Land use in Grenada
Grenada: Land use was 7,000 hectares in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land use in Grenada, 1961–2023
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 land use in Grenada is 7,000 hectares, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use in Grenada peaked at 19,000 hectares in 1961 and was at its lowest, 7,000 hectares, in 2012.
Grenada ranks 189th of 223 countries on this measure, 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 | 19,000 hectares | 19,000 hectares | 19,000 hectares | 9 |
| 1970s | 18,000 hectares | 17,000 hectares | 19,000 hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 13,700 hectares | 12,000 hectares | 15,000 hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 10,700 hectares | 10,000 hectares | 12,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 9,800 hectares | 8,000 hectares | 12,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,400 hectares | 7,000 hectares | 9,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,000 hectares | 7,000 hectares | 7,000 hectares | 4 |
Countries ranked near Grenada
- 186 Barbados 8,000 hectares compare
- 186 Guam 8,000 hectares compare
- 186 Netherlands Antilles 8,000 hectares compare
- 189 Marshall Islands 7,000 hectares compare
- 191 Wallis and Futuna 6,000 hectares compare
- 192 Saint Kitts and Nevis 5,100 hectares compare
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 land use in Grenada?
- Land use in Grenada was 7,000 hectares in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest land use recorded in Grenada?
- The highest recorded value was 19,000 hectares in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use recorded in Grenada?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,000 hectares in 2012.
- How does Grenada rank for land use?
- Grenada ranks 189th out of 223 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use rising or falling in Grenada?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Land use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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