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.
Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita in Haiti, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.4% | — |
| 1992 | 0.4% | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.4% | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.4% | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.4% | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.4% | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.4% | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.4% | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.4% | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.4% | -0.4% |
| 2001 | -0.1% | -126.7% |
| 2002 | -0.1% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | -0.1% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | -0.1% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | -0.1% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | -0.1% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | -0.1% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | -0.1% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | -0.1% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | -0.1% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | -0.8% | +701.7% |
| 2012 | -0.9% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | -0.9% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | -0.9% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | -0.9% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | -105.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.4% | +771.6% |
| 2022 | 0.4% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.4% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 0.4% | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 0.4% | -0.4% |
Haiti compared with similar countries
- Haiti's 0.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is -0.0%. (47 countries reporting)
- Haiti's 0.4% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is -0.0%. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita in Haiti changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +771.6% | 0.0% | 0.4% |
| 2011 | -701.7% | -0.1% | -0.8% |
| 2001 | -126.7% | 0.4% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | +105.0% | -0.9% | 0.0% |
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
- 29 Guadeloupe 0.4% compare
- 30 Bulgaria 0.3% compare
- 31 Denmark 0.3% 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 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.