Share of land area that is protected in Grenada
Grenada: Share of land area that is protected was 8.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of land area that is protected in Grenada, 2013–2025
Source: Protected Planet WDPA and WD-OECM data, UNEP-WCMC and IUCN, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total land area.
Analysis
Grenada recorded 8.8% for share of land area that is protected in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of land area that is protected in Grenada peaked at 9.8% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 2.2%, in 2013.
Grenada ranks 160th of 213 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Share of land area that is protected in Grenada, year by year
| Year | % of total land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 2.2% | — |
| 2014 | 2.2% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 9.3% | +322.7% |
| 2016 | 9.3% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 9.3% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 9.8% | +5.4% |
| 2019 | 9.8% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 9.5% | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 9.5% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 9.5% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 9.5% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 8.8% | -7.4% |
| 2025 | 8.8% | +0.0% |
Grenada compared with similar countries
- Grenada's 8.8% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15.6%, 56% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Grenada's 8.8% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 17.7%, 50% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7.4% | 2.2% | 9.8% | 7 |
| 2020s | 9.3% | 8.8% | 9.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Grenada
More reference data data for Grenada
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0023 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0047 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.007 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.007 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0076 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0034 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0219 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0331 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0001 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of land area that is protected in Grenada?
- Share of land area that is protected in Grenada was 8.8% in 2025, according to Protected Planet WDPA and WD-OECM data, UNEP-WCMC and IUCN, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of land area that is protected recorded in Grenada?
- The highest recorded value was 9.8% in 2018.
- What is the lowest share of land area that is protected recorded in Grenada?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2% in 2013.
- How does Grenada rank for share of land area that is protected?
- Grenada ranks 160th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of land area that is protected rising or falling in Grenada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Grenada data come from?
- The figures come from Protected Planet WDPA and WD-OECM data, UNEP-WCMC and IUCN, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of land area that is protected. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Terrestrial protected areas are areas of at least 1,000 hectares that are designated by national authorities in order to preserve their ecosystem services and cultural values.