Total waste generation in Grenada
Grenada: Total waste generation was 1,000 tonnes in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
1,000 tonnes
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
55th
of 62 countries
All-time high
1,500 tonnes
in 2018
All-time low
1,000 tonnes
in 2020
Years of data
7
2015–2021
Total waste generation in Grenada, 2015–2021
Source: United Nations Statistics Division and United Nations Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total waste generation in Grenada is 1,000 tonnes, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of down 16.7% over ten years.
That places Grenada 55th out of 62 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Total waste generation in Grenada, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1,200 tonnes | — |
| 2016 | 1,300 tonnes | +8.3% |
| 2017 | 1,400 tonnes | +7.7% |
| 2018 | 1,500 tonnes | +7.1% |
| 2019 | 1,200 tonnes | -20.0% |
| 2020 | 1,000 tonnes | -16.7% |
| 2021 | 1,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
Grenada compared with similar countries
- Grenada's 1,000 tonnes is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 23,600 tonnes, 4% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Grenada's 1,000 tonnes is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4,300 tonnes, 23% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1,320 tonnes | 1,200 tonnes | 1,500 tonnes | 5 |
| 2020s | 1,000 tonnes | 1,000 tonnes | 1,000 tonnes | 2 |
Countries ranked near Grenada
- 52 Armenia 2,600 tonnes compare
- 53 Suriname 2,400 tonnes compare
- 54 Andorra 1,100 tonnes compare
- 56 North Macedonia 462 tonnes compare
- 57 Kyrgyzstan 2.15 tonnes
- 58 Liechtenstein 1 tonnes 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 total waste generation in Grenada?
- Total waste generation in Grenada was 1,000 tonnes in 2021, according to United Nations Statistics Division and United Nations Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total waste generation recorded in Grenada?
- The highest recorded value was 1,500 tonnes in 2018.
- What is the lowest total waste generation recorded in Grenada?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,000 tonnes in 2020.
- How does Grenada rank for total waste generation?
- Grenada ranks 55th out of 62 countries with data for 2021.
- Is total waste generation rising or falling in Grenada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Grenada data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division and United Nations Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Total waste generation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total waste generation, by activity (Tonnes).