Share of electricity generation from fossil fuels in Seychelles
Seychelles: Share of electricity generation from fossil fuels was 84.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of electricity generation from fossil fuels in Seychelles, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Seychelles recorded 84.1% for share of electricity generation from fossil fuels in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from fossil fuels in Seychelles peaked at 100.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 84.1%, in 2024.
Seychelles ranks 64th of 213 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Share of electricity generation from fossil fuels in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 100.0% | — |
| 2001 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 97.7% | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 97.8% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 97.8% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 98.0% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 98.1% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 93.0% | -5.2% |
| 2020 | 88.1% | -5.2% |
| 2021 | 86.7% | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 85.5% | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 85.5% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 84.1% | -1.6% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 84.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 60.0%, 1.4× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Seychelles's 84.1% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 67.9%, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.0% | 93.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.0% | 84.1% | 88.1% | 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)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 20.4% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 0.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of electricity generation from fossil fuels in Seychelles?
- Share of electricity generation from fossil fuels in Seychelles was 84.1% in 2024, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of electricity generation from fossil fuels recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from fossil fuels recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.1% in 2024.
- How does Seychelles rank for share of electricity generation from fossil fuels?
- Seychelles ranks 64th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of electricity generation from fossil fuels rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Share of electricity generation from fossil fuels. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Electricity generation from coal, oil, and gas, measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region.