970 and was at its lowest, -35.9%, in 1990.
That places Seychelles 111th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1964 | 0.0% | — |
| 1965 | 0.0% | — |
| 1966 | 0.0% | — |
| 1967 | 0.0% | — |
| 1968 | 0.0% | — |
| 1969 | 0.0% | — |
| 1970 | 300.0% | — |
| 1971 | 12.5% | -95.8% |
| 1972 | 33.3% | +166.7% |
| 1973 | 8.3% | -75.0% |
| 1974 | 15.4% | +84.6% |
| 1975 | 6.7% | -56.7% |
| 1976 | 37.5% | +462.5% |
| 1977 | 4.5% | -87.9% |
| 1978 | -8.7% | -291.3% |
| 1979 | 57.1% | -757.1% |
| 1980 | -21.2% | -137.1% |
| 1981 | 3.8% | -118.1% |
| 1982 | -14.8% | -485.2% |
| 1983 | 17.4% | -217.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 1985 | 51.9% | — |
| 1986 | 9.8% | -81.2% |
| 1987 | 22.2% | +127.8% |
| 1988 | -1.8% | -108.2% |
| 1989 | 18.5% | -1118.5% |
| 1990 | -35.9% | -294.1% |
| 1991 | 14.6% | -140.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 1993 | 6.4% | — |
| 1994 | 10.0% | +56.7% |
| 1995 | -1.8% | -118.2% |
| 1996 | 18.5% | -1118.5% |
| 1997 | 15.6% | -15.6% |
| 1998 | 6.8% | -56.8% |
| 1999 | 5.1% | -25.1% |
| 2000 | 4.8% | -4.8% |
| 2001 | 6.9% | +43.1% |
| 2002 | 2.2% | -68.8% |
| 2003 | -2.1% | -197.9% |
| 2004 | 10.8% | -610.8% |
| 2005 | 1.0% | -91.0% |
| 2006 | 1.0% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 4.8% | +395.2% |
| 2008 | 2.7% | -42.7% |
| 2009 | 7.1% | +159.6% |
| 2010 | -0.8% | -111.7% |
| 2011 | -8.3% | +908.3% |
| 2012 | 3.6% | -143.6% |
| 2013 | -0.9% | -124.1% |
| 2014 | 10.6% | -1310.6% |
| 2015 | 8.8% | -17.1% |
| 2016 | 11.0% | +25.3% |
| 2017 | 4.0% | -64.0% |
| 2018 | 3.8% | -3.8% |
| 2019 | -1.2% | -132.1% |
| 2020 | 1.2% | -201.2% |
| 2021 | 2.5% | +97.5% |
| 2022 | 2.8% | +13.5% |
| 2023 | 2.0% | -29.4% |
| 2024 | 1.8% | -10.7% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 1.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.5%, 1.2× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Seychelles's 1.8% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.8%, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +1310.6% | -0.9% | 10.6% |
| 1989 | +1118.5% | -1.8% | 18.5% |
| 1996 | +1118.5% | -1.8% | 18.5% |
| 2011 | -908.3% | -0.8% | -8.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 6 |
| 1970s | 46.7% | -8.7% | 300.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.6% | -21.2% | 51.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.9% | -35.9% | 18.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.9% | -2.1% | 10.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.1% | -8.3% | 11.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.0% | 1.2% | 2.8% | 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 annual percentage change in co₂ emissions in Seychelles?
- Annual percentage change in co₂ emissions in Seychelles was 1.8% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual percentage change in co₂ emissions recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 300.0% in 1970.
- What is the lowest annual percentage change in co₂ emissions recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was -35.9% in 1990.
- How does Seychelles rank for annual percentage change in co₂ emissions?
- Seychelles ranks 111th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual percentage change in co₂ emissions rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is down 83.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Seychelles data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual percentage growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change.