Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil in Seychelles
Seychelles: Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil was 0.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil in Seychelles, 1963–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil in Seychelles stood at 0.0%. That is the highest value across all 62 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 28.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil in Seychelles peaked at 0.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1963.
That places Seychelles 181st out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 0.0% | — |
| 1964 | 0.0% | +87.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0% | +40.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0% | +24.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0% | +17.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0% | +12.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0% | +9.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0% | +46.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0% | +31.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0% | +29.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0% | +21.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0% | +18.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0% | +15.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0% | +18.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0% | +14.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0% | +9.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0% | +15.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0% | +8.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0% | +7.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0% | +5.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0% | +5.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0% | +5.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0% | +8.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0% | +8.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0% | +9.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0% | +7.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0% | +8.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0% | +3.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0% | +3.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | +3.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0% | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | +4.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | +4.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | +4.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | +4.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | +4.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0% | +2.2% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 0.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.1%, 2% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Seychelles's 0.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0%, 20% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | +87.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1970 | +46.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1965 | +40.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1971 | +31.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1972 | +29.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 7 |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
- 178 Andorra 0.0% compare
- 179 Cape Verde 0.0% compare
- 180 Saint Lucia 0.0% compare
- 182 Burundi 0.0% compare
- 183 Central African Republic 0.0% compare
- 184 Solomon Islands 0.0% compare
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 share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil in Seychelles?
- Share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil in Seychelles was 0.0% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1963.
- How does Seychelles rank for share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil?
- Seychelles ranks 181st out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.8%. 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 Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from oil since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global cumulative emissions of CO₂ from oil.