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shortage.life · session_log · 2026-05-17 14:32 UTCPID 47023 · ttyS0 · uptime 312d

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shortage.life
v0.3 · brussels · build f3a2c81
● online · 47/47 sources · 312ms

// $_ exec

$ shortage country get SYC
> stress_index: 0.48 WATCH
> 1 events · 1 scenarios
> refreshed 2026-05-17

// readout · live

BRENT     $84.27 ▲
TTF       €31.50 ▼
OPEC_SP   3.8 mb/d ●
SPR_US    372.4 Mb
FAO_FFPI  121.4 ▲
auto-refresh 60slatency 312msbuild 0.3.0commit f3a2c81UTC 00:00:00
$_TICKER
BRENT$84.27▲0.50%WTI$80.15▲0.39%TTF€31.50▼3.67%NBP72.4p▼1.50%HH$2.84▲1.43%SPR_US372.4 Mb18.7dEU_GAS78.3%▲0.4ppOPEC_SPARE3.8 mb/d▼0.3FAO_FFPI121.4▲0.8WHT.SRW$6.42/bu▲1.84%RIC.THAI$612/t▲0.32%UREA$378/t▲2.71%LITH$13,820/t▼0.84%COBL$31,400/t—CU$9,820/t▲0.65%NI$17,420/t▼1.10%BRENT$84.27▲0.50%WTI$80.15▲0.39%TTF€31.50▼3.67%NBP72.4p▼1.50%HH$2.84▲1.43%SPR_US372.4 Mb18.7dEU_GAS78.3%▲0.4ppOPEC_SPARE3.8 mb/d▼0.3FAO_FFPI121.4▲0.8WHT.SRW$6.42/bu▲1.84%RIC.THAI$612/t▲0.32%UREA$378/t▲2.71%LITH$13,820/t▼0.84%COBL$31,400/t—CU$9,820/t▲0.65%NI$17,420/t▼1.10%
~/countries/SYC·region: East Africa·tier: monitored·methodology: v3.2cite · /api/v1/countries/SYC

Seychelles / SYC

ISO SYCSC│capital: Victoria│region: East Africa│population: 0.1M
WATCH
STRESS INDEX · v3.20.48

[ 01 ]$_STRESS INDEX · v3.2 composite

COMPOSITE · 0–1 SCALE0.48

The v3.2 stress index is a six-axis composite of energy and food exposure, geopolitical pressure, fiscal headroom, demography and supply concentration, normalised to a 0–1 scale.

stress index · 18-month history0–1 composite

[ 02 ]$_MACRO · economy and territory

NOMINAL GDP$2 bn
GDP PER CAPITA$17,000
AREA452 km²
POPULATION0.1M
INFLATION · 20263.5%
INFLATION FORECAST · 20273%
CURRENCY DEPR. · 1Y3%
PUBLIC DEBT / GDP62%
UNEMPLOYMENT3%
ELECTRICITY ACCESS100%
electricity generation mix · %
  • Fossil95 95.0%
  • Nuclear0 0.0%
  • Renewables5 5.0%
inflation · 2022–2027%

[ 03 ]$_ENERGY PROFILE · production and consumption

OIL PRODUCTION0 mb/d
OIL CONSUMPTION0.008 mb/d
GAS PRODUCTION0 bcm
GAS CONSUMPTION0 bcm
POSTUREnet importer
IMPORT DEPENDENCY100%

[ 04 ]$_FOOD POSTURE · cereals

CEREAL SELF-SUFFICIENCY0%
POSTUREnet importer
key commodities:
oilwheatrice

[ 05 ]$_RESILIENCE · oil cover

OIL STOCK COVER30days

[ 06 ]$_COUNTRY BRIEF · shortage posture

Seychelles, a small Indian Ocean archipelago and one of Africa's wealthiest countries per capita, imports all of its energy and most of its food. Power runs on imported diesel, with solar being added. Tourism and tuna fishing anchor an economy acutely exposed to sea-level rise.

[ 07 ]$_VULNERABILITIES · pressure points

[ 08 ]$_WATER · drought & lake levels

WATER STRESShigh
DROUGHTmoderate

Seychelles has no rivers of scale and faces dry-season water stress, with desalination as backup.

MAJOR LAKES & RESERVOIRS
  • La Gogue Reservoirbelow normal

[ 09 ]$_EVENTS · tagged register

1 events recorded
2026-03-25ECONAfrican island states squeezed by fuel-import costsIndian Ocean Commission

[ 10 ]$_SCENARIOS · with exposure

// ISLANDS-2026

African island-states fuel crisis.

prob 0.44
severity 3.0 / 5 · revision 2026-05-08watch · 6 African island economies · diesel + power
open scenario →

[ 11 ]$_STRATEGIC RESERVES · by stock type

STOCK TYPERESERVEDAYS COVERSTATUS
Oil · imported fuel stocksAll fuel is imported to a small Indian Ocean archipelago.moderate30daysWATCH
Electricity · diesel and solarPower runs on imported diesel, with solar being added.transitioning—WATCH
Food · commercial stocksSeychelles imports most of its food.limited30daysWATCH

[ 12 ]$_CORPORATE FAILURES · Q1 2026

Q1 2026 FILINGS38
YEAR-ON-YEAR▲ +12%
RANK · WORLD#174
TourismFishing
$ curl -s https://api.shortage.life/v1/countries/SYC | jq '.stress'
> 0.48
endpoint: /api/v1/countries/SYC·MCP: get-country-profile(iso=SYC)·license: CC-BY-4.0