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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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:
06 Jul 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
5 June 2012: The Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility (CCRIF) announced that all 16 member governments have renewed their hurricane and earthquake insurance for the 2012-2013 policy year, and that the Facility has provided them with a 25% rebate on their 2011-2012 policy year premium because none of their policies had been triggered.
CCRIF is encouraging member governments to use the rebates either to purchase additional coverage or to fund steps to improve hazard risk resilience and...
02 Jul 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
29 June 2012: The Division for Sustainable Development (DSD) of the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) has begun a project on designing green economies in small island developing States (SIDS). The Division, along with the Ministry of Carriacou and Petite Martinique Affairs, and the Ministry of Environment, Foreign Trade and Export Development of Grenada released a study titled “Road Map on Building a Green Economy for Sustainable Development in Carriacou and Petite Martinique...
29 Jun 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
28 June 2012: The UN Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD, or Rio+20) Secretariat has reported receiving 715 voluntary commitments, including commitments that will mobilize more than US$500 billion in action towards sustainable development. These include 52 government commitments, 82 UN/IGO commitments and 581 Major Group and civil society commitments. Sha Zukang, UNCSD Secretary-General, said the voluntary commitments complement the official outcome, and “are a major part of the...
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