Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested in Seychelles
Seychelles: Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested was 20 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested in Seychelles, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Seychelles recorded 20 ha for roots and tubers, total — area harvested in 2024.
That represents a change of up 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, roots and tubers, total — area harvested in Seychelles peaked at 83 ha in 1971 and was at its lowest, 12 ha, in 1991.
That places Seychelles 186th out of 191 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 75 ha | — |
| 1962 | 75 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 75 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 75 ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 75 ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 75 ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 75 ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 80 ha | +6.7% |
| 1969 | 80 ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 80 ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 83 ha | +3.8% |
| 1972 | 83 ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 83 ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 49 ha | -41.0% |
| 1975 | 40 ha | -18.4% |
| 1976 | 35 ha | -12.5% |
| 1977 | 30 ha | -14.3% |
| 1978 | 30 ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 30 ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 30 ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 30 ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 30 ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 30 ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 30 ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 30 ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 30 ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 30 ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 30 ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 30 ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 31 ha | +3.3% |
| 1991 | 12 ha | -61.3% |
| 1992 | 13 ha | +8.3% |
| 1993 | 13 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 13 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 13 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 13 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 14 ha | +7.7% |
| 1998 | 14 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 14 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 14 ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 15 ha | +7.1% |
| 2002 | 15 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 15 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 15 ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 16 ha | +6.7% |
| 2006 | 16 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 15 ha | -6.2% |
| 2008 | 16 ha | +6.7% |
| 2009 | 16 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 15 ha | -6.2% |
| 2011 | 18 ha | +20.0% |
| 2012 | 20 ha | +11.1% |
| 2013 | 18 ha | -10.0% |
| 2014 | 18 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 18 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 19 ha | +5.6% |
| 2017 | 19 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 19 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 20 ha | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 20 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 20 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 20 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 20 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 20 ha | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 76.11 ha | 75 ha | 80 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 54.3 ha | 30 ha | 83 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 30 ha | 30 ha | 30 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 15 ha | 12 ha | 31 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.3 ha | 14 ha | 16 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.4 ha | 15 ha | 20 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 20 ha | 20 ha | 20 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
- 183 Qatar 49 ha compare
- 184 United Arab Emirates 47 ha compare
- 185 Tuvalu 21 ha compare
- 187 Cook Islands 16 ha compare
- 188 Maldives 9 ha compare
- 189 China, Hong Kong SAR 5 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 roots and tubers, total — area harvested in Seychelles?
- Roots and tubers, total — area harvested in Seychelles was 20 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest roots and tubers, total — area harvested recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 83 ha in 1971.
- What is the lowest roots and tubers, total — area harvested recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 12 ha in 1991.
- How does Seychelles rank for roots and tubers, total — area harvested?
- Seychelles ranks 186th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is roots and tubers, total — area harvested rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. 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 Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.