Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Grenada
Grenada: Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population was 178 hectares in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
178 hectares
Change on year
down 54.4%
World rank
171st
of 186 countries
All-time high
730 hectares
in 1978
All-time low
178 hectares
in 2024
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Grenada, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Grenada recorded 178 hectares for change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 54.4% on the previous year and down 56.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Grenada peaked at 730 hectares in 1978 and was at its lowest, 178 hectares, in 2024.
That places Grenada 171st out of 186 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Grenada, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 630 hectares | — |
| 1962 | 630 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 630 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 630 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 630 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 620 hectares | -1.6% |
| 1967 | 620 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 620 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 600 hectares | -3.2% |
| 1970 | 600 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 570 hectares | -5.0% |
| 1972 | 520 hectares | -8.8% |
| 1973 | 450 hectares | -13.5% |
| 1974 | 554 hectares | +23.1% |
| 1975 | 500 hectares | -9.7% |
| 1976 | 540 hectares | +8.0% |
| 1977 | 630 hectares | +16.7% |
| 1978 | 730 hectares | +15.9% |
| 1979 | 606 hectares | -17.0% |
| 1980 | 500 hectares | -17.5% |
| 1981 | 450 hectares | -10.0% |
| 1982 | 470 hectares | +4.4% |
| 1983 | 414 hectares | -11.9% |
| 1984 | 414 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 410 hectares | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 250 hectares | -39.0% |
| 1987 | 250 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 250 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 255 hectares | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 260 hectares | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 265 hectares | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 330 hectares | +24.5% |
| 1993 | 390 hectares | +18.2% |
| 1994 | 350 hectares | -10.3% |
| 1995 | 360 hectares | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 330 hectares | -8.3% |
| 1997 | 300 hectares | -9.1% |
| 1998 | 288 hectares | -4.0% |
| 1999 | 275 hectares | -4.5% |
| 2000 | 304 hectares | +10.5% |
| 2001 | 307 hectares | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 318 hectares | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 318 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 315 hectares | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 320 hectares | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 300 hectares | -6.2% |
| 2007 | 320 hectares | +6.7% |
| 2008 | 328 hectares | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 333 hectares | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 340 hectares | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 347 hectares | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 350 hectares | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 400 hectares | +14.3% |
| 2014 | 413 hectares | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 353 hectares | -14.5% |
| 2016 | 389 hectares | +10.2% |
| 2017 | 387 hectares | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 387 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 385 hectares | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 385 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 387 hectares | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 389 hectares | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 390 hectares | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 178 hectares | -54.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 623.33 hectares | 600 hectares | 630 hectares | 9 |
| 1970s | 570 hectares | 450 hectares | 730 hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 366.3 hectares | 250 hectares | 500 hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 314.8 hectares | 260 hectares | 390 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 316.3 hectares | 300 hectares | 333 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 375.1 hectares | 340 hectares | 413 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 345.8 hectares | 178 hectares | 390 hectares | 5 |
Countries ranked near Grenada
- 168 Trinidad and Tobago 804 hectares compare
- 169 New Caledonia 631 hectares compare
- 170 Sao Tome and Principe 397 hectares compare
- 172 Micronesia (country) 169 hectares compare
- 173 Cape Verde 124 hectares compare
- 174 Qatar 118 hectares compare
More agriculture & rural data for Grenada
- 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 change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Grenada?
- Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Grenada was 178 hectares 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 change in cereal production, yield, land use and population recorded in Grenada?
- The highest recorded value was 730 hectares in 1978.
- What is the lowest change in cereal production, yield, land use and population recorded in Grenada?
- The lowest recorded value was 178 hectares in 2024.
- How does Grenada rank for change in cereal production, yield, land use and population?
- Grenada ranks 171st out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is change in cereal production, yield, land use and population rising or falling in Grenada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 56.9%. 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 Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cereals include wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains.