Annual change in forest area in Haiti
Haiti: Annual change in forest area was 1,400 hectares in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual change in forest area in Haiti, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Haiti recorded 1,400 hectares for annual change in forest area in 2025.
The figure is up 144.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual change in forest area in Haiti peaked at 1,500 hectares in 1991 and was at its lowest, -3,180 hectares, in 2011.
Haiti ranks 53rd of 235 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,500 hectares | 1,500 hectares | 1,500 hectares | 9 |
| 2000s | -210 hectares | -400 hectares | 1,500 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | -1,566 hectares | -3,180 hectares | 160 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,193 hectares | 160 hectares | 1,400 hectares | 6 |
Countries ranked near Haiti
- 50 Switzerland 1,832 hectares compare
- 51 Saudi Arabia 1,500 hectares compare
- 51 South Sudan 1,500 hectares compare
- 54 Croatia 1,320 hectares compare
- 55 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1,040 hectares compare
- 56 Iceland 964 hectares compare
More environment data for Haiti
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 13.78 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 1.17 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 3.22 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.7589 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 3.68 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0037 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 8.85 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0009 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0062 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 1.17 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual change in forest area in Haiti?
- Annual change in forest area in Haiti was 1,400 hectares in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual change in forest area recorded in Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 1,500 hectares in 1991.
- What is the lowest annual change in forest area recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was -3,180 hectares in 2011.
- How does Haiti rank for annual change in forest area?
- Haiti ranks 53rd out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual change in forest area rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is up 144.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Haiti 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 Annual change in forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.