Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions in Seychelles
Seychelles: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions was 0.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions in Seychelles, 1963–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Seychelles recorded 0.0% for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions in 2024. That is the highest value across all 62 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 27.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global cumulative co₂ emissions in Seychelles peaked at 0.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1963.
That places Seychelles 183rd 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 global cumulative CO₂ emissions in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 0.0% | — |
| 1964 | 0.0% | +93.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0% | +45.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0% | +29.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0% | +21.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0% | +16.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0% | +12.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0% | +51.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0% | +36.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0% | +33.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0% | +25.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0% | +22.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0% | +18.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0% | +21.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0% | +17.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0% | +12.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0% | +17.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0% | +10.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0% | +9.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0% | +6.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0% | +7.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0% | +6.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0% | +9.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0% | +9.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0% | +10.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0% | +8.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0% | +9.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0% | +4.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0% | +4.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | +4.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0% | +4.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | +4.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | +4.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | +5.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | +5.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | +5.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | +4.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0% | +2.0% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 0.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.1%, 1% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Seychelles's 0.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0%, 16% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global cumulative CO₂ 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | +93.8% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1970 | +51.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1965 | +45.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1971 | +36.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1972 | +33.8% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1966 | +29.1% | 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
- 180 Burundi 0.0% compare
- 181 Andorra 0.0% compare
- 182 Saint Lucia 0.0% compare
- 184 Central African Republic 0.0% compare
- 185 East Timor 0.0% compare
- 186 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 global cumulative co₂ emissions in Seychelles?
- Share of global cumulative co₂ emissions 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 global cumulative co₂ emissions recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of global cumulative co₂ emissions recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1963.
- How does Seychelles rank for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions?
- Seychelles ranks 183rd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global cumulative co₂ emissions rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.0%. 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 global cumulative CO₂ emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global total cumulative emissions of CO₂.