Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita in Haiti
Haiti: Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita was 0.4% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita in Haiti, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita in Haiti stood at 0.4%.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 143.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita in Haiti peaked at 0.4% in 1991 and was at its lowest, -0.9%, in 2015.
That places Haiti 28th out of 227 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | -0.1% | -0.1% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.4% | -0.9% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Haiti
- 25 United Kingdom 0.4% compare
- 26 South Africa 0.4% compare
- 27 Ukraine 0.4% compare
- 30 Bulgaria 0.3% compare
- 31 Denmark 0.3% 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 vs. gdp per capita in Haiti?
- Annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita in Haiti was 0.4% 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 vs. gdp per capita recorded in Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 1991.
- What is the lowest annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.9% in 2015.
- How does Haiti rank for annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita?
- Haiti ranks 28th out of 227 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is up 143.1%. 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 vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.