What is the highest agricultural land recorded in Seychelles?

The highest recorded value was 60 sq. km in 1982.

What is the lowest agricultural land recorded in Seychelles?

The lowest recorded value was 15 sq. km in 2011.

How does Seychelles rank for agricultural land?

Seychelles ranks 205th out of 210 countries with data for 2023.

Is agricultural land rising or falling in Seychelles?

Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Agricultural land in Seychelles

Name: Agricultural land in Seychelles
Creator: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Seychelles: Agricultural land was 15.5 sq. km in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

15.5 sq. km

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

205th

of 210 countries

All-time high

60 sq. km

in 1982

All-time low

15 sq. km

in 2011

Years of data

1961–2023

Agricultural land in Seychelles, 1961–2023

Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in sq. km.

Analysis

In 2023, agricultural land in Seychelles stood at 15.5 sq. km.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, agricultural land in Seychelles peaked at 60 sq. km in 1982 and was at its lowest, 15 sq. km, in 2011.

That places Seychelles 205th out of 210 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	50 sq. km	50 sq. km	50 sq. km	9
1970s	50 sq. km	50 sq. km	50 sq. km	10
1980s	56 sq. km	50 sq. km	60 sq. km	10
1990s	40 sq. km	40 sq. km	40 sq. km	10
2000s	36.9 sq. km	29 sq. km	40 sq. km	10
2010s	16.25 sq. km	15 sq. km	24 sq. km	10
2020s	15.5 sq. km	15.5 sq. km	15.5 sq. km	4

Countries ranked near Seychelles

202 San Marino 23 sq. km compare
203 Aruba 20 sq. km compare
204 Tuvalu 18 sq. km compare
206 Turks and Caicos Islands 10 sq. km compare
207 Singapore 6.6 sq. km compare
208 Northern Mariana Islands 5.4 sq. km compare

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More agriculture & rural data for Seychelles

Agricultural raw materials exports 0.1% (2024)
Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
Rural population 54.5% (2025)
Rural population growth 0.8% (2025)
Rural population 66,909 (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 2.6% (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 62.21 million current US$ (2025)
Fertilizer consumption 573.33 kilograms per hectare of arable land (2023)
Land area 460 sq. km (2023)
Agricultural land 3.4% (2023)

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Frequently asked questions

What is agricultural land in Seychelles?: Agricultural land in Seychelles was 15.5 sq. km in 2023, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
What is the highest agricultural land recorded in Seychelles?: The highest recorded value was 60 sq. km in 1982.
What is the lowest agricultural land recorded in Seychelles?: The lowest recorded value was 15 sq. km in 2011.
How does Seychelles rank for agricultural land?: Seychelles ranks 205th out of 210 countries with data for 2023.
Is agricultural land rising or falling in Seychelles?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Seychelles data come from?: The figures come from FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Agricultural land (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Agricultural land (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 257 places, 15,984 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Agricultural land refers to the land area that is arable, under permanent crops, and under permanent pastures. Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded. Land under permanent crops is land cultivated with crops that occupy the land for long periods and need not be replanted after each harvest, such as cocoa, coffee, and rubber. This category includes land under flowering shrubs, fruit trees, nut trees, and vines, but excludes land under trees grown for wood or timber. Permanent pasture is land used for five or more years for forage, including natural and cultivated crops.