Protected areas — all countries

Protected areas — Seychelles

Protected areas in the Seychelles in 2025 — 32.6%. Ranked 23 in the world out of 213. Since 2013, the indicator has risen by 32.6 pp.

2025 32.6% +0 pp vs 2024
World rank 23of 213
Period maximum 32.8%2020
Period minimum 0%2013

Trend over time

2013–2025 · % of territory

Protected areas — Seychelles, 2013–202501020304020132015201720192021202320252013: 0%2014: 0.1%2015: 0.1%2016: 0.1%2017: 0.1%2018: 0.1%2019: 15.7%2020: 32.8%2021: 32.8%2022: 32.8%2023: 32.8%2024: 32.6%2025: 32.6%
Change over the period: +32.6 pp Annual average: 2.72 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Seychelles 32.6%
World 16.98%
Protected areas — Seychelles, by year Seychelles All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 32.6 +0 pp
2024 32.6 −0.2 pp
2023 32.8 +0 pp
2022 32.8 +0 pp
2021 32.8 +0 pp
2020 32.8 +17.1 pp
2019 15.7 +15.6 pp
2018 0.1 +0 pp
2017 0.1 +0 pp
2016 0.1 +0 pp
2015 0.1 +0 pp
2014 0.1 +0.1 pp
2013 0

About the indicator

The share of terrestrial and marine protected areas in the total area of a country: national parks, nature reserves, natural monuments, sanctuaries and other IUCN categories. The target set by the Kunming-Montreal framework is 30 percent of land and sea under protection by 2030.

Important: The aggregate is weighted by total area rather than land area: protected areas include marine waters as well.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.