Arable land use per person in Grenada
Grenada: Arable land use per person was 0.0256 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
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.
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
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 0.241 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 2.06 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.0137 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 0.0516 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0001 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0003 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.0375 Mt CO2e (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.