Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Grenada
Grenada: Arable land — Share in Agricultural land was 37.5 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Grenada, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arable land — share in agricultural land in Grenada is 37.5 %, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — share in agricultural land in Grenada peaked at 37.5 % in 2012 and was at its lowest, 8.33 %, in 1999.
That places Grenada 116th out of 248 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Grenada, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 22.73 % | — |
| 1962 | 22.73 % | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 22.73 % | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 22.73 % | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 22.73 % | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 22.73 % | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 22.73 % | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 22.73 % | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 22.73 % | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 22.73 % | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 22.73 % | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 20 % | -12.0% |
| 1973 | 20 % | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 20 % | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 20 % | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 20 % | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 20 % | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 15.79 % | -21.1% |
| 1979 | 15.79 % | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 18.75 % | +18.7% |
| 1981 | 18.75 % | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 18.75 % | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 18.75 % | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 18.75 % | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 21.43 % | +14.3% |
| 1986 | 21.43 % | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 15.38 % | -28.2% |
| 1988 | 15.38 % | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 15.38 % | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 15.38 % | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 16.67 % | +8.4% |
| 1992 | 16.67 % | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 16.67 % | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 16.67 % | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 9.09 % | -45.5% |
| 1996 | 9.09 % | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 9.09 % | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 9.09 % | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 8.33 % | -8.4% |
| 2000 | 8.33 % | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 15.38 % | +84.6% |
| 2002 | 15.38 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 16.67 % | +8.4% |
| 2004 | 16.67 % | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 22.22 % | +33.3% |
| 2006 | 22.22 % | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 22.22 % | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 22.22 % | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 30 % | +35.0% |
| 2010 | 30 % | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 30 % | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 37.5 % | +25.0% |
| 2013 | 37.5 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 37.5 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 37.5 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 37.5 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 37.5 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 37.5 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 37.5 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 37.5 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 37.5 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 37.5 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 37.5 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 37.5 % | +0.0% |
Grenada compared with similar countries
- Grenada's 37.5 % is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 30.94 %, 1.2× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Grenada's 37.5 % is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 31.93 %, 1.2× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 22.73 % | 22.73 % | 22.73 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 19.7 % | 15.79 % | 22.73 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 18.27 % | 15.38 % | 21.43 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.68 % | 8.33 % | 16.67 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.13 % | 8.33 % | 30 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 36 % | 30 % | 37.5 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.5 % | 37.5 % | 37.5 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Grenada
More environment data for Grenada
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -8.38 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.271 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.45 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 4.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — share in agricultural land in Grenada?
- Arable land — share in agricultural land in Grenada was 37.5 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Grenada?
- The highest recorded value was 37.5 % in 2012.
- What is the lowest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Grenada?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.33 % in 1999.
- How does Grenada rank for arable land — share in agricultural land?
- Grenada ranks 116th out of 248 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Grenada?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Grenada data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Arable land — Share in Agricultural land. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.