Grenada

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