Grenada

Location
Saint George's
Guinea-Bissau
12° 0' 0" N, 61° 46' 59.88" W
Capital City:
Saint George's
Languages:
English
| Indicator | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net enrollment ratio in primary education | 87.90000000000001 | 91 | 99 | 86.8 | 86.5 | 78.7 | MDG Database | |||||
| Seats held by women in national parliament, percentage | 26.7 | 26.7 | 26.7 | 26.7 | 26.7 | 26.7 | 26.7 | 26.7 | 13.3 | 13.3 | UN Stats (MDGs indicators) | |
| Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above) | World Bank |
| Indicator | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agricultural land (1000 Ha) | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | FAO | ||
| Forest area (sq km) | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | World Bank | |||
| Forest area (% of land area) | 12.06 | 12.06 | 12.06 | 12.06 | 12.06 | 12.06 | 12.06 | 12.06 | World Bank |
| Indicator | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| International tourism receipts (% of total exports) | 93 | 83 | 91 | 104 | 83 | 71 | 93 | Development Data Group, The World Bank. 2008. 2008 World Development Indicators Online. Washington, DC: The World Bank. Available at: http://go.worldbank.org/U0FSM7AQ40. |
| Indicator | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country population | 101,208 | 101,402 | 101,634 | 101,903 | 102,194 | 102,500 | 102,823 | 103,169 | 103,538 | 103,930 | World Bank | |
| Population annual growth | 0.121606 | 0.191501 | 0.228531 | 0.264326 | 0.285159 | 0.298983 | 0.314626 | 0.335936 | 0.357027 | 0.37789 | World Bank | |
| Maternal mortality ratio (modeled estimate, per 100,000 live births) | World Bank |
| Indicator | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HDI - Human Development Index | UNDP International Human Development Indicators - Calculated based on data from UNDESA (2009d), Barro and Lee (2010), UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2010b), World Bank (2010b) and IMF(2010a). |
| Indicator | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GNI per capita, PPP (current international $) | 5,920 | 5,680 | 5,820 | 6,450 | 5,960 | 7,580 | 7,650 | 8,070 | 8,320 | 7,710 | World Bank | |
| ODA received as % of GNI | 4.4 | 3.11 | 2.81 | 2.71 | 4.12 | 11.61 | 5.96 | 4.0099999999999998 | 5.49 | UN Stats (MDGs indicators) | ||
| Workers remittances (current US$) | 22,000,000 | 22,000,000 | 23,000,000 | 23,000,000 | 72,192,000 | 51,567,000 | 53,941,000 | 55,416,000 | 64,000,000 | UN Data |
| Indicator | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electric power consumption (kWh) | World Bank | |||||||||||
| Combustible renewables and waste (metric tons of oil equivalent) | World Bank | |||||||||||
| Fossil fuel energy consumption (% of total) | World Bank |
| Indicator | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carbon dioxide emissions (CO2), thousand metric tons of CO2 (CDIAC) | 205 | 220 | 216 | 220 | 216 | 235 | 242 | 242 | MDG Database (CDIAC Data) |
| Indicator | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Improved water source (% of population with access) | 94 | 95 | 95 | World Bank |
| Indicator | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proportion of terrestrial and marine areas protected | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.15 | UN Stats (MDGs indicators) |
Coming soon.
Country Strategies:
07 Sep 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
July 2012: The Government of Saint Kitts and Nevis, with the support of the Global Environment Facility (GEF), is developing a national trust fund and conservation finance mechanism for the sustainable financing of protected areas in St. Kitts and Nevis.
A meeting held from 17-19 July 2012 gathered stakeholders to discuss the development of a sustainable financing architecture in the country. This effort is part of the Caribbean Challenge Initiative, under which the Governments of Bahamas, the...

28 Aug 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
August 2012: The August issue of the Global Water Partnership Caribbean (GWP-C) newsletter includes stories on smallholder agricultural water management (AWM), rainwater harvesting (RWH), gender and sanitation, water supply improvement projects, youth involvement in water management, and integrated water resources management (IWRM) and disaster resilience.
The “Caribbean Water Insight” newsletter features articles on: innovative agriculture as a profitable and sustainable business...

23 Aug 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
21 August 2012: Prime Minister Tillman Thomas of Grenada has been tapped to be the third co-chair of the Global Island Partnership (GLISPA). Thomas will join two other co-chairs, James Michel (Seychelles) and Johnson Toribiong (Palau). Thomas will be represented at UN Headquarters in New York, US and in the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) by Dessima Williams, Permanent Representative of Grenada to the UN.
Ronny Jumeau, the Seychelles’ roving Ambassador for Climate Change and...

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