Share of cereals allocated to human food in Seychelles
Seychelles: Share of cereals allocated to human food was 65.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of cereals allocated to human food in Seychelles, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of cereals allocated to human food in Seychelles stood at 65.6%. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is down 9.4% on the previous year and down 22.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of cereals allocated to human food in Seychelles peaked at 94.7% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 65.6%, in 2023.
That places Seychelles 79th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Share of cereals allocated to human food in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 87.0% | — |
| 2011 | 90.0% | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 85.0% | -5.6% |
| 2013 | 85.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 94.4% | +11.1% |
| 2015 | 90.0% | -4.7% |
| 2016 | 94.7% | +5.3% |
| 2017 | 90.0% | -5.0% |
| 2018 | 91.3% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 87.5% | -4.2% |
| 2020 | 91.3% | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 77.8% | -14.8% |
| 2022 | 72.4% | -6.9% |
| 2023 | 65.6% | -9.4% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 65.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 38.1%, 1.7× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Seychelles's 65.6% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 88.3%, 74% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 89.5% | 85.0% | 94.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.8% | 65.6% | 91.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
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 share of cereals allocated to human food in Seychelles?
- Share of cereals allocated to human food in Seychelles was 65.6% 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 share of cereals allocated to human food recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 94.7% in 2016.
- What is the lowest share of cereals allocated to human food recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.6% in 2023.
- How does Seychelles rank for share of cereals allocated to human food?
- Seychelles ranks 79th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of cereals allocated to human food rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Share of cereals allocated to human food. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of cereals available for domestic use – after accounting for trade – that is allocated to direct human consumption, relative to the total used for human food, animal feed, and industrial purposes. This excludes cereals used for seed, processing, and losses.