Share of land area that is protected in Seychelles
Seychelles: Share of land area that is protected was 68.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of land area that is protected in Seychelles, 2013–2025
Source: Protected Planet WDPA and WD-OECM data, UNEP-WCMC and IUCN, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total land area.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of land area that is protected in Seychelles is 68.1%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 61.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of land area that is protected in Seychelles peaked at 68.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 42.1%, in 2013.
Seychelles ranks 1st of 213 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Share of land area that is protected in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | % of total land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 42.1% | — |
| 2014 | 42.1% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 42.1% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 42.1% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 42.1% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 42.1% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 49.6% | +17.8% |
| 2020 | 61.5% | +24.0% |
| 2021 | 61.5% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 61.5% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 61.5% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 68.1% | +10.7% |
| 2025 | 68.1% | +0.0% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 68.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 21.5%, 3.2× the median. (83 countries reporting)
- Seychelles's 68.1% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 16.9%, 4.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 43.2% | 42.1% | 49.6% | 7 |
| 2020s | 63.7% | 61.5% | 68.1% | 6 |
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 share of land area that is protected in Seychelles?
- Share of land area that is protected in Seychelles was 68.1% in 2025, according to Protected Planet WDPA and WD-OECM data, UNEP-WCMC and IUCN, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of land area that is protected recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 68.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of land area that is protected recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.1% in 2013.
- How does Seychelles rank for share of land area that is protected?
- Seychelles ranks 1st out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of land area that is protected rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is up 61.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Seychelles data come from?
- The figures come from Protected Planet WDPA and WD-OECM data, UNEP-WCMC and IUCN, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of land area that is protected. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Terrestrial protected areas are areas of at least 1,000 hectares that are designated by national authorities in order to preserve their ecosystem services and cultural values.