Arable land — Area in Haiti
Haiti: Arable land — Area was 1,005 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Arable land — Area in Haiti, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Haiti recorded 1,005 1000 ha for arable land — area in 2024.
That represents a change of down 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — area in Haiti peaked at 1,180 1000 ha in 2010 and was at its lowest, 768 1000 ha, in 1972.
That places Haiti 125th out of 248 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Arable land — Area in Haiti, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 900 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 900 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 900 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 900 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 900 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 900 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 900 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 900 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 900 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 900 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 900 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 768 1000 ha | -14.7% |
| 1973 | 768 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 768 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 768 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 770 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 770 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 780 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 780 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 780 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 780 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 780 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 780 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 780 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 780 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 780 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 780 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 780 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 780 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 780 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 780 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 780 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 780 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 800 1000 ha | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 800 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 800 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 900 1000 ha | +12.5% |
| 1998 | 900 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 900 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 900 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 900 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 900 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 900 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 900 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1,000 1000 ha | +11.1% |
| 2006 | 1,000 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1,000 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1,000 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1,026 1000 ha | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 1,180 1000 ha | +15.0% |
| 2011 | 1,180 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1,180 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1,180 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1,180 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1,180 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1,180 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1,180 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1,180 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1,000 1000 ha | -15.3% |
| 2020 | 1,000 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1,005 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 1,005 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1,005 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1,005 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Haiti compared with similar countries
- Haiti's 1,005 1000 ha is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,653 1000 ha, 61% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Haiti's 1,005 1000 ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 125 1000 ha, 8.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 900 1000 ha | 900 1000 ha | 900 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 797.2 1000 ha | 768 1000 ha | 900 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 780 1000 ha | 780 1000 ha | 780 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 822 1000 ha | 780 1000 ha | 900 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 952.63 1000 ha | 900 1000 ha | 1,026 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,162 1000 ha | 1,000 1000 ha | 1,180 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,004 1000 ha | 1,000 1000 ha | 1,005 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Haiti
- 122 Somalia 1,100 1000 ha compare
- 123 Dominican Republic 1,044 1000 ha compare
- 124 Honduras 1,018 1000 ha compare
- 126 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 1,003 1000 ha compare
- 127 Ecuador 929.4 1000 ha compare
- 128 Belgium-Luxembourg 873 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Haiti
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.01 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.83 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.273 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.51 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.3611 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — area in Haiti?
- Arable land — area in Haiti was 1,005 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — area recorded in Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 1,180 1000 ha in 2010.
- What is the lowest arable land — area recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 768 1000 ha in 1972.
- How does Haiti rank for arable land — area?
- Haiti ranks 125th out of 248 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — area rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Haiti data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Arable land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.