Forestland — Area, per capita in Seychelles
Seychelles: Forestland — Area, per capita was 0.0002 1000 ha per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forestland — Area, per capita in Seychelles, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per person.
Analysis
In 2025, forestland — area, per capita in Seychelles stood at 0.0002 1000 ha per person. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and down 29.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forestland — area, per capita in Seychelles peaked at 0.0005 1000 ha per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 1000 ha per person, in 2025.
Seychelles ranks 100th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Forestland — Area, per capita in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -17.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 2025 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.9% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 0.0002 1000 ha per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0002 1000 ha per person, 1.0× the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Seychelles's 0.0002 1000 ha per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0003 1000 ha per person, 75% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 6 |
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 forestland — area, per capita in Seychelles?
- Forestland — area, per capita in Seychelles was 0.0002 1000 ha per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forestland — area, per capita recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0005 1000 ha per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest forestland — area, per capita recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 1000 ha per person in 2025.
- How does Seychelles rank for forestland — area, per capita?
- Seychelles ranks 100th out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forestland — area, per capita rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Seychelles data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Forestland — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Forestland — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Forestland — Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Forestland — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Forestland — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.