Seychelles: Permanent cropland (% of land area)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2024, Seychelles' permanent cropland (% of land area) fell 0.04 percentage points on 2023 (from 3.09% to 3.04%).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was −0.11 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 0.36 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 2.17 percentage points in 1982 and the biggest yearly fall was 2.17 percentage points in 1988. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2015 to 2024 the straight-line trend is upward, about 0.05 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 54% 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.

How it compares

In 2024, Seychelles had the 67th highest value of the 198 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.

Closest to Seychelles in the 2024 ranking

• Azerbaijan — 63rd of 198: 3.32%
• Malta — 64th of 198: 3.3%
• Albania — 65th of 198: 3.2%
• Malawi — 67th of 198: 2.99%
• Antigua and Barbuda — 68th of 198: 2.95%
• Cyprus — 69th of 198: 2.92%

What this measures

Permanent cropland is land cultivated with crops that occupy the land for long periods and need not be replanted after each harvest, such as cocoa, coffee, and rubber. This category includes land under flowering shrubs, fruit trees, nut trees, and vines, but excludes land under trees grown for wood or timber.

Limitations: The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) tries to impose standard definitions and reporting methods, but complete consistency across countries and over time is not possible. Thus, data on agricultural land in different climates may not be comparable. For example, permanent pastures are quite different in nature and intensity in African countries and dry Middle Eastern countries. True comparability of the data is limited by variations in definitions, statistical methods, and quality of data. Countries use different definitions of land use.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 64 values

Permanent cropland (% of land area) in nearby economies

• Angola — 0.29% (2024)
• Benin — 5.93% (2024)
• Botswana — 0.00353% (2024)
• Burkina Faso — 2.49% (2024)
• Burundi — 11.92% (2024)
• Cabo Verde — 0.61% (2024)
• Cameroon — 3.74% (2024)
• Central African Republic — 1.65% (2024)
• Chad — 0.03% (2024)
• Comoros — 41.28% (2024)
• Congo, Dem. Rep.

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 permanent cropland (% of land area)?

3.04% in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1961?

It is down 5.65 percentage points from 8.7% in 1961. The highest value was 10.87% in 1982 and the lowest 2.33% in 2014.

How does Seychelles rank?

67th highest of 198 economies with data for 2024.

Is the latest change in permanent cropland (% of land area) unusual for Seychelles?

In 2024, Seychelles' permanent cropland (% of land area) fell 0.04 percentage points on 2023 (from 3.09% to 3.04%). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was −0.11 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 0.36 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator AG.LND.CROP.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) 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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