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Agricultural land — Seychelles

Agricultural land in the Seychelles in 2023 — 16 km². Ranked 204 in the world out of 209. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 69%.

2023 16 km² +0% vs 2022
World rank 204of 209
Period maximum 60 km²1982
Period minimum 15 km²2011

Trend over time

1961–2023 · km²

Agricultural land — Seychelles, 1961–2023020406019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 50 km²1963: 50 km²1965: 50 km²1967: 50 km²1969: 50 km²1971: 50 km²1973: 50 km²1975: 50 km²1977: 50 km²1979: 50 km²1981: 50 km²1983: 60 km²1985: 60 km²1987: 60 km²1989: 50 km²1991: 40 km²1993: 40 km²1995: 40 km²1997: 40 km²1999: 40 km²2001: 40 km²2003: 40 km²2005: 40 km²2007: 30 km²2009: 29 km²2011: 15 km²2013: 16 km²2015: 16 km²2017: 16 km²2019: 16 km²2021: 16 km²2023: 16 km²
Change over the period: −35 (−69%) Average annual rate: -1.87 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Seychelles

Seychelles 16 km²
World 47.92M km²
Sub-Saharan Africa 10.68M km²
Eastern Africa computed 3.36M km²
High-income countries computed 14.55M km²
Agricultural land — Seychelles, by year Seychelles All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 16 +0 +0%
2022 16 +0 +0%
2021 16 +0 +0%
2020 16 +0 +0%
2019 16 +0 +0%
2018 16 +0 +0%
2017 16 +0 +0%
2016 16 +0 +0%
2015 16 +0 +0%
2014 16 +0 +0%
2013 16 +1 +3.33%
2012 15 +0 +0%
2011 15 −9 −37.5%
2010 24 −5 −17.24%
2009 29 −1 −3.33%
2008 30 +0 +0%
2007 30 −10 −25%
2006 40 +0 +0%
2005 40 +0 +0%
2004 40 +0 +0%
2003 40 +0 +0%
2002 40 +0 +0%
2001 40 +0 +0%
2000 40 +0 +0%
1999 40 +0 +0%
1998 40 +0 +0%
1997 40 +0 +0%
1996 40 +0 +0%
1995 40 +0 +0%
1994 40 +0 +0%
1993 40 +0 +0%
1992 40 +0 +0%
1991 40 +0 +0%
1990 40 −10 −20%
1989 50 +0 +0%
1988 50 −10 −16.67%
1987 60 +0 +0%
1986 60 +0 +0%
1985 60 +0 +0%
1984 60 +0 +0%
1983 60 +0 +0%
1982 60 +10 +20%
1981 50 +0 +0%
1980 50 +0 +0%
1979 50 +0 +0%
1978 50 +0 +0%
1977 50 +0 +0%
1976 50 +0 +0%
1975 50 +0 +0%
1974 50 +0 +0%
1973 50 +0 +0%
1972 50 +0 +0%
1971 50 +0 +0%
1970 50 +0 +0%
1969 50 +0 +0%
1968 50 +0 +0%
1967 50 +0 +0%
1966 50 +0 +0%
1965 50 +0 +0%
1964 50 +0 +0%
1963 50 +0 +0%
1962 50 +0 +0%
1961 50 — —

Eastern Africa, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

SO Somalia 441,292 MZ Mozambique 415,123 MG Madagascar 408,950 TZ Tanzania 395,212 ET Ethiopia 384,569 KE Kenya 287,687 SS South Sudan 283,472 ZM Zambia 238,390 ZW Zimbabwe 161,671 UG Uganda 144,150 ER Eritrea 75,920 MW Malawi 60,500 BI Burundi 21,542 RW Rwanda 18,831 DJ Djibouti 17,039 KM Comoros 1,330 MU Mauritius 860 SC Seychelles 16
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About the indicator

The area of agricultural land: arable land, land under permanent crops, and permanent meadows and pastures. Pasture makes up most of this figure almost everywhere, so the largest agricultural countries by area turn out to be not the main grain producers but countries with vast dry rangelands — Australia, Kazakhstan, Mongolia. The indicator serves as the denominator for the share of irrigated land.

Important: Pasture is included and usually predominates, so the figure is far larger than the area of arable land. FAO estimates for pasture in arid countries are approximate: the boundary between rangeland and wasteland is a matter of convention.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.

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What part of the territory is used for arable land, permanent crops and pasture.

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