Coconuts, in shell — Area harvested in Seychelles
Seychelles: Coconuts, in shell — Area harvested was 1,211 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Coconuts, in shell — Area harvested in Seychelles, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Seychelles recorded 1,211 ha for coconuts, in shell — area harvested in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and up 64.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, coconuts, in shell — area harvested in Seychelles peaked at 9,000 ha in 1964 and was at its lowest, 697 ha, in 2012.
That places Seychelles 62nd out of 84 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Coconuts, in shell — Area harvested in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 6,900 ha | — |
| 1962 | 7,300 ha | +5.8% |
| 1963 | 7,000 ha | -4.1% |
| 1964 | 9,000 ha | +28.6% |
| 1965 | 7,300 ha | -18.9% |
| 1966 | 8,000 ha | +9.6% |
| 1967 | 8,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 7,700 ha | -3.8% |
| 1969 | 6,400 ha | -16.9% |
| 1970 | 5,800 ha | -9.4% |
| 1971 | 4,800 ha | -17.2% |
| 1972 | 4,500 ha | -6.2% |
| 1973 | 4,300 ha | -4.4% |
| 1974 | 4,100 ha | -4.7% |
| 1975 | 4,100 ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 3,700 ha | -9.8% |
| 1977 | 4,100 ha | +10.8% |
| 1978 | 3,800 ha | -7.3% |
| 1979 | 4,700 ha | +23.7% |
| 1980 | 4,600 ha | -2.1% |
| 1981 | 4,500 ha | -2.2% |
| 1982 | 3,800 ha | -15.6% |
| 1983 | 4,400 ha | +15.8% |
| 1984 | 3,500 ha | -20.5% |
| 1985 | 2,800 ha | -20.0% |
| 1986 | 2,400 ha | -14.3% |
| 1987 | 2,100 ha | -12.5% |
| 1988 | 1,600 ha | -23.8% |
| 1989 | 1,400 ha | -12.5% |
| 1990 | 1,409 ha | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 900 ha | -36.1% |
| 1992 | 884 ha | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 883 ha | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 883 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 882 ha | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 882 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 882 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 883 ha | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 883 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 883 ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 884 ha | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 887 ha | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 888 ha | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 888 ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 889 ha | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 890 ha | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 891 ha | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 892 ha | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 894 ha | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 900 ha | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 881 ha | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 697 ha | -20.9% |
| 2013 | 739 ha | +6.0% |
| 2014 | 738 ha | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 983 ha | +33.2% |
| 2016 | 982 ha | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 981 ha | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 981 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 981 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 980 ha | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 980 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1,230 ha | +25.5% |
| 2023 | 1,229 ha | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 1,211 ha | -1.5% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 1,211 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 1,075 ha, 1.1× the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Seychelles's 1,211 ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7,186 ha, 17% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Coconuts, in shell — Area harvested 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -36.1% | 1,409 ha | 900 ha |
| 2015 | +33.2% | 738 ha | 983 ha |
| 1964 | +28.6% | 7,000 ha | 9,000 ha |
| 2022 | +25.5% | 980 ha | 1,230 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7,511 ha | 6,400 ha | 9,000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 4,390 ha | 3,700 ha | 5,800 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,110 ha | 1,400 ha | 4,600 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 937.1 ha | 882 ha | 1,409 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 888.6 ha | 883 ha | 894 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 886.3 ha | 697 ha | 983 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,126 ha | 980 ha | 1,230 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
- 59 Costa Rica 1,408 ha compare
- 60 Equatorial Guinea 1,367 ha compare
- 61 Congo 1,307 ha compare
- 63 France 1,075 ha compare
- 64 Grenada 1,071 ha compare
- 65 Cook Islands 984 ha compare
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 coconuts, in shell — area harvested in Seychelles?
- Coconuts, in shell — area harvested in Seychelles was 1,211 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest coconuts, in shell — area harvested recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 9,000 ha in 1964.
- What is the lowest coconuts, in shell — area harvested recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 697 ha in 2012.
- How does Seychelles rank for coconuts, in shell — area harvested?
- Seychelles ranks 62nd out of 84 countries with data for 2024.
- Is coconuts, in shell — area harvested rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.1%. 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, published as part of Coconuts, in shell — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.