Share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Seychelles
Seychelles: Share of cereals allocated to animal feed was 34.4% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Share of cereals allocated to animal feed 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 animal feed in Seychelles stood at 34.4%. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 24.6% on the previous year and up 129.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Seychelles peaked at 34.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5.3%, in 2016.
Seychelles ranks 100th of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 13.0% | — |
| 2011 | 10.0% | -23.3% |
| 2012 | 15.0% | +50.0% |
| 2013 | 15.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 5.6% | -63.0% |
| 2015 | 10.0% | +80.0% |
| 2016 | 5.3% | -47.4% |
| 2017 | 10.0% | +90.0% |
| 2018 | 8.7% | -13.0% |
| 2019 | 12.5% | +43.8% |
| 2020 | 8.7% | -30.4% |
| 2021 | 22.2% | +155.6% |
| 2022 | 27.6% | +24.1% |
| 2023 | 34.4% | +24.6% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 34.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 56.3%, 61% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Seychelles's 34.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 9.3%, 3.7× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 10.5% | 5.3% | 15.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.2% | 8.7% | 34.4% | 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 animal feed in Seychelles?
- Share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Seychelles was 34.4% 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 animal feed recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 34.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of cereals allocated to animal feed recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.3% in 2016.
- How does Seychelles rank for share of cereals allocated to animal feed?
- Seychelles ranks 100th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of cereals allocated to animal feed rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is up 129.2%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of cereals allocated to animal feed. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of cereals available for domestic use – after accounting for trade – that is allocated to animal feed, relative to the total used for human food, animal feed, and industrial purposes. This excludes cereals used for seed, processing, and losses.