Forest area in Grenada
Grenada: Forest area was 17,700 hectares in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
17,700 hectares
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
185th
of 235 countries
All-time high
17,700 hectares
in 1990
All-time low
17,700 hectares
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Forest area in Grenada, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area in Grenada is 17,700 hectares, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in Grenada peaked at 17,700 hectares in 1990 and was at its lowest, 17,700 hectares, in 1990.
That places Grenada 185th out of 235 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Forest area in Grenada, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 17,700 hectares | — |
| 1991 | 17,700 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 17,700 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 17,700 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 17,700 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 17,700 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 17,700 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 17,700 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 17,700 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 17,700 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 17,700 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 17,700 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 17,700 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 17,700 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 17,700 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 17,700 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 17,700 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 17,700 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 17,700 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 17,700 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 17,700 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 17,700 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 17,700 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 17,700 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 17,700 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 17,700 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 17,700 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 17,700 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 17,700 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 17,700 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 17,700 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 17,700 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 17,700 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 17,700 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 17,700 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 17,700 hectares | +0.0% |
Grenada compared with similar countries
- Grenada's 17,700 hectares is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.29 million hectares, 1% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Grenada's 17,700 hectares is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 999,945 hectares, 2% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17,700 hectares | 17,700 hectares | 17,700 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 17,700 hectares | 17,700 hectares | 17,700 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 17,700 hectares | 17,700 hectares | 17,700 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 17,700 hectares | 17,700 hectares | 17,700 hectares | 6 |
Countries ranked near Grenada
- 182 United States Virgin Islands 20,660 hectares compare
- 183 Niue 18,870 hectares compare
- 184 Andorra 18,220 hectares compare
- 186 American Samoa 15,850 hectares compare
- 187 Singapore 15,800 hectares compare
- 188 Cook Islands 15,590 hectares compare
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 forest area in Grenada?
- Forest area in Grenada was 17,700 hectares in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest forest area recorded in Grenada?
- The highest recorded value was 17,700 hectares in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Grenada?
- The lowest recorded value was 17,700 hectares in 1990.
- How does Grenada rank for forest area?
- Grenada ranks 185th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area rising or falling in Grenada?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Grenada data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems.