Forest area in Seychelles
Seychelles: Forest area was 73.3% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Forest area in Seychelles, 1990–2023
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in % of land area.
Analysis
Seychelles recorded 73.3% for forest area in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in Seychelles peaked at 73.3% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 73.3%, in 1990.
Seychelles ranks 12th of 213 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Forest area in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | % of land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 73.3% | — |
| 1991 | 73.3% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 73.3% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 73.3% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 73.3% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 73.3% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 73.3% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 73.3% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 73.3% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 73.3% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 73.3% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 73.3% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 73.3% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 73.3% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 73.3% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 73.3% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 73.3% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 73.3% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 73.3% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 73.3% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 73.3% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 73.3% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 73.3% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 73.3% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 73.3% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 73.3% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 73.3% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 73.3% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 73.3% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 73.3% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 73.3% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 73.3% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 73.3% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 73.3% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 73.3% | 73.3% | 73.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 73.3% | 73.3% | 73.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.3% | 73.3% | 73.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.3% | 73.3% | 73.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
- 9 Papua New Guinea 79.0% compare
- 10 Liberia 78.1% compare
- 11 Finland 73.7% compare
- 13 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 73.2% compare
- 14 Brunei Darussalam 72.1% compare
- 15 Bhutan 71.6% 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 forest area in Seychelles?
- Forest area in Seychelles was 73.3% in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest forest area recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 73.3% in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.3% in 1990.
- How does Seychelles rank for forest area?
- Seychelles ranks 12th out of 213 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forest area rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Seychelles data come from?
- The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Forest area (% of land area). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Forest area (% of land area) is the share of total land area that is under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.