Agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals in Seychelles
Seychelles: Agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals was 6.6% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals in Seychelles, 1989–2022
Source: AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, FAO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total freshwater withdrawal.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals in Seychelles is 6.6%, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals in Seychelles peaked at 7.6% in 1989 and was at its lowest, 6.6%, in 2005.
Seychelles ranks 153rd of 180 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | % of total freshwater withdrawal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 7.6% | — |
| 1990 | 7.5% | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 7.5% | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 7.5% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 7.5% | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 7.5% | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 7.5% | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 7.2% | -3.7% |
| 1997 | 7.1% | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 7.1% | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 7.0% | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 7.0% | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 7.1% | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 7.3% | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 7.3% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 6.9% | -5.4% |
| 2005 | 6.6% | -5.1% |
| 2006 | 6.6% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 6.6% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 6.6% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 6.6% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 6.6% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 6.6% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 6.6% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 6.6% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 6.6% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 6.6% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 6.6% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 6.6% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 6.6% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 6.6% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 6.6% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 6.6% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 6.6% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.6% | 7.6% | 7.6% | 1 |
| 1990s | 7.3% | 7.0% | 7.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.8% | 6.6% | 7.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.6% | 6.6% | 6.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.6% | 6.6% | 6.6% | 3 |
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- 150 Serbia 8.3% compare
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- 155 Slovakia 5.8% compare
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More agriculture & rural data for Seychelles
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.96 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0261 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 506.85 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.7772 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.5452 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals in Seychelles?
- Agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals in Seychelles was 6.6% in 2022, according to AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, FAO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 7.6% in 1989.
- What is the lowest agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.6% in 2005.
- How does Seychelles rank for agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals?
- Seychelles ranks 153rd out of 180 countries with data for 2022.
- Is agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Seychelles data come from?
- The figures come from AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, FAO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Agricultural water withdrawals as a percentage of total water withdrawals (which is the sum of water used for agriculture, industry and domestic purposes). Agricultural water is defined as the annual quantity of self-supplied water withdrawn for irrigation, livestock and aquaculture purposes.