Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Seychelles
Seychelles: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP was 0.206 kilograms per international-$ in 2022. ▲ Rising
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Seychelles, 1963–2022
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per international-$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Seychelles is 0.206 kilograms per international-$, measured in 2022.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Seychelles peaked at 0.4341 kilograms per international-$ in 1987 and was at its lowest, 0.0409 kilograms per international-$, in 1969.
That places Seychelles 75th out of 164 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 60 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0444 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0409 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0481 kilograms per international-$ | 7 |
| 1970s | 0.2101 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1477 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2861 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3204 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2241 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4341 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2704 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2507 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2947 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.285 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2488 kilograms per international-$ | 0.331 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2082 kilograms per international-$ | 0.188 kilograms per international-$ | 0.248 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2073 kilograms per international-$ | 0.206 kilograms per international-$ | 0.208 kilograms per international-$ | 3 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
- 72 Slovakia 0.2101 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 73 Tajikistan 0.2082 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 74 Cyprus 0.2064 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 76 Liberia 0.2041 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 78 Montenegro 0.1953 kilograms per international-$ compare
More climate change data for Seychelles
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Population growth 1.1% (2025)
- Population, total 122,730 (2025)
- Urban population growth 1.6% (2025)
- Urban population 55,821 (2025)
- Urban population 45.5% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 5 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 16.11 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 5 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 5 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Seychelles?
- Carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Seychelles was 0.206 kilograms per international-$ in 2022, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4341 kilograms per international-$ in 1987.
- What is the lowest carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0409 kilograms per international-$ in 1969.
- How does Seychelles rank for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- Seychelles ranks 75th out of 164 countries with data for 2022.
- Is carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Seychelles data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).