Arable land in Seychelles
Seychelles: Arable land was 0.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Arable land in Seychelles, 1961–2023
Source: FAO electronic files and website, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in % of land area.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arable land in Seychelles is 0.3%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land in Seychelles peaked at 2.2% in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2011.
Seychelles ranks 202nd of 206 countries on this measure, 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 | 2.2% | 2.2% | 2.2% | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.2% | 2.2% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.2% | 2.2% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.2% | 2.2% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.2% | 2.2% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
- 199 Mauritania 0.4% compare
- 200 Suriname 0.3% compare
- 201 New Caledonia 0.3% compare
- 203 Oman 0.3% compare
- 204 Northern Mariana Islands 0.2% compare
- 205 Djibouti 0.1% compare
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 15.5 sq. km (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land in Seychelles?
- Arable land in Seychelles was 0.3% in 2023, according to FAO electronic files and website, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest arable land recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 2.2% in 1961.
- What is the lowest arable land recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2011.
- How does Seychelles rank for arable land?
- Seychelles ranks 202nd out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable 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 website, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Arable land (% of land area). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.