Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Seychelles
Seychelles: Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops was 0.4301 in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Seychelles, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Seychelles stood at 0.4301.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Seychelles peaked at 3.24 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.4287, in 2022.
Seychelles ranks 79th of 163 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.
Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1 | — |
| 1962 | 0.931 | -6.9% |
| 1963 | 1 | +7.9% |
| 1964 | 0.8323 | -17.2% |
| 1965 | 0.9285 | +11.6% |
| 1966 | 0.8056 | -13.2% |
| 1967 | 0.6546 | -18.7% |
| 1968 | 0.6001 | -8.3% |
| 1969 | 0.9279 | +54.6% |
| 1970 | 0.9939 | +7.1% |
| 1971 | 1.11 | +12.1% |
| 1972 | 0.9013 | -19.1% |
| 1973 | 1.01 | +12.5% |
| 1974 | 1.08 | +6.9% |
| 1975 | 1.24 | +14.2% |
| 1976 | 1.26 | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 1.38 | +9.9% |
| 1978 | 1.58 | +14.4% |
| 1979 | 1.45 | -8.0% |
| 1980 | 1.42 | -1.9% |
| 1981 | 1.51 | +6.4% |
| 1982 | 1.4 | -7.5% |
| 1983 | 1.23 | -12.1% |
| 1984 | 1.82 | +47.4% |
| 1985 | 1.48 | -18.6% |
| 1986 | 1.37 | -7.1% |
| 1987 | 2.09 | +52.1% |
| 1988 | 2.49 | +19.2% |
| 1989 | 2.62 | +5.0% |
| 1990 | 2.72 | +4.1% |
| 1991 | 2.44 | -10.3% |
| 1992 | 2.9 | +18.8% |
| 1993 | 2.88 | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 2.42 | -16.2% |
| 1995 | 2.15 | -11.2% |
| 1996 | 2.06 | -4.1% |
| 1997 | 2.18 | +6.1% |
| 1998 | 2.28 | +4.3% |
| 1999 | 2.41 | +6.0% |
| 2000 | 2.53 | +5.0% |
| 2001 | 2.54 | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 2.51 | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 2.73 | +8.7% |
| 2004 | 2.77 | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 2.91 | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 2.99 | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 2.98 | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 3.02 | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 3.24 | +7.2% |
| 2010 | 2.99 | -7.5% |
| 2011 | 0.4315 | -85.6% |
| 2012 | 0.453 | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 0.4911 | +8.4% |
| 2014 | 0.4882 | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.4503 | -7.8% |
| 2016 | 0.4594 | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 0.4583 | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.4587 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.4576 | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.4587 | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.4537 | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.4287 | -5.5% |
| 2023 | 0.4301 | +0.3% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 0.4301 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.5062, 85% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Seychelles's 0.4301 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3874, 1.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Seychelles changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | -85.6% | 2.99 | 0.4315 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8539 | 0.6001 | 1 | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.2 | 0.9013 | 1.58 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.74 | 1.23 | 2.62 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.44 | 2.06 | 2.9 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.82 | 2.51 | 3.24 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7142 | 0.4315 | 2.99 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4428 | 0.4287 | 0.4587 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
More reference data data for Seychelles
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0024 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0046 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0075 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0075 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0082 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0082 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0247 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.043 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0348 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 2.17 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Seychelles?
- Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Seychelles was 0.4301 in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 3.24 in 2009.
- What is the lowest arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4287 in 2022.
- How does Seychelles rank for arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops?
- Seychelles ranks 79th out of 163 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.4%. 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); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Index of arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops (where values in 1961 are equal to 1.0).