Seychelles's electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh) was 20.05 million in 2021, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 116.52% from 9.26 million in 2016 (16.71% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 20.05 million | 2021 |
| Five years earlier | 9.26 million | 2016 |
| Ten years earlier | 0 | 2011 |
| Highest | 20.05 million | 2021 |
| Lowest | 0 | 2000 |
| Average since 2012 | 9.84 million | 2012–2021 |
| First recorded | 0 | 2000 |
What the numbers say
In 2021, Seychelles' electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh) rose 6.91 million on 2020 (from 13.14 million to 20.05 million).
Across the 20 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2020), the average change was +657,000 and a typical year strayed about 1.79 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 3.5 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 7.34 million in 2013 and the biggest yearly fall was 1.4 million in 2019. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2012 to 2021 the straight-line trend is upward, about 1.46 million a year. A straight line explains 78% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
A straight-line projection, tested first
Extending that straight line gives about 21.22 million for 2024. We show this only because the same method, fitted on earlier years, predicted 2019 to 2021 better than "no change" would have: its average miss was 2.8 million, against 3.7 million for assuming no change. Treat it as a continuation of the recent pattern, not a forecast of events: it cannot see a recession, a policy change or a revision to the data.
See how a linear trend forecast works and the guide on forecasting without fooling yourself.
How it compares
In 2021, Seychelles had the 151st highest value of the 208 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Seychelles | 20.05 million | 2021 |
| World | 3.56 trillion | 2021 |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | 21.62 billion | 2021 |
| High income | 1.84 trillion | 2021 |
Closest to Seychelles in the 2021 ranking
- Eritrea — 148th of 208: 22.12 million
- Cayman Islands — 149th of 208: 21.55 million
- Antigua and Barbuda — 150th of 208: 20.25 million
- Chad — 152nd of 208: 19.27 million
- Andorra — 153rd of 208: 18.16 million
- Virgin Islands (US) — 154th of 208: 17.35 million
What this measures
Electricity production from renewable sources in kilowatt-hour (kWh), excluding hydroelectric, includes geothermal, solar, tides, wind, biomass, and biofuels.
Limitations: IEA occasionally revises its time series to reflect political changes. For example, the IEA has constructed historical energy statistics for countries of the former Soviet Union. In addition, energy statistics for other countries have undergone continuous changes in coverage or methodology in recent years as more detailed energy accounts have become available. Breaks in series are therefore unavoidable.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.
All 22 values
| Year | Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh) |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 20,050,000 |
| 2020 | 13,140,000 |
| 2019 | 10,340,000 |
| 2018 | 11,740,000 |
| 2017 | 9,700,000 |
| 2016 | 9,260,000 |
| 2015 | 8,440,000 |
| 2014 | 8,350,000 |
| 2013 | 7,340,000 |
| 2012 | 0 |
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh) in nearby economies
- Angola — 2.9 billion (2021)
- Benin — 2.83 million (2021)
- Botswana — 6.12 million (2021)
- Burkina Faso — 106.92 million (2021)
- Burundi — 7.89 million (2021)
- Cabo Verde — 80.67 million (2021)
- Cameroon — -329.43 million (2021)
- Central African Republic — 430,000 (2021)
More environment data for Seychelles
- Rural population — 66,909 (2025)
- Rural population (% of total population) — 54.52% (2025)
- Urban population — 55,821 (2025)
- Urban population (% of total population) — 45.48% (2025)
- Aquaculture production (metric tons) — 100.23 (2024)
- Capture fisheries production (metric tons) — 135,663 (2024)
- Total fisheries production (metric tons) — 135,763 (2024)
- Agricultural land (sq. km) — 15.4 (2024)
- Agricultural land (% of land area) — 3.37% (2024)
- Arable land (hectares) — 150 (2024)
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Questions people ask
- What is Seychelles's electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh)?
- 20.05 million in 2021, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How does Seychelles rank?
- 151st highest of 208 economies with data for 2021.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator EG.ELC.RNWX.KH, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), uri: https://www.iea.org/data-and-statistics/data-tools/energy-statistics-data-browser, publisher: International Energy Agency (IEA), date accessed: 2025-03-25 Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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