Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Seychelles
Seychelles: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change was 16.11 million tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Seychelles, 1963–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Seychelles recorded 16.11 million tonnes for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change in 2024. That is the highest value across all 62 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is 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 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.
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
- 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 cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change in Seychelles?
- Cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change in Seychelles was 16.11 million tonnes in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change 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 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?
- Seychelles ranks 176th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change 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 Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.