What is land area in Seychelles?

Land area in Seychelles was 460 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

What is the highest land area recorded in Seychelles?

The highest recorded value was 460 sq. km in 1961.

What is the lowest land area recorded in Seychelles?

The lowest recorded value was 460 sq. km in 1961.

How does Seychelles rank for land area?

Seychelles ranks 189th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.

Is land area rising or falling in Seychelles?

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

Where does this Seychelles data come from?

The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Land area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Land area in Seychelles

Name: Land area in Seychelles
Creator: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Seychelles: Land area was 460 sq. km in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)

460 sq. km

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

189th

of 216 countries

All-time high

460 sq. km

in 1961

All-time low

460 sq. km

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2023

Land area in Seychelles, 1961–2023

Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in sq. km.

Analysis

In 2023, land area in Seychelles stood at 460 sq. km. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, land area in Seychelles peaked at 460 sq. km in 1961 and was at its lowest, 460 sq. km, in 1961.

That places Seychelles 189th out of 216 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	460 sq. km	460 sq. km	460 sq. km	9
1970s	460 sq. km	460 sq. km	460 sq. km	10
1980s	460 sq. km	460 sq. km	460 sq. km	10
1990s	460 sq. km	460 sq. km	460 sq. km	10
2000s	460 sq. km	460 sq. km	460 sq. km	10
2010s	460 sq. km	460 sq. km	460 sq. km	10
2020s	460 sq. km	460 sq. km	460 sq. km	4

Countries ranked near Seychelles

186 Isle of Man 570 sq. km compare
187 Guam 540 sq. km compare
188 Andorra 470 sq. km compare
189 Northern Mariana Islands 460 sq. km compare
189 Palau 460 sq. km compare
192 Curacao 444 sq. km compare

See the full ranking of 263 places →

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)
Agricultural land 15.5 sq. km (2023)
Agricultural land 3.4% (2023)

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Frequently asked questions

What is land area in Seychelles?: Land area in Seychelles was 460 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
What is the highest land area recorded in Seychelles?: The highest recorded value was 460 sq. km in 1961.
What is the lowest land area recorded in Seychelles?: The lowest recorded value was 460 sq. km in 1961.
How does Seychelles rank for land area?: Seychelles ranks 189th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
Is land area rising or falling in Seychelles?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Seychelles data come from?: The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Land area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Land area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 263 places, 15,310 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.