Arable land use per person in Grenada
Grenada: Arable land use per person was 0.0256 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0256 hectares per person
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
166th
of 206 countries
All-time high
0.0524 hectares per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.0093 hectares per person
in 2000
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Arable land use per person in Grenada, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
Grenada recorded 0.0256 hectares per person for arable land use per person in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land use per person in Grenada peaked at 0.0524 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0093 hectares per person, in 2000.
That places Grenada 166th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Arable land use per person in Grenada, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0524 hectares per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0519 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0514 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0511 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1965 | 0.051 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1966 | 0.051 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 0.051 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 0.051 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0509 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0508 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0507 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0405 hectares per person | -20.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0405 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0406 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0408 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 0.041 hectares per person | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0412 hectares per person | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0312 hectares per person | -24.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0314 hectares per person | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0317 hectares per person | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0319 hectares per person | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0318 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0316 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0314 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0312 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 0.031 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0205 hectares per person | -33.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0203 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0202 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 0.02 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0198 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0197 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0195 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0194 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0096 hectares per person | -50.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0096 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0095 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0094 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0094 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0093 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0185 hectares per person | +99.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0184 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0184 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0183 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0182 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0182 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0181 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.018 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.027 hectares per person | +49.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0269 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0268 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0266 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0264 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0263 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0262 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0261 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.026 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0259 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0259 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0258 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0257 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0257 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0256 hectares per person | -0.1% |
Grenada compared with similar countries
- Grenada's 0.0256 hectares per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1102 hectares per person, 23% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Grenada's 0.0256 hectares per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0857 hectares per person, 30% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Arable land use per person in Grenada 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +99.0% | 0.0093 hectares per person | 0.0185 hectares per person |
| 1995 | -50.4% | 0.0194 hectares per person | 0.0096 hectares per person |
| 2009 | +49.5% | 0.018 hectares per person | 0.027 hectares per person |
| 1987 | -33.8% | 0.031 hectares per person | 0.0205 hectares per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0513 hectares per person | 0.0509 hectares per person | 0.0524 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0409 hectares per person | 0.0312 hectares per person | 0.0508 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0282 hectares per person | 0.0202 hectares per person | 0.0319 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0146 hectares per person | 0.0094 hectares per person | 0.02 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0182 hectares per person | 0.0093 hectares per person | 0.027 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0263 hectares per person | 0.0259 hectares per person | 0.0269 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0257 hectares per person | 0.0256 hectares per person | 0.0258 hectares per person | 4 |
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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 use per person in Grenada?
- Arable land use per person in Grenada was 0.0256 hectares per person in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest arable land use per person recorded in Grenada?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0524 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest arable land use per person recorded in Grenada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0093 hectares per person in 2000.
- How does Grenada rank for arable land use per person?
- Grenada ranks 166th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land use per person rising or falling in Grenada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Grenada data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Arable land use per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Arable land is defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops, temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. It is measured in hectares per person.