Land use in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Land use was 5,000 hectares in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land use in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines recorded 5,000 hectares for land use in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines peaked at 11,000 hectares in 1986 and was at its lowest, 5,000 hectares, in 2000.
That places Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 193rd out of 223 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 | 9,778 hectares | 9,000 hectares | 10,000 hectares | 9 |
| 1970s | 9,400 hectares | 9,000 hectares | 10,000 hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 9,790 hectares | 8,940 hectares | 11,000 hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 6,960 hectares | 5,340 hectares | 8,580 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,000 hectares | 5,000 hectares | 5,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,000 hectares | 5,000 hectares | 5,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,000 hectares | 5,000 hectares | 5,000 hectares | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- 191 Wallis and Futuna 6,000 hectares compare
- 192 Saint Kitts and Nevis 5,100 hectares compare
- 193 Antigua and Barbuda 5,000 hectares compare
- 195 Maldives 4,900 hectares compare
- 196 Bahrain 4,100 hectares compare
More environment data for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 0.1852 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 1.84 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.0073 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0006 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0031 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0001 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 0.0439 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0002 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0002 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.0324 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land use in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Land use in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines was 5,000 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 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The highest recorded value was 11,000 hectares in 1986.
- What is the lowest land use recorded in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,000 hectares in 2000.
- How does Saint Vincent and the Grenadines rank for land use?
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 193rd out of 223 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use rising or falling in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 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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