Carbon intensity of energy in Seychelles
Seychelles: Carbon intensity of energy was 158.3 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour in 2024. ▲ Rising
Carbon intensity of energy in Seychelles, 1980–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour.
Analysis
In 2024, carbon intensity of energy in Seychelles stood at 158.3 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour.
The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and up 50.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon intensity of energy in Seychelles peaked at 179.63 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour in 2021 and was at its lowest, 76.94 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour, in 2004.
That places Seychelles 176th out of 204 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 113.66 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 79 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 153.19 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 10 |
| 1990s | 101.36 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 83.23 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 132.6 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 10 |
| 2000s | 90.42 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 76.94 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 103.28 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 10 |
| 2010s | 115.82 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 100.82 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 153.74 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 10 |
| 2020s | 168.01 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 158.3 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 179.63 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 5 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
- 173 Cook Islands 158.88 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour compare
- 174 Hungary 158.74 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour compare
- 175 Brazil 158.46 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour compare
- 177 United Arab Emirates 157.35 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour compare
- 178 Estonia 156.87 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour compare
- 179 Spain 155.94 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour 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 of energy in Seychelles?
- Carbon intensity of energy in Seychelles was 158.3 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest carbon intensity of energy recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 179.63 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour in 2021.
- What is the lowest carbon intensity of energy recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.94 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour in 2004.
- How does Seychelles rank for carbon intensity of energy?
- Seychelles ranks 176th out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is carbon intensity of energy rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.8%. 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) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Carbon intensity of energy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Fossil carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions per unit of total energy supply, measured in grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour.