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Grenada · Environment

Forests, air quality, land, water and protected areas.

10 indicators · 9 with data

Land

Forest area (% of land area)

% of land area

49th of 213 · 17th in Latin America
Forest coverGrenada's forest cover was 52.1 % in 1990 and 52.1 % in 2023.199019952000200520102015202046%48%50%52%54%56%58%52.1 %

Grenada's forest cover was 52.1 % in 1990 and 52.1 % in 2023.

Forest area

km²

179th of 213 · 32nd in Latin America
Forest areaGrenada's forest area was 177 km in 1994 and 177 km in 2023.199520002005201020152020150160170180190200177 km

Grenada's forest area was 177 km in 1994 and 177 km in 2023.

Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area)

% of land area

160th of 213 · 33rd in Latin America
Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area)Grenada's terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) rose from 2.2 % in 2013 to 8.8 % in 2025.2014201620182020202220240%2%4%6%8%10%8.8 %

Grenada's terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) rose from 2.2 % in 2013 to 8.8 % in 2025.

Agricultural land (% of land area)

% of land area

138th of 209 · 21st in Latin America
Agricultural land (% of land area)Grenada's agricultural land (% of land area) fell from 35.3 % in 1994 to 23.5 % in 2023.19952000200520102015202020%25%30%35%40%23.5 %

Grenada's agricultural land (% of land area) fell from 35.3 % in 1994 to 23.5 % in 2023.

Arable land (% of land area)

% of land area

111th of 206 · 17th in Latin America
Arable land (% of land area)Grenada's arable land (% of land area) rose from 5.9 % in 1994 to 8.8 % in 2023.1995200020052010201520200%2%4%6%8%10%8.8 %

Grenada's arable land (% of land area) rose from 5.9 % in 1994 to 8.8 % in 2023.

Air

Air pollution (PM2.5)

micrograms per m³

54th of 200 · 11th in Latin America
Air pollution (PM2.5)Grenada's air pollution (pm2.5) fell from 12.1 in 1994 to 11.0 in 2023.1995200020052010201520209101112131411.0

Grenada's air pollution (pm2.5) fell from 12.1 in 1994 to 11.0 in 2023.

Water

Water stress

% of internal resources

82nd of 175 · 18th in Latin America
Water stressGrenada's water stress rose from 5.0 % in 2005 to 7.1 % in 2022.20052010201520205%6%7%7.1 %

Grenada's water stress rose from 5.0 % in 2005 to 7.1 % in 2022.

Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita

cubic metres per person

108th of 181 · 28th in Latin America
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capitaGrenada's renewable internal freshwater resources per capita fell from 1,953 in 1993 to 1,711 in 2022.1995200020052010201520201,7001,8001,9002,0001,711

Grenada's renewable internal freshwater resources per capita fell from 1,953 in 1993 to 1,711 in 2022.

Access

Safe drinking water

% of population

60th of 151 · 5th in Latin America*
Safe drinking waterGrenada's safe drinking water rose from 78.7 % in 2000 to 89.9 % in 2017.200020052010201580%85%90%89.9 %

Grenada's safe drinking water rose from 78.7 % in 2000 to 89.9 % in 2017.

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