Cotton yields in Grenada
Grenada: Cotton yields was 0.3383 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.3383 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
98th
of 101 countries
All-time high
0.7067 tonnes per hectare
in 1965
All-time low
0.19 tonnes per hectare
in 1974
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Cotton yields in Grenada, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cotton yields in Grenada is 0.3383 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cotton yields in Grenada peaked at 0.7067 tonnes per hectare in 1965 and was at its lowest, 0.19 tonnes per hectare, in 1974.
Grenada ranks 98th of 101 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Cotton yields in Grenada, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.4762 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.4409 tonnes per hectare | -7.4% |
| 1963 | 0.597 tonnes per hectare | +35.4% |
| 1964 | 0.4028 tonnes per hectare | -32.5% |
| 1965 | 0.7067 tonnes per hectare | +75.4% |
| 1966 | 0.4311 tonnes per hectare | -39.0% |
| 1967 | 0.2827 tonnes per hectare | -34.4% |
| 1968 | 0.417 tonnes per hectare | +47.5% |
| 1969 | 0.3615 tonnes per hectare | -13.3% |
| 1970 | 0.3889 tonnes per hectare | +7.6% |
| 1971 | 0.2824 tonnes per hectare | -27.4% |
| 1972 | 0.3 tonnes per hectare | +6.2% |
| 1973 | 0.24 tonnes per hectare | -20.0% |
| 1974 | 0.19 tonnes per hectare | -20.8% |
| 1975 | 0.3 tonnes per hectare | +57.9% |
| 1976 | 0.28 tonnes per hectare | -6.7% |
| 1977 | 0.25 tonnes per hectare | -10.7% |
| 1978 | 0.2119 tonnes per hectare | -15.2% |
| 1979 | 0.2177 tonnes per hectare | +2.7% |
| 1980 | 0.225 tonnes per hectare | +3.4% |
| 1981 | 0.225 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.25 tonnes per hectare | +11.1% |
| 1983 | 0.25 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.25 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.25 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.25 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.25 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.2308 tonnes per hectare | -7.7% |
| 1989 | 0.2308 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.2308 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.2308 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.2308 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.2308 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.2593 tonnes per hectare | +12.3% |
| 1995 | 0.2593 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.2593 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.25 tonnes per hectare | -3.6% |
| 1998 | 0.25 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.25 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.25 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.25 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.25 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.25 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.25 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.25 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.25 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.25 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.25 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.25 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.274 tonnes per hectare | +9.6% |
| 2011 | 0.2871 tonnes per hectare | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 0.3226 tonnes per hectare | +12.4% |
| 2013 | 0.3333 tonnes per hectare | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 0.3333 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.3212 tonnes per hectare | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 0.3191 tonnes per hectare | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.3225 tonnes per hectare | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.3252 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.3277 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.3315 tonnes per hectare | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.3363 tonnes per hectare | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 0.3399 tonnes per hectare | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.3434 tonnes per hectare | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 0.3383 tonnes per hectare | -1.5% |
Grenada compared with similar countries
- Grenada's 0.3383 tonnes per hectare is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.89 tonnes per hectare, 18% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Grenada's 0.3383 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.48 tonnes per hectare, 23% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cotton yields in Grenada changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | +75.4% | 0.4028 tonnes per hectare | 0.7067 tonnes per hectare |
| 1975 | +57.9% | 0.19 tonnes per hectare | 0.3 tonnes per hectare |
| 1968 | +47.5% | 0.2827 tonnes per hectare | 0.417 tonnes per hectare |
| 1966 | -39.0% | 0.7067 tonnes per hectare | 0.4311 tonnes per hectare |
| 1963 | +35.4% | 0.4409 tonnes per hectare | 0.597 tonnes per hectare |
| 1967 | -34.4% | 0.4311 tonnes per hectare | 0.2827 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4573 tonnes per hectare | 0.2827 tonnes per hectare | 0.7067 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2661 tonnes per hectare | 0.19 tonnes per hectare | 0.3889 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2412 tonnes per hectare | 0.225 tonnes per hectare | 0.25 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2451 tonnes per hectare | 0.2308 tonnes per hectare | 0.2593 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.25 tonnes per hectare | 0.25 tonnes per hectare | 0.25 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3166 tonnes per hectare | 0.274 tonnes per hectare | 0.3333 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3379 tonnes per hectare | 0.3315 tonnes per hectare | 0.3434 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -0.9004 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0254 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 307.48 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.0888 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6333 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.5% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cotton yields in Grenada?
- Cotton yields in Grenada was 0.3383 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cotton yields recorded in Grenada?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7067 tonnes per hectare in 1965.
- What is the lowest cotton yields recorded in Grenada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.19 tonnes per hectare in 1974.
- How does Grenada rank for cotton yields?
- Grenada ranks 98th out of 101 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cotton yields rising or falling in Grenada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Grenada data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cotton yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.