Environment
Seychelles
Climate
tropical marine climate; characterized by humidity; cooler period coincides with the southeast monsoon from late May to September; warmer period aligns with the northwest monsoon from March to May
Land use
other
38% (2023 est.)
forest
58.6% (2023 est.)
agricultural land
3.4% (2023 est.)
agricultural land: arable land
arable land: 0.3% (2023 est.)
agricultural land: permanent crops
permanent crops: 3% (2023 est.)
agricultural land: permanent pasture
permanent pasture: 0% (2022 est.)
Urbanization
urban population
58.8% of total population (2023)
rate of urbanization
0.99% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Waste and recycling
municipal solid waste generated annually
48,000 tons (2024 est.)
percent of municipal solid waste recycled
24.4% (2022 est.)
Environmental issues
scarce freshwater supplies; contamination of water; ecological diversity
Total water withdrawal
municipal
9 million cubic meters (2022 est.)
industrial
3.8 million cubic meters (2022 est.)
agricultural
900,000 cubic meters (2022 est.)
Carbon dioxide emissions
total emissions
893,000 metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)
from coal and metallurgical coke
92 metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)
from petroleum and other liquids
893,000 metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)
Particulate matter emissions
17.4 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
International environmental agreements
party to
Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Climate Change-Paris Agreement, Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping-London Convention, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands
signed, but not ratified
none of the selected agreements