Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption (%) in Seychelles
Seychelles: Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption (%) was 1.7% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Seychelles, 1990–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Seychelles stood at 1.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.4% on the previous year and up 28.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Seychelles peaked at 4.2% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2010.
That places Seychelles 212th out of 248 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption (%) in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4.2% | — |
| 1991 | 3.5% | -18.1% |
| 1992 | 3.3% | -4.0% |
| 1993 | 3.1% | -6.9% |
| 1994 | 2.8% | -11.3% |
| 1995 | 3.0% | +7.2% |
| 1996 | 2.3% | -22.6% |
| 1997 | 2.1% | -10.0% |
| 1998 | 1.9% | -7.8% |
| 1999 | 1.8% | -4.2% |
| 2000 | 1.5% | -16.5% |
| 2001 | 1.3% | -17.1% |
| 2002 | 1.1% | -12.7% |
| 2003 | 1.1% | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 1.0% | -14.3% |
| 2005 | 0.9% | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 0.9% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 1.0% | +6.3% |
| 2008 | 0.9% | -9.9% |
| 2009 | 0.8% | -8.8% |
| 2010 | 0.7% | -14.5% |
| 2011 | 0.8% | +19.7% |
| 2012 | 0.8% | -5.9% |
| 2013 | 1.5% | +85.0% |
| 2014 | 1.4% | -8.8% |
| 2015 | 1.4% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 1.2% | -11.0% |
| 2017 | 1.2% | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 1.2% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.2% | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 1.4% | +12.5% |
| 2021 | 1.7% | +27.4% |
| 2022 | 1.9% | +11.0% |
| 2023 | 1.9% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.7% | -9.4% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 1.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 12.4%, 14% of the median. (80 countries reporting)
- Seychelles's 1.7% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 66.3%, 3% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Renewable energy share in the total final energy 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +85.0% | 0.8% | 1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.8% | 1.8% | 4.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.1% | 0.8% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 0.7% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.7% | 1.4% | 1.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
- 209 British Virgin Islands 2.2% compare
- 210 Kazakhstan 2.1% compare
- 211 United Arab Emirates 2.0% compare
- 213 Isle of Man 1.7% compare
- 214 Singapore 1.6% compare
- 215 Falkland Islands (Malvinas) 1.6% 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 renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Seychelles?
- Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Seychelles was 1.7% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 4.2% in 1990.
- What is the lowest renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2010.
- How does Seychelles rank for renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption?
- Seychelles ranks 212th out of 248 countries with data for 2024.
- Is renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Seychelles data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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