Total ghg emissions in Seychelles
Seychelles: Total ghg emissions was 763,918 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
763,918
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
177th
of 199 countries
All-time high
763,918
in 2024
All-time low
3,306
in 1850
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Total ghg emissions in Seychelles, 1850–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total ghg emissions in Seychelles is 763,918, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 175 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 40.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total ghg emissions in Seychelles peaked at 763,918 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3,306, in 1850.
That places Seychelles 177th out of 199 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.
Total ghg emissions in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 3,306 | — |
| 1851 | 3,319 | +0.4% |
| 1852 | 3,325 | +0.2% |
| 1853 | 3,332 | +0.2% |
| 1854 | 3,338 | +0.2% |
| 1855 | 3,345 | +0.2% |
| 1856 | 3,351 | +0.2% |
| 1857 | 3,357 | +0.2% |
| 1858 | 3,363 | +0.2% |
| 1859 | 3,369 | +0.2% |
| 1860 | 3,375 | +0.2% |
| 1861 | 3,384 | +0.3% |
| 1862 | 3,392 | +0.3% |
| 1863 | 3,427 | +1.0% |
| 1864 | 3,435 | +0.3% |
| 1865 | 3,444 | +0.3% |
| 1866 | 3,453 | +0.3% |
| 1867 | 3,461 | +0.3% |
| 1868 | 3,470 | +0.3% |
| 1869 | 3,479 | +0.3% |
| 1870 | 3,487 | +0.3% |
| 1871 | 3,498 | +0.3% |
| 1872 | 3,511 | +0.4% |
| 1873 | 3,527 | +0.4% |
| 1874 | 3,544 | +0.5% |
| 1875 | 3,562 | +0.5% |
| 1876 | 3,580 | +0.5% |
| 1877 | 3,597 | +0.5% |
| 1878 | 3,614 | +0.5% |
| 1879 | 3,628 | +0.4% |
| 1880 | 3,641 | +0.3% |
| 1881 | 3,652 | +0.3% |
| 1882 | 3,663 | +0.3% |
| 1883 | 3,673 | +0.3% |
| 1884 | 3,683 | +0.3% |
| 1885 | 3,693 | +0.3% |
| 1886 | 3,703 | +0.3% |
| 1887 | 3,713 | +0.3% |
| 1888 | 3,723 | +0.3% |
| 1889 | 3,733 | +0.3% |
| 1890 | 3,751 | +0.5% |
| 1891 | 3,762 | +0.3% |
| 1892 | 3,774 | +0.3% |
| 1893 | 3,785 | +0.3% |
| 1894 | 3,797 | +0.3% |
| 1895 | 3,809 | +0.3% |
| 1896 | 3,821 | +0.3% |
| 1897 | 3,833 | +0.3% |
| 1898 | 3,845 | +0.3% |
| 1899 | 3,857 | +0.3% |
| 1900 | 3,870 | +0.3% |
| 1901 | 3,880 | +0.3% |
| 1902 | 3,893 | +0.3% |
| 1903 | 3,906 | +0.3% |
| 1904 | 3,918 | +0.3% |
| 1905 | 3,930 | +0.3% |
| 1906 | 3,943 | +0.3% |
| 1907 | 3,956 | +0.3% |
| 1908 | 3,970 | +0.3% |
| 1909 | 3,983 | +0.3% |
| 1910 | 3,997 | +0.3% |
| 1911 | 4,072 | +1.9% |
| 1912 | 4,149 | +1.9% |
| 1913 | 4,230 | +1.9% |
| 1914 | 4,311 | +1.9% |
| 1915 | 4,394 | +1.9% |
| 1916 | 4,478 | +1.9% |
| 1917 | 4,561 | +1.9% |
| 1918 | 4,645 | +1.8% |
| 1919 | 4,727 | +1.8% |
| 1920 | 4,809 | +1.7% |
| 1921 | 4,906 | +2.0% |
| 1922 | 5,018 | +2.3% |
| 1923 | 5,119 | +2.0% |
| 1924 | 5,220 | +2.0% |
| 1925 | 5,321 | +1.9% |
| 1926 | 5,420 | +1.9% |
| 1927 | 5,518 | +1.8% |
| 1928 | 5,614 | +1.7% |
| 1929 | 5,707 | +1.7% |
| 1930 | 5,796 | +1.6% |
| 1931 | 5,898 | +1.7% |
| 1932 | 5,997 | +1.7% |
| 1933 | 6,095 | +1.6% |
| 1934 | 6,191 | +1.6% |
| 1935 | 6,287 | +1.5% |
| 1936 | 6,369 | +1.3% |
| 1937 | 6,453 | +1.3% |
| 1938 | 6,537 | +1.3% |
| 1939 | 6,624 | +1.3% |
| 1940 | 6,713 | +1.3% |
| 1941 | 6,859 | +2.2% |
| 1942 | 7,071 | +3.1% |
| 1943 | 7,333 | +3.7% |
| 1944 | 7,628 | +4.0% |
| 1945 | 8,172 | +7.1% |
| 1946 | 8,728 | +6.8% |
| 1947 | 9,280 | +6.3% |
| 1948 | 9,812 | +5.7% |
| 1949 | 10,309 | +5.1% |
| 1950 | 10,752 | +4.3% |
| 1951 | 11,202 | +4.2% |
| 1952 | 11,635 | +3.9% |
| 1953 | 12,054 | +3.6% |
| 1954 | 12,461 | +3.4% |
| 1955 | 12,867 | +3.3% |
| 1956 | 13,282 | +3.2% |
| 1957 | 13,720 | +3.3% |
| 1958 | 14,201 | +3.5% |
| 1959 | 14,752 | +3.9% |
| 1960 | 15,394 | +4.4% |
| 1961 | 16,832 | +9.3% |
| 1962 | 17,467 | +3.8% |
| 1963 | 26,002 | +48.9% |
| 1964 | 26,906 | +3.5% |
| 1965 | 27,892 | +3.7% |
| 1966 | 29,151 | +4.5% |
| 1967 | 30,171 | +3.5% |
| 1968 | 31,450 | +4.2% |
| 1969 | 32,679 | +3.9% |
| 1970 | 53,504 | +63.7% |
| 1971 | 60,962 | +13.9% |
| 1972 | 74,283 | +21.8% |
| 1973 | 79,765 | +7.4% |
| 1974 | 89,254 | +11.9% |
| 1975 | 95,337 | +6.8% |
| 1976 | 118,834 | +24.6% |
| 1977 | 123,050 | +3.5% |
| 1978 | 117,590 | -4.4% |
| 1979 | 163,457 | +39.0% |
| 1980 | 139,607 | -14.6% |
| 1981 | 143,780 | +3.0% |
| 1982 | 133,683 | -7.0% |
| 1983 | 147,662 | +10.5% |
| 1984 | 146,504 | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 198,933 | +35.8% |
| 1986 | 214,211 | +7.7% |
| 1987 | 251,960 | +17.6% |
| 1988 | 250,144 | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 286,936 | +14.7% |
| 1990 | 204,048 | -28.9% |
| 1991 | 229,921 | +12.7% |
| 1992 | 228,574 | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 240,796 | +5.3% |
| 1994 | 260,084 | +8.0% |
| 1995 | 257,773 | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 294,268 | +14.2% |
| 1997 | 332,761 | +13.1% |
| 1998 | 351,347 | +5.6% |
| 1999 | 366,693 | +4.4% |
| 2000 | 388,380 | +5.9% |
| 2001 | 410,092 | +5.6% |
| 2002 | 416,884 | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 410,212 | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 452,958 | +10.4% |
| 2005 | 455,711 | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 462,511 | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 478,613 | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 491,125 | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 522,884 | +6.5% |
| 2010 | 517,711 | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 480,723 | -7.1% |
| 2012 | 498,352 | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 493,856 | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 542,377 | +9.8% |
| 2015 | 585,430 | +7.9% |
| 2016 | 647,118 | +10.5% |
| 2017 | 671,528 | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 690,676 | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 687,049 | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 697,991 | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 715,175 | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 734,946 | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 749,582 | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 763,918 | +1.9% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 763,918 is below the median for high income countries, which is 47.51 million, 2% of the median. (67 countries reporting)
- Seychelles's 763,918 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 41.41 million, 2% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total 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 | +63.7% | 32,679 | 53,504 |
| 1963 | +48.9% | 17,467 | 26,002 |
| 1979 | +39.0% | 117,590 | 163,457 |
| 1985 | +35.8% | 146,504 | 198,933 |
| 1990 | -28.9% | 286,936 | 204,048 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 3,341 | 3,306 | 3,369 | 10 |
| 1860s | 3,432 | 3,375 | 3,479 | 10 |
| 1870s | 3,555 | 3,487 | 3,628 | 10 |
| 1880s | 3,688 | 3,641 | 3,733 | 10 |
| 1890s | 3,803 | 3,751 | 3,857 | 10 |
| 1900s | 3,925 | 3,870 | 3,983 | 10 |
| 1910s | 4,356 | 3,997 | 4,727 | 10 |
| 1920s | 5,265 | 4,809 | 5,707 | 10 |
| 1930s | 6,225 | 5,796 | 6,624 | 10 |
| 1940s | 8,191 | 6,713 | 10,309 | 10 |
| 1950s | 12,693 | 10,752 | 14,752 | 10 |
| 1960s | 25,394 | 15,394 | 32,679 | 10 |
| 1970s | 97,604 | 53,504 | 163,457 | 10 |
| 1980s | 191,342 | 133,683 | 286,936 | 10 |
| 1990s | 276,626 | 204,048 | 366,693 | 10 |
| 2000s | 448,937 | 388,380 | 522,884 | 10 |
| 2010s | 581,482 | 480,723 | 690,676 | 10 |
| 2020s | 732,322 | 697,991 | 763,918 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
- 174 Comoros 1.03 million compare
- 175 Aruba 952,524 compare
- 176 Cape Verde 843,988 compare
- 178 Antigua and Barbuda 724,483 compare
- 179 Saint Lucia 569,642 compare
- 180 Andorra 531,268 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 total ghg emissions in Seychelles?
- Total ghg emissions in Seychelles was 763,918 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total ghg emissions recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 763,918 in 2024.
- What is the lowest total ghg emissions recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,306 in 1850.
- How does Seychelles rank for total ghg emissions?
- Seychelles ranks 177th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total ghg emissions rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.8%. 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 Total ghg emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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