Seychelles — Forest area
Forest Area (% of Land Area) for Seychelles, 1990–2024.
Forest area for Seychelles was 58.51% in 2024, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 35 years, from 1990 to 2024. The highest recorded value was 74.20% in 1990. Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -0.70% per year.
Seychelles ranks 35 of 214 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 16%. The median for Sub-Saharan Africa is 22.46%, so Seychelles sits above it. It peaked in 1990 and has fallen 21% since. Over the last decade (2014–2024) the figure moved down 7%. Within Sub-Saharan Africa it ranks 9 of 48 economies; Sao Tome and Principe (57.55%) is just below it. That is 3% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 14th of 178 in 1990 → 19th of 207 in 2000 → 25th of 209 in 2010 → 33rd of 214 in 2020 → 35th of 209 in 2024.
Key figures
Full history — 1990 to 2024
| Year | % of land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 58.51% | -0.5 pp |
| 2023 | 58.99% | -0.5 pp |
| 2022 | 59.45% | -0.1 pp |
| 2021 | 59.54% | -0.5 pp |
| 2020 | 60.02% | -0.5 pp |
| 2019 | 60.5% | -0.5 pp |
| 2018 | 60.98% | -0.5 pp |
| 2017 | 61.43% | -0.5 pp |
| 2016 | 61.91% | -0.5 pp |
| 2015 | 62.39% | -0.5 pp |
| 2014 | 62.87% | -0.5 pp |
| 2013 | 63.35% | -0.5 pp |
| 2012 | 63.8% | -0.5 pp |
| 2011 | 64.28% | -0.5 pp |
| 2010 | 64.76% | -0.5 pp |
| 2009 | 65.24% | -0.5 pp |
| 2008 | 65.7% | -0.5 pp |
| 2007 | 66.17% | -0.5 pp |
| 2006 | 66.65% | -0.5 pp |
| 2005 | 67.13% | -0.5 pp |
| 2004 | 67.59% | -0.5 pp |
| 2003 | 68.07% | -0.5 pp |
| 2002 | 68.54% | -0.5 pp |
| 2001 | 69% | -0.5 pp |
| 2000 | 69.48% | -0.5 pp |
| 1999 | 69.96% | -0.5 pp |
| 1998 | 70.41% | -0.5 pp |
| 1997 | 70.89% | -0.5 pp |
| 1996 | 71.37% | -0.5 pp |
| 1995 | 71.85% | -0.5 pp |
| 1994 | 72.3% | -0.5 pp |
| 1993 | 72.78% | -0.5 pp |
| 1992 | 73.26% | -0.5 pp |
| 1991 | 73.72% | -0.5 pp |
| 1990 | 74.2% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Seychelles’s Forest area in 1991?
73.72% (1991). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of land area, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Seychelles’s Forest area growing or shrinking?
Between 1990 and 2024 the series was shrinking overall: -21.1% in total — about 0.7% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator AG.LND.FRST.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2024: 58.51%; 2023: 58.99%; 2022: 59.45%; 2021: 59.54%; 2020: 60.02%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
AG.LND.FRST.ZS — Forest Area (% of Land Area). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.