Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport in Seychelles
Seychelles: Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport was 1,563 kilograms per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport in Seychelles, 1990–2023
Source: Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per person.
Analysis
In 2023, per capita co₂ emissions from transport in Seychelles stood at 1,563 kilograms per person.
The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and up 77.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions from transport in Seychelles peaked at 1,815 kilograms per person in 2004 and was at its lowest, 668.11 kilograms per person, in 1991.
That places Seychelles 50th out of 191 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 894.83 kilograms per person | 668.11 kilograms per person | 1,341 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,147 kilograms per person | 839.94 kilograms per person | 1,815 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,154 kilograms per person | 881.42 kilograms per person | 1,651 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,549 kilograms per person | 1,496 kilograms per person | 1,593 kilograms per person | 4 |
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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 per capita co₂ emissions from transport in Seychelles?
- Per capita co₂ emissions from transport in Seychelles was 1,563 kilograms per person in 2023, according to Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita co₂ emissions from transport recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 1,815 kilograms per person in 2004.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions from transport recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 668.11 kilograms per person in 1991.
- How does Seychelles rank for per capita co₂ emissions from transport?
- Seychelles ranks 50th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions from transport rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is up 77.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Seychelles data come from?
- The figures come from Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Emissions are measured in kilograms per person.