Environment
Grenada
Climate
tropical; moderated by northeast trade winds
Land use
other
24.4% (2023 est.)
forest
52.1% (2023 est.)
agricultural land
23.5% (2023 est.)
agricultural land: arable land
arable land: 8.8% (2023 est.)
agricultural land: permanent crops
permanent crops: 11.8% (2023 est.)
agricultural land: permanent pasture
permanent pasture: 2.9% (2023 est.)
Urbanization
urban population
37.1% of total population (2023)
rate of urbanization
0.86% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Waste and recycling
municipal solid waste generated annually
29,500 tons (2024 est.)
percent of municipal solid waste recycled
15.1% (2022 est.)
Environmental issues
deforestation leading to habitat and species decline; coastal erosion and pollution; contamination and sedimentation; insufficient solid waste disposal management
Total water withdrawal
municipal
12 million cubic meters (2022 est.)
industrial
0 cubic meters (2022 est.)
agricultural
2.1 million cubic meters (2022 est.)
Carbon dioxide emissions
total emissions
348,000 metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)
from petroleum and other liquids
348,000 metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)
Particulate matter emissions
10.2 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
Total renewable water resources
200 million cubic meters (2022 est.)
International environmental agreements
party to
Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Climate Change-Paris Agreement, Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban, Desertification, Endangered Species, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands, Whaling
signed, but not ratified
none of the selected agreements