How have things changed?, per capita in Seychelles
Seychelles: How have things changed?, per capita was 1.12 metric tons per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
How have things changed?, per capita in Seychelles, 1965–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for how have things changed?, per capita in Seychelles is 1.12 metric tons per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 3.8% on the previous year and up 35.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, how have things changed?, per capita in Seychelles peaked at 1.54 metric tons per person in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0421 metric tons per person, in 1965.
Seychelles ranks 9th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
How have things changed?, per capita in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | metric tons per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0.0421 metric tons per person | — |
| 1966 | 0.0513 metric tons per person | +21.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0501 metric tons per person | -2.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0489 metric tons per person | -2.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0477 metric tons per person | -2.4% |
| 1970 | 0.056 metric tons per person | +17.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0548 metric tons per person | -2.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0535 metric tons per person | -2.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0527 metric tons per person | -1.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0604 metric tons per person | +14.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0666 metric tons per person | +10.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0663 metric tons per person | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0745 metric tons per person | +12.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0869 metric tons per person | +16.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0791 metric tons per person | -9.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0739 metric tons per person | -6.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0815 metric tons per person | +10.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0628 metric tons per person | -23.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0612 metric tons per person | -2.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0577 metric tons per person | -5.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0631 metric tons per person | +9.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0692 metric tons per person | +9.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0569 metric tons per person | -17.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0632 metric tons per person | +10.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0639 metric tons per person | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0784 metric tons per person | +22.8% |
| 1991 | 0.1159 metric tons per person | +47.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0949 metric tons per person | -18.1% |
| 1993 | 0.073 metric tons per person | -23.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0624 metric tons per person | -14.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0558 metric tons per person | -10.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0652 metric tons per person | +16.9% |
| 1997 | 0.1892 metric tons per person | +190.0% |
| 1998 | 0.3112 metric tons per person | +64.5% |
| 1999 | 0.4284 metric tons per person | +37.7% |
| 2000 | 0.4093 metric tons per person | -4.5% |
| 2001 | 0.6634 metric tons per person | +62.1% |
| 2002 | 0.7599 metric tons per person | +14.5% |
| 2003 | 1.05 metric tons per person | +38.5% |
| 2004 | 1.23 metric tons per person | +17.4% |
| 2005 | 1.32 metric tons per person | +7.0% |
| 2006 | 1.1 metric tons per person | -16.4% |
| 2007 | 0.7748 metric tons per person | -29.9% |
| 2008 | 0.7991 metric tons per person | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 0.9292 metric tons per person | +16.3% |
| 2010 | 0.9704 metric tons per person | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 0.8632 metric tons per person | -11.0% |
| 2012 | 0.7779 metric tons per person | -9.9% |
| 2013 | 0.8217 metric tons per person | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 0.8265 metric tons per person | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 1.13 metric tons per person | +37.3% |
| 2016 | 1.38 metric tons per person | +21.4% |
| 2017 | 1.52 metric tons per person | +10.3% |
| 2018 | 1.54 metric tons per person | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 1.49 metric tons per person | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 1.45 metric tons per person | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 1.47 metric tons per person | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 1.15 metric tons per person | -22.0% |
| 2023 | 1.16 metric tons per person | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 1.12 metric tons per person | -3.8% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 1.12 metric tons per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0138 metric tons per person, 81.3× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Seychelles's 1.12 metric tons per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0062 metric tons per person, 180.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where How have things changed?, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +190.0% | 0.0652 metric tons per person | 0.1892 metric tons per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.048 metric tons per person | 0.0421 metric tons per person | 0.0513 metric tons per person | 5 |
| 1970s | 0.0651 metric tons per person | 0.0527 metric tons per person | 0.0869 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0653 metric tons per person | 0.0569 metric tons per person | 0.0815 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1474 metric tons per person | 0.0558 metric tons per person | 0.4284 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9048 metric tons per person | 0.4093 metric tons per person | 1.32 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.13 metric tons per person | 0.7779 metric tons per person | 1.54 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.27 metric tons per person | 1.12 metric tons per person | 1.47 metric tons per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
- 6 Marshall Islands 2.58 metric tons per person compare
- 7 Kiribati 2.07 metric tons per person compare
- 8 Micronesia (country) 1.84 metric tons per person compare
- 10 Norway 0.7172 metric tons per person compare
- 11 Belize 0.5016 metric tons per person compare
- 12 Maldives 0.2035 metric tons per person compare
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 how have things changed?, per capita in Seychelles?
- How have things changed?, per capita in Seychelles was 1.12 metric tons per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest how have things changed?, per capita recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 1.54 metric tons per person in 2018.
- What is the lowest how have things changed?, per capita recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0421 metric tons per person in 1965.
- How does Seychelles rank for how have things changed?, per capita?
- Seychelles ranks 9th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is how have things changed?, per capita rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Seychelles data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of How have things changed?, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
How have things changed? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
How have things changed? ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- How have things changed? Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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How have things changed? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.