Pesticide use in Seychelles
Seychelles: Pesticide use was 110 tonnes in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Pesticide use in Seychelles, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pesticide use in Seychelles is 110 tonnes, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 7.6% on the previous year and down 30.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticide use in Seychelles peaked at 630 tonnes in 2010 and was at its lowest, 47 tonnes, in 1990.
Seychelles ranks 161st of 211 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Pesticide use in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 47 tonnes | — |
| 1991 | 49 tonnes | +4.3% |
| 1992 | 51 tonnes | +4.1% |
| 1993 | 68 tonnes | +33.3% |
| 1994 | 66 tonnes | -2.9% |
| 1995 | 108 tonnes | +63.6% |
| 1996 | 109 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 123 tonnes | +12.8% |
| 1998 | 87 tonnes | -29.3% |
| 1999 | 73 tonnes | -16.1% |
| 2000 | 62 tonnes | -15.1% |
| 2001 | 55 tonnes | -11.3% |
| 2002 | 127 tonnes | +130.9% |
| 2003 | 123 tonnes | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 125 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 68 tonnes | -45.6% |
| 2006 | 78 tonnes | +14.7% |
| 2007 | 133 tonnes | +70.5% |
| 2008 | 370 tonnes | +178.2% |
| 2009 | 531 tonnes | +43.5% |
| 2010 | 630 tonnes | +18.6% |
| 2011 | 440 tonnes | -30.2% |
| 2012 | 315 tonnes | -28.4% |
| 2013 | 158 tonnes | -49.8% |
| 2014 | 111 tonnes | -29.7% |
| 2015 | 85 tonnes | -23.4% |
| 2016 | 101 tonnes | +18.8% |
| 2017 | 98 tonnes | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 98 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 104 tonnes | +6.1% |
| 2020 | 118 tonnes | +13.5% |
| 2021 | 121 tonnes | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 119 tonnes | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 110 tonnes | -7.6% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 110 tonnes is below the median for high income countries, which is 1,224 tonnes, 9% of the median. (73 countries reporting)
- Seychelles's 110 tonnes is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 747 tonnes, 15% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pesticide use 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +178.2% | 133 tonnes | 370 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 78.1 tonnes | 47 tonnes | 123 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 167.2 tonnes | 55 tonnes | 531 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 214 tonnes | 85 tonnes | 630 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 117 tonnes | 110 tonnes | 121 tonnes | 4 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
- 158 Bermuda 124 tonnes compare
- 159 Luxembourg 116 tonnes compare
- 160 Guinea 111 tonnes compare
- 162 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 109 tonnes compare
- 163 Malta 106 tonnes compare
- 164 Saint Kitts and Nevis 101 tonnes 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 pesticide use in Seychelles?
- Pesticide use in Seychelles was 110 tonnes in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest pesticide use recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 630 tonnes in 2010.
- What is the lowest pesticide use recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 47 tonnes in 1990.
- How does Seychelles rank for pesticide use?
- Seychelles ranks 161st out of 211 countries with data for 2023.
- Is pesticide use rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.4%. 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Pesticide use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total pesticide use measured in tonnes of pesticide consumption per year.