Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade in Seychelles
Seychelles: Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade was 0.0% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
0.0%
Change on year
down 100.0%
World rank
91st
of 225 countries
All-time high
20.0%
in 1982
All-time low
-62.5%
in 2011
Years of data
53
1971–2023
Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade in Seychelles, 1971–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade in Seychelles is 0.0%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 100.0% on the previous year and up 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade in Seychelles peaked at 20.0% in 1982 and was at its lowest, -62.5%, in 2011.
Seychelles ranks 91st of 225 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.0% | — |
| 1972 | 0.0% | — |
| 1973 | 0.0% | — |
| 1974 | 0.0% | — |
| 1975 | 0.0% | — |
| 1976 | 0.0% | — |
| 1977 | 0.0% | — |
| 1978 | 0.0% | — |
| 1979 | 0.0% | — |
| 1980 | 0.0% | — |
| 1981 | 0.0% | — |
| 1982 | 20.0% | — |
| 1983 | 20.0% | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 20.0% | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 20.0% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 20.0% | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 20.0% | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0% | — |
| 1990 | -20.0% | — |
| 1991 | -20.0% | -0.0% |
| 1992 | -33.3% | +66.7% |
| 1993 | -33.3% | -0.0% |
| 1994 | -33.3% | -0.0% |
| 1995 | -33.3% | -0.0% |
| 1996 | -33.3% | -0.0% |
| 1997 | -33.3% | -0.0% |
| 1998 | -20.0% | -40.0% |
| 1999 | -20.0% | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | — |
| 2002 | 0.0% | — |
| 2003 | 0.0% | — |
| 2004 | 0.0% | — |
| 2005 | 0.0% | — |
| 2006 | 0.0% | — |
| 2007 | -25.0% | — |
| 2008 | -25.0% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | -27.5% | +10.0% |
| 2010 | -40.0% | +45.5% |
| 2011 | -62.5% | +56.2% |
| 2012 | -62.5% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | -61.2% | -2.0% |
| 2014 | -61.2% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | -61.2% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | -61.2% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | -48.3% | -21.1% |
| 2018 | -48.3% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | -46.6% | -3.7% |
| 2020 | -35.4% | -23.9% |
| 2021 | 3.3% | -109.4% |
| 2022 | 3.3% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 0.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is -0.5%. (79 countries reporting)
- Seychelles's 0.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9%. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 9 |
| 1980s | 12.0% | 0.0% | 20.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | -28.0% | -33.3% | -20.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | -7.8% | -27.5% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | -55.3% | -62.5% | -40.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | -7.2% | -35.4% | 3.3% | 4 |
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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 is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade in Seychelles?
- Is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade in Seychelles was 0.0% in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 20.0% in 1982.
- What is the lowest is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was -62.5% in 2011.
- How does Seychelles rank for is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade?
- Seychelles ranks 91st out of 225 countries with data for 2023.
- Is is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Seychelles data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Percentage change in surface area devoted to agriculture with respect to 10 years before. Negative values imply that surface area has decreased with respect to the previous decade. This data is used to assess which countries may have already peaked in their agricultural land use.