Land-use change — Emissions per capita in Seychelles
Seychelles: Land-use change — Emissions per capita was 0.52 t CO2eq/cap in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land-use change — Emissions per capita in Seychelles, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t CO2eq/cap.
Analysis
Seychelles recorded 0.52 t CO2eq/cap for land-use change — emissions per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land-use change — emissions per capita in Seychelles peaked at 0.84 t CO2eq/cap in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.52 t CO2eq/cap, in 2020.
That places Seychelles 40th out of 187 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.797 t CO2eq/cap | 0.75 t CO2eq/cap | 0.84 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.699 t CO2eq/cap | 0.66 t CO2eq/cap | 0.74 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.593 t CO2eq/cap | 0.54 t CO2eq/cap | 0.65 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5275 t CO2eq/cap | 0.52 t CO2eq/cap | 0.54 t CO2eq/cap | 4 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
- 37 Honduras 0.65 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 38 Solomon Islands 0.62 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 39 Benin 0.53 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 41 Bulgaria 0.48 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 42 Sierra Leone 0.41 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 43 North Macedonia 0.37 t CO2eq/cap compare
More climate change data for Seychelles
- 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)
- Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 0.5035 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land-use change — emissions per capita in Seychelles?
- Land-use change — emissions per capita in Seychelles was 0.52 t CO2eq/cap in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land-use change — emissions per capita recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 0.84 t CO2eq/cap in 1990.
- What is the lowest land-use change — emissions per capita recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.52 t CO2eq/cap in 2020.
- How does Seychelles rank for land-use change — emissions per capita?
- Seychelles ranks 40th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land-use change — emissions per capita rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Seychelles data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Land-use change — Emissions per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.