Oil consumption in Seychelles
Seychelles: Oil consumption was 4.03 terawatt-hours in 2024. ▲ Rising
Oil consumption in Seychelles, 1980–2024
Source: Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026); Etemad & Luciani (1991) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
Seychelles recorded 4.03 terawatt-hours for oil consumption in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.7% on the previous year and down 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oil consumption in Seychelles peaked at 5.24 terawatt-hours in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.6868 terawatt-hours, in 1982.
Seychelles ranks 173rd of 220 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Oil consumption in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.9392 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1981 | 0.7493 terawatt-hours | -20.2% |
| 1982 | 0.6868 terawatt-hours | -8.3% |
| 1983 | 1.19 terawatt-hours | +72.7% |
| 1984 | 1.25 terawatt-hours | +5.6% |
| 1985 | 1.31 terawatt-hours | +4.7% |
| 1986 | 1.25 terawatt-hours | -5.0% |
| 1987 | 1.32 terawatt-hours | +5.6% |
| 1988 | 1.94 terawatt-hours | +47.6% |
| 1989 | 2.02 terawatt-hours | +4.1% |
| 1990 | 1.8 terawatt-hours | -10.7% |
| 1991 | 2.05 terawatt-hours | +13.4% |
| 1992 | 2.03 terawatt-hours | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 2.09 terawatt-hours | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 2.09 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 2.16 terawatt-hours | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 2.17 terawatt-hours | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 2.29 terawatt-hours | +5.9% |
| 1998 | 2.29 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 2.29 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 3.76 terawatt-hours | +64.0% |
| 2001 | 4.05 terawatt-hours | +7.6% |
| 2002 | 3.52 terawatt-hours | -12.9% |
| 2003 | 3.51 terawatt-hours | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 4.9 terawatt-hours | +39.6% |
| 2005 | 4.47 terawatt-hours | -8.9% |
| 2006 | 4.75 terawatt-hours | +6.2% |
| 2007 | 3.9 terawatt-hours | -17.8% |
| 2008 | 4.25 terawatt-hours | +9.0% |
| 2009 | 4.64 terawatt-hours | +9.0% |
| 2010 | 4.19 terawatt-hours | -9.6% |
| 2011 | 3.6 terawatt-hours | -14.1% |
| 2012 | 4.14 terawatt-hours | +15.1% |
| 2013 | 3.72 terawatt-hours | -10.1% |
| 2014 | 4.35 terawatt-hours | +17.0% |
| 2015 | 4.51 terawatt-hours | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 5.03 terawatt-hours | +11.4% |
| 2017 | 5.24 terawatt-hours | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 4.22 terawatt-hours | -19.5% |
| 2019 | 3.79 terawatt-hours | -10.2% |
| 2020 | 3.53 terawatt-hours | -6.9% |
| 2021 | 3.33 terawatt-hours | -5.7% |
| 2022 | 3.52 terawatt-hours | +5.8% |
| 2023 | 3.88 terawatt-hours | +10.3% |
| 2024 | 4.03 terawatt-hours | +3.7% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 4.03 terawatt-hours is below the median for high income countries, which is 60.47 terawatt-hours, 7% of the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Seychelles's 4.03 terawatt-hours is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 12.66 terawatt-hours, 32% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Oil consumption 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | +72.7% | 0.6868 terawatt-hours | 1.19 terawatt-hours |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.26 terawatt-hours | 0.6868 terawatt-hours | 2.02 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.13 terawatt-hours | 1.8 terawatt-hours | 2.29 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.18 terawatt-hours | 3.51 terawatt-hours | 4.9 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.28 terawatt-hours | 3.6 terawatt-hours | 5.24 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.66 terawatt-hours | 3.33 terawatt-hours | 4.03 terawatt-hours | 5 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
- 170 French Polynesia 5.48 terawatt-hours compare
- 171 Guam 5.42 terawatt-hours compare
- 172 Aruba 4.76 terawatt-hours compare
- 174 Equatorial Guinea 3.77 terawatt-hours compare
- 175 Eswatini 3.71 terawatt-hours compare
- 176 Cayman Islands 3.53 terawatt-hours compare
More energy & mining data for Seychelles
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- 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)
- Fuel imports 20.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is oil consumption in Seychelles?
- Oil consumption in Seychelles was 4.03 terawatt-hours in 2024, according to Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026); Etemad & Luciani (1991) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest oil consumption recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 5.24 terawatt-hours in 2017.
- What is the lowest oil consumption recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6868 terawatt-hours in 1982.
- How does Seychelles rank for oil consumption?
- Seychelles ranks 173rd out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
- Is oil consumption rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Seychelles data come from?
- The figures come from Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026); Etemad & Luciani (1991) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Oil consumption. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in terawatt-hours. Includes refined petroleum products and other liquid fuels.