Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled in Seychelles
Seychelles: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled was 16.11 million tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled in Seychelles, 1963–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Seychelles recorded 16.11 million tonnes for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled in 2024. That is the highest value across all 62 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.2% on the previous year and up 58.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled in Seychelles peaked at 16.11 million tonnes in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7,328 tonnes, in 1963.
Seychelles ranks 176th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 7,328 tonnes | — |
| 1964 | 14,656 tonnes | +100.0% |
| 1965 | 21,984 tonnes | +50.0% |
| 1966 | 29,312 tonnes | +33.3% |
| 1967 | 36,640 tonnes | +25.0% |
| 1968 | 43,968 tonnes | +20.0% |
| 1969 | 51,296 tonnes | +16.7% |
| 1970 | 80,608 tonnes | +57.1% |
| 1971 | 113,584 tonnes | +40.9% |
| 1972 | 157,552 tonnes | +38.7% |
| 1973 | 205,184 tonnes | +30.2% |
| 1974 | 260,144 tonnes | +26.8% |
| 1975 | 318,768 tonnes | +22.5% |
| 1976 | 399,376 tonnes | +25.3% |
| 1977 | 483,648 tonnes | +21.1% |
| 1978 | 560,592 tonnes | +15.9% |
| 1979 | 681,504 tonnes | +21.6% |
| 1980 | 776,768 tonnes | +14.0% |
| 1981 | 875,696 tonnes | +12.7% |
| 1982 | 959,968 tonnes | +9.6% |
| 1983 | 1.06 million tonnes | +10.3% |
| 1984 | 1.16 million tonnes | +9.3% |
| 1985 | 1.31 million tonnes | +13.0% |
| 1986 | 1.47 million tonnes | +12.6% |
| 1987 | 1.67 million tonnes | +13.7% |
| 1988 | 1.87 million tonnes | +11.8% |
| 1989 | 2.11 million tonnes | +12.5% |
| 1990 | 2.26 million tonnes | +7.1% |
| 1991 | 2.43 million tonnes | +7.6% |
| 1992 | 2.60 million tonnes | +7.1% |
| 1993 | 2.78 million tonnes | +7.0% |
| 1994 | 2.99 million tonnes | +7.2% |
| 1995 | 3.18 million tonnes | +6.6% |
| 1996 | 3.42 million tonnes | +7.4% |
| 1997 | 3.69 million tonnes | +7.9% |
| 1998 | 3.98 million tonnes | +7.8% |
| 1999 | 4.28 million tonnes | +7.6% |
| 2000 | 4.60 million tonnes | +7.4% |
| 2001 | 4.94 million tonnes | +7.4% |
| 2002 | 5.29 million tonnes | +7.0% |
| 2003 | 5.63 million tonnes | +6.4% |
| 2004 | 6.01 million tonnes | +6.7% |
| 2005 | 6.39 million tonnes | +6.3% |
| 2006 | 6.77 million tonnes | +6.0% |
| 2007 | 7.18 million tonnes | +5.9% |
| 2008 | 7.59 million tonnes | +5.8% |
| 2009 | 8.04 million tonnes | +5.8% |
| 2010 | 8.47 million tonnes | +5.5% |
| 2011 | 8.88 million tonnes | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 9.30 million tonnes | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 9.71 million tonnes | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 10.17 million tonnes | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 10.67 million tonnes | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 11.22 million tonnes | +5.2% |
| 2017 | 11.79 million tonnes | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 12.39 million tonnes | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 12.98 million tonnes | +4.8% |
| 2020 | 13.58 million tonnes | +4.6% |
| 2021 | 14.19 million tonnes | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 14.82 million tonnes | +4.4% |
| 2023 | 15.46 million tonnes | +4.3% |
| 2024 | 16.11 million tonnes | +4.2% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 16.11 million tonnes is below the median for high income countries, which is 3.31 billion tonnes, 0% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Seychelles's 16.11 million tonnes is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.26 billion tonnes, 1% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | +100.0% | 7,328 tonnes | 14,656 tonnes |
| 1970 | +57.1% | 51,296 tonnes | 80,608 tonnes |
| 1965 | +50.0% | 14,656 tonnes | 21,984 tonnes |
| 1971 | +40.9% | 80,608 tonnes | 113,584 tonnes |
| 1972 | +38.7% | 113,584 tonnes | 157,552 tonnes |
| 1966 | +33.3% | 21,984 tonnes | 29,312 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 29,312 tonnes | 7,328 tonnes | 51,296 tonnes | 7 |
| 1970s | 326,096 tonnes | 80,608 tonnes | 681,504 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.33 million tonnes | 776,768 tonnes | 2.11 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.16 million tonnes | 2.26 million tonnes | 4.28 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.24 million tonnes | 4.60 million tonnes | 8.04 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.56 million tonnes | 8.47 million tonnes | 12.98 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.83 million tonnes | 13.58 million tonnes | 16.11 million tonnes | 5 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
- 173 Cape Verde 21.05 million tonnes compare
- 174 Antigua and Barbuda 17.83 million tonnes compare
- 175 Andorra 17.13 million tonnes compare
- 177 Saint Lucia 15.85 million tonnes compare
- 178 Samoa 14.55 million tonnes compare
- 179 Comoros 13.79 million tonnes compare
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 cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled in Seychelles?
- Cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled in Seychelles was 16.11 million tonnes in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 16.11 million tonnes in 2024.
- What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,328 tonnes in 1963.
- How does Seychelles rank for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled?
- Seychelles ranks 176th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is up 58.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Seychelles data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change with 79 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change with 79 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.