Electricity generation from oil in Seychelles
Seychelles: Electricity generation from oil was 0.53 terawatt-hours in 2024. ▲ Rising
Electricity generation from oil in Seychelles, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
Seychelles recorded 0.53 terawatt-hours for electricity generation from oil in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 20.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from oil in Seychelles peaked at 0.53 terawatt-hours in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.2 terawatt-hours, in 2000.
Seychelles ranks 103rd of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Electricity generation from oil in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.2 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 0.2 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.23 terawatt-hours | +15.0% |
| 2003 | 0.23 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.23 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.3 terawatt-hours | +30.4% |
| 2006 | 0.32 terawatt-hours | +6.7% |
| 2007 | 0.34 terawatt-hours | +6.3% |
| 2008 | 0.34 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.35 terawatt-hours | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 0.38 terawatt-hours | +8.6% |
| 2011 | 0.4 terawatt-hours | +5.3% |
| 2012 | 0.41 terawatt-hours | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 0.43 terawatt-hours | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 0.44 terawatt-hours | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 0.45 terawatt-hours | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 0.49 terawatt-hours | +8.9% |
| 2017 | 0.5 terawatt-hours | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 0.51 terawatt-hours | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 0.53 terawatt-hours | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 0.52 terawatt-hours | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 0.52 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.53 terawatt-hours | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 0.53 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.53 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 0.53 terawatt-hours is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.71 terawatt-hours, 75% of the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Seychelles's 0.53 terawatt-hours is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.315 terawatt-hours, 1.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity generation from oil in Seychelles changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +30.4% | 0.23 terawatt-hours | 0.3 terawatt-hours |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.274 terawatt-hours | 0.2 terawatt-hours | 0.35 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.454 terawatt-hours | 0.38 terawatt-hours | 0.53 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.526 terawatt-hours | 0.52 terawatt-hours | 0.53 terawatt-hours | 5 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
More energy & mining data for Seychelles
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 3.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 20.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity generation from oil in Seychelles?
- Electricity generation from oil in Seychelles was 0.53 terawatt-hours in 2024, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation from oil recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 0.53 terawatt-hours in 2019.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from oil recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2 terawatt-hours in 2000.
- How does Seychelles rank for electricity generation from oil?
- Seychelles ranks 103rd out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity generation from oil rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Seychelles data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation from oil. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in terawatt-hours.