Per capita ghg emissions in Seychelles
Seychelles: Per capita ghg emissions was 5.86 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
5.86
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
82nd
of 199 countries
All-time high
6
in 2018
All-time low
0.155
in 1910
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita ghg emissions in Seychelles, 1850–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Seychelles recorded 5.86 for per capita ghg emissions in 2024.
The figure is up 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita ghg emissions in Seychelles peaked at 6 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.155, in 1910.
Seychelles ranks 82nd of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Per capita ghg emissions in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.2377 | — |
| 1851 | 0.2373 | -0.2% |
| 1852 | 0.2364 | -0.4% |
| 1853 | 0.2355 | -0.4% |
| 1854 | 0.2346 | -0.4% |
| 1855 | 0.2338 | -0.4% |
| 1856 | 0.2329 | -0.4% |
| 1857 | 0.2321 | -0.4% |
| 1858 | 0.2312 | -0.4% |
| 1859 | 0.2303 | -0.4% |
| 1860 | 0.2294 | -0.4% |
| 1861 | 0.2287 | -0.3% |
| 1862 | 0.228 | -0.3% |
| 1863 | 0.229 | +0.5% |
| 1864 | 0.2283 | -0.3% |
| 1865 | 0.2276 | -0.3% |
| 1866 | 0.2269 | -0.3% |
| 1867 | 0.2262 | -0.3% |
| 1868 | 0.2255 | -0.3% |
| 1869 | 0.2248 | -0.3% |
| 1870 | 0.2242 | -0.3% |
| 1871 | 0.2236 | -0.3% |
| 1872 | 0.2232 | -0.2% |
| 1873 | 0.223 | -0.1% |
| 1874 | 0.2228 | -0.1% |
| 1875 | 0.2227 | -0.1% |
| 1876 | 0.2226 | -0.0% |
| 1877 | 0.2224 | -0.1% |
| 1878 | 0.2222 | -0.1% |
| 1879 | 0.2219 | -0.1% |
| 1880 | 0.2214 | -0.2% |
| 1881 | 0.2209 | -0.3% |
| 1882 | 0.2203 | -0.3% |
| 1883 | 0.2197 | -0.3% |
| 1884 | 0.2191 | -0.3% |
| 1885 | 0.2185 | -0.3% |
| 1886 | 0.2179 | -0.3% |
| 1887 | 0.2173 | -0.3% |
| 1888 | 0.2167 | -0.3% |
| 1889 | 0.2155 | -0.6% |
| 1890 | 0.2142 | -0.6% |
| 1891 | 0.2119 | -1.1% |
| 1892 | 0.209 | -1.3% |
| 1893 | 0.2057 | -1.6% |
| 1894 | 0.2024 | -1.6% |
| 1895 | 0.1992 | -1.6% |
| 1896 | 0.196 | -1.6% |
| 1897 | 0.1929 | -1.6% |
| 1898 | 0.1899 | -1.6% |
| 1899 | 0.1868 | -1.6% |
| 1900 | 0.1837 | -1.7% |
| 1901 | 0.1805 | -1.7% |
| 1902 | 0.1774 | -1.7% |
| 1903 | 0.1743 | -1.8% |
| 1904 | 0.1712 | -1.8% |
| 1905 | 0.1681 | -1.8% |
| 1906 | 0.1652 | -1.8% |
| 1907 | 0.1623 | -1.7% |
| 1908 | 0.1594 | -1.7% |
| 1909 | 0.157 | -1.5% |
| 1910 | 0.155 | -1.3% |
| 1911 | 0.1556 | +0.4% |
| 1912 | 0.1566 | +0.6% |
| 1913 | 0.158 | +0.9% |
| 1914 | 0.1594 | +0.9% |
| 1915 | 0.1608 | +0.9% |
| 1916 | 0.1622 | +0.9% |
| 1917 | 0.1636 | +0.8% |
| 1918 | 0.1652 | +1.0% |
| 1919 | 0.1668 | +0.9% |
| 1920 | 0.1683 | +0.9% |
| 1921 | 0.1703 | +1.2% |
| 1922 | 0.1728 | +1.5% |
| 1923 | 0.175 | +1.2% |
| 1924 | 0.1771 | +1.2% |
| 1925 | 0.1791 | +1.1% |
| 1926 | 0.181 | +1.1% |
| 1927 | 0.1829 | +1.0% |
| 1928 | 0.1846 | +1.0% |
| 1929 | 0.1859 | +0.7% |
| 1930 | 0.1867 | +0.4% |
| 1931 | 0.1874 | +0.4% |
| 1932 | 0.1877 | +0.2% |
| 1933 | 0.1875 | -0.1% |
| 1934 | 0.1873 | -0.1% |
| 1935 | 0.187 | -0.2% |
| 1936 | 0.1863 | -0.4% |
| 1937 | 0.1855 | -0.4% |
| 1938 | 0.1848 | -0.4% |
| 1939 | 0.1846 | -0.1% |
| 1940 | 0.185 | +0.2% |
| 1941 | 0.1875 | +1.3% |
| 1942 | 0.1922 | +2.5% |
| 1943 | 0.1987 | +3.4% |
| 1944 | 0.2061 | +3.7% |
| 1945 | 0.2202 | +6.8% |
| 1946 | 0.2346 | +6.5% |
| 1947 | 0.2487 | +6.0% |
| 1948 | 0.2622 | +5.4% |
| 1949 | 0.2736 | +4.3% |
| 1950 | 0.2807 | +2.6% |
| 1951 | 0.2894 | +3.1% |
| 1952 | 0.2982 | +3.0% |
| 1953 | 0.3064 | +2.7% |
| 1954 | 0.3139 | +2.4% |
| 1955 | 0.3207 | +2.2% |
| 1956 | 0.327 | +2.0% |
| 1957 | 0.333 | +1.8% |
| 1958 | 0.3396 | +2.0% |
| 1959 | 0.3472 | +2.3% |
| 1960 | 0.3559 | +2.5% |
| 1961 | 0.3814 | +7.1% |
| 1962 | 0.3874 | +1.6% |
| 1963 | 0.564 | +45.6% |
| 1964 | 0.5705 | +1.1% |
| 1965 | 0.5775 | +1.2% |
| 1966 | 0.5892 | +2.0% |
| 1967 | 0.5952 | +1.0% |
| 1968 | 0.6059 | +1.8% |
| 1969 | 0.6154 | +1.6% |
| 1970 | 0.9858 | +60.2% |
| 1971 | 1.1 | +11.4% |
| 1972 | 1.31 | +18.9% |
| 1973 | 1.37 | +4.8% |
| 1974 | 1.49 | +9.2% |
| 1975 | 1.56 | +4.2% |
| 1976 | 1.89 | +21.6% |
| 1977 | 1.92 | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 1.81 | -5.7% |
| 1979 | 2.49 | +37.7% |
| 1980 | 2.11 | -15.4% |
| 1981 | 2.15 | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 1.98 | -8.0% |
| 1983 | 2.16 | +9.3% |
| 1984 | 2.12 | -1.8% |
| 1985 | 2.85 | +34.4% |
| 1986 | 3.03 | +6.5% |
| 1987 | 3.53 | +16.3% |
| 1988 | 3.46 | -1.9% |
| 1989 | 3.92 | +13.3% |
| 1990 | 2.76 | -29.7% |
| 1991 | 3.07 | +11.4% |
| 1992 | 3.02 | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 3.15 | +4.3% |
| 1994 | 3.37 | +6.8% |
| 1995 | 3.3 | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 3.73 | +13.1% |
| 1997 | 4.18 | +12.0% |
| 1998 | 4.35 | +4.2% |
| 1999 | 4.47 | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 4.66 | +4.3% |
| 2001 | 4.85 | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 4.85 | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 4.71 | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 5.14 | +9.0% |
| 2005 | 5.1 | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 5.12 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 5.23 | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 5.31 | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 5.58 | +5.2% |
| 2010 | 5.45 | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 4.95 | -9.1% |
| 2012 | 5.01 | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 4.84 | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 5.18 | +7.1% |
| 2015 | 5.46 | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 5.89 | +7.9% |
| 2017 | 5.97 | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 6 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 5.84 | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 5.8 | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 5.81 | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 5.85 | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 5.86 | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 5.86 | -0.0% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 5.86 is below the median for high income countries, which is 7.8, 75% of the median. (67 countries reporting)
- Seychelles's 5.86 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.65, 2.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita ghg emissions 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | +60.2% | 0.6154 | 0.9858 |
| 1963 | +45.6% | 0.3874 | 0.564 |
| 1979 | +37.7% | 1.81 | 2.49 |
| 1985 | +34.4% | 2.12 | 2.85 |
| 1990 | -29.7% | 3.92 | 2.76 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.2342 | 0.2303 | 0.2377 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.2275 | 0.2248 | 0.2294 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.2228 | 0.2219 | 0.2242 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.2187 | 0.2155 | 0.2214 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.2008 | 0.1868 | 0.2142 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.1699 | 0.157 | 0.1837 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.1603 | 0.155 | 0.1668 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.1777 | 0.1683 | 0.1859 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.1865 | 0.1846 | 0.1877 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.2209 | 0.185 | 0.2736 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.3156 | 0.2807 | 0.3472 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.5243 | 0.3559 | 0.6154 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.59 | 0.9858 | 2.49 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.73 | 1.98 | 3.92 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.54 | 2.76 | 4.47 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.06 | 4.66 | 5.58 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.46 | 4.84 | 6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.84 | 5.8 | 5.86 | 5 |
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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 per capita ghg emissions in Seychelles?
- Per capita ghg emissions in Seychelles was 5.86 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita ghg emissions recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 6 in 2018.
- What is the lowest per capita ghg emissions recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.155 in 1910.
- How does Seychelles rank for per capita ghg emissions?
- Seychelles ranks 82nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita ghg emissions rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Seychelles data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita ghg emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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