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Topic 16 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Seychelles: Energy
Where does a country’s electricity come from, and who can get it?
Seychelles is placed 116th of 165 countries on energy in the Country Index 2026, from 2 of its 3 key statistics. Readings behind it: Carbon Intensity of Electricity 560.32 (2024); Renewable Share of Electricity Generation 15.87 (2024).
Share
Energy
116th
of 165 countries placed
Placed from 2 of 3 key statistics
01The evidence
The 3 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Seychelles on energy — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.
560.32
Carbon intensity (gCO₂e per kWh generated)
Lower is better
Seychelles: 560.32. Across the 165 countries in this edition, values run from 23.73 (Bhutan) to 1,306 (Turkmenistan); the world median is 433.75.
- World median
- 433.75
- Best in Eastern Africa
- 56.83 Malawi
15.87
Renewables (% of electricity generated)
Higher is better
Seychelles: 15.87. Across the 165 countries in this edition, values run from 0 (Gambia) to 100 (Paraguay); the world median is 32.06.
- World median
- 32.06
- Best in Eastern Africa
- 97.07 Uganda
Key 3 of 3
World Energy Trilemma Index
World Energy Council
2023 edition · data for 2023 · Express reuse grant (no Creative Commons licence named)
No reading
Trilemma score (0–100)
Higher is better
World Energy Council publishes no 2023 figure for Seychelles, so the standing rests on the other keys.
Across the 126 countries in this edition, values run from 27.7 (Niger) to 83.2 (Denmark); the world median is 63.8.
- World median
- 63.8
- Best in Eastern Africa
- 65.3 Mauritius
02Over time
Which way Seychelles is moving
Each key’s published value, edition by edition, beside the world median. The Country Index 2026 is the first edition of the standing, so the standing itself has no history to chart yet.
Carbon Intensity of Electricity
Carbon intensity (gCO₂e per kWh generated) · lower is better
SeychellesWorld median
Seychelles fell from 660 in 2000 to 560.32 in 2024; the world median went from 540.34 to 433.75.
Every year’s figures
Year Seychelles World median 2024 560.3 433.7 2023 569.4 452.7 2022 569.4 476.3 2021 576.7 469.0 2020 584.7 482.0 2019 615.8 488.2 2018 646.2 500.4 2017 645.1 506.3 2016 646.0 521.9 2015 643.5 524.8 2014 644.4 522.3 2013 643.2 508.8 2012 658.5 525.4 2011 657.5 521.4 2010 657.9 515.5 2009 657.1 533.6 2008 658.8 517.2 2007 658.8 535.3 2006 659.4 537.5 2005 656.7 521.4 2004 656.5 523.1 2003 656.5 543.1 2002 656.5 551.3 2001 660.0 559.3 2000 660.0 540.3 Renewable Share of Electricity Generation
Renewables (% of electricity generated) · higher is better
SeychellesWorld median
Seychelles rose from 0 in 2000 to 15.87 in 2024; the world median went from 15.61 to 32.06.
Every year’s figures
Year Seychelles World median 2024 15.87 32.062 2023 14.52 28.000 2022 14.52 28.881 2021 13.33 28.286 2020 11.86 27.125 2019 7.02 26.296 2018 1.92 25.505 2017 1.96 24.023 2016 2.00 22.218 2015 2.17 21.915 2014 2.22 21.151 2013 2.27 21.593 2012 0.00 19.869 2011 0.00 18.584 2010 0.00 18.572 2009 0.00 17.886 2008 0.00 15.923 2007 0.00 15.586 2006 0.00 15.392 2005 0.00 16.438 2004 0.00 16.445 2003 0.00 16.339 2002 0.00 13.826 2001 0.00 14.023 2000 0.00 15.612
03In context
Seychelles beside its neighbours
A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 165 countries on energy, never a place within the region.
Seychelles and Eastern Africa
Seychelles has no land border, so the table compares it with its sub-region. Standing among all 165; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.
| Country | Standing | Carbon Intensity of ElectricityCarbon intensity (gCO₂e per kWh generated) | Renewable Share of Electricity GenerationRenewables (% of electricity generated) | World Energy Trilemma IndexTrilemma score (0–100) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Uganda | 3rd | 58.52 | 97.07 | — |
 Burundi | =28th | 183.67 | 75.51 | — |
 Kenya | 49th | 85.82 | 91.48 | 52.4 |
 Malawi | 58th | 56.83 | 95.63 | 36.6 |
 Rwanda | 62nd | 361.95 | 49.56 | — |
 Zambia | 63rd | 125.76 | 87.47 | 41.8 |
 Mozambique | 67th | 129.41 | 83.43 | 40.4 |
 Djibouti | 75th | 430 | 35 | — |
 Zimbabwe | 89th | 383.72 | 57.12 | 41.6 |
 Somalia | 97th | 530.23 | 20.93 | — |
 Madagascar | =98th | 433.75 | 42.39 | 40.3 |
 Tanzania | =98th | 343.89 | 32.92 | 39.9 |
 Mauritius | =110th | 642.23 | 17.89 | 65.3 |
| Seychelles | 116th | 560.32 | 15.87 | — |
 Eritrea | =127th | 591.11 | 11.11 | — |
 South Sudan | 154th | 646.43 | 1.786 | — |
 Comoros | not placed | — | — | — |
 Ethiopia | not placed | — | — | 44.2 |
| Somaliland | not placed | — | — | — |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across Eastern Africa
Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 165.
Placed either side on energy
The countries immediately above and below Seychelles in the topic’s list.
04Context, no vote
Where Seychelles is ahead of the world, and behind
21 more statistics filed under energy, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.
Ahead of the world median2
Statistics on which Seychelles does better than the middle country measured.
Wind and Solar Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 5.27915.875.279No real change since 2014
Seychelles: 15.87 · world median 5.279 · Wind and solar (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 69.12; higher is better.
Firms Owning or Sharing a GeneratorWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 24.8517.8224.85No earlier reading
Seychelles: 17.82 · world median 24.85 · Firms owning or sharing a generator (%). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 0.158 to 90.51; lower is better.
Behind the world median4
Statistics on which Seychelles does worse than the middle country measured.
CO₂ Emissions per CapitaGlobal Carbon Project · 2024 · world median 3.215.0043.21▼ Worsened since 2014
Seychelles: 5.004 · world median 3.21 · Fossil CO₂ (tonnes per person). Global Carbon Project, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.054 to 41.27; lower is better.
Position 67th of 210 · derived, 1st = worst.
Low-Carbon Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 37.3215.8737.32▲ Improved since 2014
Seychelles: 15.87 · world median 37.32 · Low-carbon sources (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.
Position 117th of 162 · derived.
Firms Identifying Electricity as a Major ConstraintWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 25.7740.2225.77No earlier reading
Seychelles: 40.22 · world median 25.77 · Firms rating electricity a major or very severe constraint (%). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 84.77; lower is better.
Position 45th of 179 · derived, 1st = worst.
Energy Intensity of GDP (PPP)EIA · 2024 · world median 2.7384.1932.738▲ Improved since 2014
Seychelles: 4.193 · world median 2.738 · Energy use per dollar of GDP (thousand Btu per US$ at PPP). U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.666 to 17.45; lower is better.
Level with the median, or no median to compare4
Access to ElectricityWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 100100100▼ Worsened since 2014
Seychelles: 100 · world median 100 · Population with electricity access (%). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 5.4 to 100; higher is better.
Access to Electricity, RuralWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 100100100▼ Worsened since 2014
Seychelles: 100 · world median 100 · Rural population with electricity access (%). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.7 to 100; higher is better.
Primary Schools with ElectricityUIS · 2024 · world median 100100100No real change since 2016
Seychelles: 100 · world median 100 · Primary schools with access to electricity (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1.246 to 100; higher is better.
Coal Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 000No real change since 2014
Seychelles: 0 · world median 0 · Coal (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 98.25; lower is better.
No better end11
These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.
Solar Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 3.04914.293.049Moved since 2014
Seychelles: 14.29 · world median 3.049 · Solar (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 50.
Primary Energy Consumption per CapitaEIA · 2024 · world median 49.5107.8649.5Moved since 2014
Seychelles: 107.86 · world median 49.5 · Energy use per person (million Btu). U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.95 to 766.07.
Photovoltaic Power Potential (PVOUT)World Bank Group (ESMAP), data by Solargis · 2020 · world median 4.2734.3484.273No earlier reading
Seychelles: 4.348 · world median 4.273 · Practical solar power potential (kWh per kWp per day, long-term average). World Bank Group (ESMAP), data by Solargis, 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 2.513 to 5.379.
Nuclear Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 000No real change since 2014
Seychelles: 0 · world median 0 · Nuclear (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 67.4.
Net Electricity Imports (share of generation)Ember · 2024 · world median 000No real change since 2014
Seychelles: 0 · world median 0 · Net electricity imports (% of domestic generation). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from -70.16 to 707.07.
Solar Electricity Installed CapacityEIA · 2024 · world median 0.1440.0180.144No real change since 2014
Seychelles: 0.018 · world median 0.144 · Solar generating capacity installed (gigawatts). U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 886.66.
Natural Gas ProductionEIA · 2024 · world median 000No real change since 2014
Seychelles: 0 · world median 0 · Dry natural gas produced (billion cubic metres). U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 1,069.
Crude Oil ProductionEIA · 2025 · world median 000No real change since 2015
Seychelles: 0 · world median 0 · Crude oil produced (thousand barrels per day). U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 13,586.
Gas Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 2.58502.585Moved since 2014
Seychelles: 0 · world median 2.585 · Natural gas (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 99.97.
Primary Energy ProductionEIA · 2024 · world median 0.07700.077Moved since 2014
Seychelles: 0 · world median 0.077 · Primary energy produced (quadrillion Btu). U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 130.76.
Hydro Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 12.85012.85No real change since 2014
Seychelles: 0 · world median 12.85 · Hydropower (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100.
No current reading for Seychelles
Operating Coal Power Capacity, Operating Wind Power Capacity, RISE Clean Cooking Policy Score, RISE Electricity Access Policy Score, RISE Energy Efficiency Policy Score, RISE Renewable Energy Policy Score and World Energy Trilemma Index. Listed rather than hidden, so the page can be checked against it.
“Position · derived” is this site’s ordering of the published values, 1st = best unless the row says otherwise; the publisher ranks no country on it. Rank, position and standing
05Country Index 2026
Energy among Seychelles’s 14 topics
Energy is Seychelles’s 13th best-placed topic of 14. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Peace & Security4th of 1774/4 keys
- Risk & Resiliencejoint 27th of 1933/4 keys
- Food & Agriculture31st of 1842/4 keys
- Governance & Institutions38th of 1944/4 keys
- Democracy & Civil Liberties44th of 1984/4 keys
- Gender & Equalityjoint 43rd of 1833/4 keys
- Economy & Innovationjoint 49th of 1762/4 keys
- Development & Human Capital74th of 1963/3 keys
- Poverty & Inequality64th of 1593/3 keys
- Digital & Technology105th of 1984/4 keys
- Health & Wellbeing108th of 2002/4 keys
- Education & Knowledge109th of 1983/4 keys
- Energy116th of 1652/3 keys
- Mobility & Tradejoint 172nd of 1773/4 keys
No standing on Work & Labour, Environment & Sustainability: too few of those topics’ key statistics are published for this country.
06The top of the list
Who leads on energy
The three countries placed highest of 165, and the leaders Seychelles can most readily be measured against.
1
BhutanSouthern Asia
1st of 165 · 2 of 3 keys
Photo: VIkramjit Kakati derivative work: ויקיג'אנקי · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
2
NorwayNorthern Europe
2nd of 165 · 3 of 3 keys
Photo: Ximonic , Simo Räsänen · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
3UgandaEastern Africa
3rd of 165 · 2 of 3 keys
Photo: Rod Waddington from Kergunyah, Australia · CC BY-SA 2.0, greyscale
Placed highest nearby
Highest in Africa
Uganda3rd2/3 keysThis page
Seychelles116th2/3 keys
Positions out of 165 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.
07Questions
Seychelles on energy: questions answered
Every answer is built from the numbers on this page, so none can say something the page does not.
How does Seychelles rank on energy?
Seychelles is placed 116th of 165 countries on Energy in the Country Index 2026, from 2 of its 3 key statistics (Carbon Intensity of Electricity and Renewable Share of Electricity Generation). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.
What is the latest Carbon Intensity of Electricity figure for Seychelles?
560.32 in 2024 (carbon intensity (gCO₂e per kWh generated)), according to Ember. The world median in the same edition was 433.75.
What is the latest Renewable Share of Electricity Generation figure for Seychelles?
15.87 in 2024 (renewables (% of electricity generated)), according to Ember. The world median in the same edition was 32.06.
How have Seychelles’s energy figures changed?
Carbon Intensity of Electricity fell from 660 in 2000 to 560.32 in 2024; Renewable Share of Electricity Generation rose from 0 in 2000 to 15.87 in 2024.
Which energy statistics are missing for Seychelles?
No current reading is published for Seychelles on Operating Coal Power Capacity, Operating Wind Power Capacity, RISE Clean Cooking Policy Score, RISE Electricity Access Policy Score, RISE Energy Efficiency Policy Score, RISE Renewable Energy Policy Score and World Energy Trilemma Index. They are listed rather than hidden, so the evidence on the page can be checked against it.
08Method
Method, sources and how to cite
What this topic does not measure
This is deliberately the electricity and energy-system subject, not an infrastructure one: roads, railways, ports, water and telecommunications would each need a global series this site does not hold. Emissions are under Environment & Sustainability. Access to electricity is published here in full but takes no part in any ranking — more than half the world’s countries now report 100%, and a position derived from that would read “1, 1, 1 … 123”, which is noise rather than information.
How the Energy standing is decided
A standing is this site’s ordering, named with its edition — never a publisher’s rank. 3 key statistics vote, one vote each; every country’s published value becomes a place within that key’s own field, the places are averaged, and the average is never published. A country needs 2 of the 3 keys to be placed.
The energy method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built
The key statistics and their licences
- Carbon Intensity of Electricity — Ember, CC BY 4.0
- Renewable Share of Electricity Generation — Ember, CC BY 4.0
- World Energy Trilemma Index — World Energy Council, Express reuse grant (no Creative Commons licence named)
The other 21 statistics on this page come from 6 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.
The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photographs
Seychelles’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Seychelles (banner) — Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Bhutan — VIkramjit Kakati derivative work: ויקיג'אנקי, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Norway — Ximonic , Simo Räsänen, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Uganda — Rod Waddington from Kergunyah, Australia, CC BY-SA 2.0
Cite this page
Nations Inquiry (2026). Seychelles: Energy — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/seychelles/energy