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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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:
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...
27 Jun 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
21 June 2012: The Global Island Partnership (GLISPA) and The Nature Conservancy (TNC) hosted a leaders breakfast on 21 June 2012, on the sidelines of the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD, or Rio+20), in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The breakfast was attended by Heads of State or Government from Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, Colombia, Grenada, Indonesia, and Seychelles, who announced new conservation commitments.
Antigua and Barbuda committed to protecting 20% of its near shore...
13 Jun 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
11 June 2012: The Secretariat of the Convention on Wetlands of International Importance (Ramsar Convention) has announced that the Government of Grenada has ratified the Ramsar Convention. The Convention will come into force for Grenada on 22 September 2012, making Grenada the 162nd Contracting Party to Ramsar.
Grenada’s first obligatory Ramsar Site is named Levera Wetland, a varied area of valuable tropical marine ecosystems on the northeast of the island. It includes seagrass beds,...
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