Terrestrial protected areas in Seychelles
Seychelles: Terrestrial protected areas was 68.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Terrestrial protected areas in Seychelles, 2013–2025
Source: Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM), UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring. Measured in % of total land area.
Analysis
In 2025, terrestrial protected areas in Seychelles stood at 68.1%. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 61.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, terrestrial protected areas in Seychelles peaked at 68.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 42.1%, in 2013.
That places Seychelles 1st out of 213 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Terrestrial protected areas in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | % of total land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 42.1% | — |
| 2014 | 42.1% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 42.1% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 42.1% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 42.1% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 42.1% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 49.6% | +17.8% |
| 2020 | 61.5% | +24.0% |
| 2021 | 61.5% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 61.5% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 61.5% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 68.1% | +10.7% |
| 2025 | 68.1% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 43.2% | 42.1% | 49.6% | 7 |
| 2020s | 63.7% | 61.5% | 68.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
- 2 New Caledonia 59.6% compare
- 3 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 56.8% compare
- 4 Bhutan 51.6% 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 terrestrial protected areas in Seychelles?
- Terrestrial protected areas in Seychelles was 68.1% in 2025, according to Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM), UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring.
- What is the highest terrestrial protected areas recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 68.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest terrestrial protected areas recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.1% in 2013.
- How does Seychelles rank for terrestrial protected areas?
- Seychelles ranks 1st out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is terrestrial protected areas rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is up 61.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Seychelles data come from?
- The figures come from Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM), UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring, published as part of Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Terrestrial protected areas are totally or partially protected areas of at least 1,000 hectares that are designated by national authorities as scientific reserves with limited public access, national parks, natural monuments, nature reserves or wildlife sanctuaries, protected landscapes, and areas managed mainly for sustainable use. Marine areas, unclassified areas, littoral (intertidal) areas, and sites protected under local or provincial law are excluded.