Seychelles's forest cover was 73.3 % in 1994 and 73.3 % in 2023.
Seychelles · Environment
Forests, air quality, land, water and protected areas.
10 indicators · 7 with data
Land
Seychelles's forest area was 337 km in 1994 and 337 km in 2023.
Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area)
% of land area
1st of 213 · 1st in Sub-Saharan Africa
Seychelles's terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) rose from 42.1 % in 2013 to 68.1 % in 2025.
Seychelles's agricultural land (% of land area) fell from 8.7 % in 1994 to 3.4 % in 2023.
Seychelles's arable land (% of land area) fell from 2.2 % in 1994 to 0.3 % in 2023.
Air
Seychelles's air pollution (pm2.5) fell from 9.9 in 1994 to 9.3 in 2023.
Access
Seychelles's safe drinking water rose from 61.9 % in 2000 to 64.7 % in 2024.
›No data available (3)
These indicators exist in the registry but no source reports a value for Seychelles.
- Water stressNo data
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capitaNo data
- Safe sanitationNo data