Land use vs. yield change in cereal production in Grenada
Grenada: Land use vs. yield change in cereal production was 63 in 2014. ▼ Falling
Land use vs. yield change in cereal production in Grenada, 1961–2014
Source: World Bank (2017) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land use vs. yield change in cereal production in Grenada is 63, measured in 2014.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 26.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use vs. yield change in cereal production in Grenada peaked at 116 in 1978 and was at its lowest, 40, in 1986.
Grenada ranks 119th of 147 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 54 years of available data.
Land use vs. yield change in cereal production in Grenada, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 100 | — |
| 1962 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 98 | -2.0% |
| 1967 | 98 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 98 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 95 | -3.1% |
| 1970 | 95 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 90 | -5.3% |
| 1972 | 83 | -7.8% |
| 1973 | 71 | -14.5% |
| 1974 | 88 | +23.9% |
| 1975 | 79 | -10.2% |
| 1976 | 86 | +8.9% |
| 1977 | 100 | +16.3% |
| 1978 | 116 | +16.0% |
| 1979 | 96 | -17.2% |
| 1980 | 79 | -17.7% |
| 1981 | 71 | -10.1% |
| 1982 | 75 | +5.6% |
| 1983 | 66 | -12.0% |
| 1984 | 66 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 65 | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 40 | -38.5% |
| 1987 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 41 | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 42 | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 52 | +23.8% |
| 1993 | 62 | +19.2% |
| 1994 | 56 | -9.7% |
| 1995 | 57 | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 52 | -8.8% |
| 1997 | 48 | -7.7% |
| 1998 | 45 | -6.2% |
| 1999 | 42 | -6.7% |
| 2000 | 49 | +16.7% |
| 2001 | 49 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 52 | +6.1% |
| 2003 | 51 | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 50 | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 51 | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 48 | -5.9% |
| 2007 | 51 | +6.2% |
| 2008 | 52 | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 53 | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 54 | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 56 | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 56 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 63 | +12.5% |
| 2014 | 63 | +0.0% |
Grenada compared with similar countries
- Grenada's 63 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 131.5, 48% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Grenada's 63 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 130, 48% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land use vs. yield change in cereal production 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | -38.5% | 65 | 40 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 98.78 | 95 | 100 | 9 |
| 1970s | 90.4 | 71 | 116 | 10 |
| 1980s | 58.2 | 40 | 79 | 10 |
| 1990s | 49.7 | 41 | 62 | 10 |
| 2000s | 50.6 | 48 | 53 | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.4 | 54 | 63 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Grenada
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 land use vs. yield change in cereal production in Grenada?
- Land use vs. yield change in cereal production in Grenada was 63 in 2014, according to World Bank (2017) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest land use vs. yield change in cereal production recorded in Grenada?
- The highest recorded value was 116 in 1978.
- What is the lowest land use vs. yield change in cereal production recorded in Grenada?
- The lowest recorded value was 40 in 1986.
- How does Grenada rank for land use vs. yield change in cereal production?
- Grenada ranks 119th out of 147 countries with data for 2014.
- Is land use vs. yield change in cereal production rising or falling in Grenada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Grenada data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank (2017) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Land use vs. yield change in cereal production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Indexed change in land used for cereal production versus cereal yields, from 1961 to 2014. Both indexes are measured relative to values in 1961 (i.e. 1961 = 100).