Land area (sq. km), per capita in Seychelles
Seychelles: Land area (sq. km), per capita was 0.0038 sq. km per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land area (sq. km), per capita in Seychelles, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.
Analysis
Seychelles recorded 0.0038 sq. km per person for land area (sq. km), per capita in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 24.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area (sq. km), per capita in Seychelles peaked at 0.0107 sq. km per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0038 sq. km per person, in 2022.
Seychelles ranks 168th of 216 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land area (sq. km), per capita in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | sq. km per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0107 sq. km per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0104 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0102 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0099 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0097 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0094 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0092 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1968 | 0.009 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0088 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0086 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0084 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0082 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0081 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0079 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0078 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0076 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0074 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0074 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0073 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0073 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0072 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0071 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0072 sq. km per person | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0071 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0071 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 0.007 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0067 sq. km per person | -4.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0067 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0067 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0066 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0065 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0065 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0064 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0062 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0061 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 0.006 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0059 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0058 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0057 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0057 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0057 sq. km per person | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0055 sq. km per person | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0056 sq. km per person | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0056 sq. km per person | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0056 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0054 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0054 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0053 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0053 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0051 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0053 sq. km per person | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0052 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0051 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 0.005 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0049 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0049 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0048 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0048 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0047 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0047 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0046 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0038 sq. km per person | -17.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0038 sq. km per person | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0097 sq. km per person | 0.0088 sq. km per person | 0.0107 sq. km per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0079 sq. km per person | 0.0073 sq. km per person | 0.0086 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.007 sq. km per person | 0.0067 sq. km per person | 0.0073 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0062 sq. km per person | 0.0057 sq. km per person | 0.0066 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0055 sq. km per person | 0.0053 sq. km per person | 0.0057 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.005 sq. km per person | 0.0047 sq. km per person | 0.0053 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0042 sq. km per person | 0.0038 sq. km per person | 0.0047 sq. km per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
- 165 Luxembourg 0.0039 sq. km per person compare
- 166 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.0038 sq. km per person compare
- 167 British Virgin Islands 0.0038 sq. km per person compare
- 169 Jamaica 0.0038 sq. km per person compare
- 170 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0038 sq. km per person compare
- 171 Gambia 0.0038 sq. km per person 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 land area (sq. km), per capita in Seychelles?
- Land area (sq. km), per capita in Seychelles was 0.0038 sq. km per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0107 sq. km per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0038 sq. km per person in 2022.
- How does Seychelles rank for land area (sq. km), per capita?
- Seychelles ranks 168th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land area (sq. km), per capita rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Seychelles data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land area (sq. km), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land area (sq. km) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Land area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.