Consumption-based deforestation per person in Haiti
Haiti: Consumption-based deforestation per person was 1.6 square meters in 2023. ▲ Rising
Consumption-based deforestation per person in Haiti, 2005–2023
Source: Singh et al. (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in square meters.
Analysis
In 2023, consumption-based deforestation per person in Haiti stood at 1.6 square meters. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, consumption-based deforestation per person in Haiti peaked at 1.6 square meters in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.7235 square meters, in 2020.
Haiti ranks 130th of 178 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Consumption-based deforestation per person in Haiti, year by year
| Year | square meters | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.7983 square meters | — |
| 2006 | 0.8351 square meters | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 0.781 square meters | -6.5% |
| 2008 | 1.01 square meters | +29.9% |
| 2009 | 1.06 square meters | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 1.13 square meters | +6.5% |
| 2011 | 1.15 square meters | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 1.43 square meters | +23.6% |
| 2013 | 1.35 square meters | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 1.44 square meters | +6.3% |
| 2015 | 1.19 square meters | -16.8% |
| 2016 | 1.32 square meters | +10.9% |
| 2017 | 1.23 square meters | -7.4% |
| 2018 | 1.17 square meters | -4.7% |
| 2019 | 0.8061 square meters | -31.0% |
| 2020 | 0.7235 square meters | -10.2% |
| 2021 | 0.7826 square meters | +8.2% |
| 2022 | 1.59 square meters | +103.7% |
| 2023 | 1.6 square meters | +0.2% |
Haiti compared with similar countries
- Haiti's 1.6 square meters is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.67 square meters, 60% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Haiti's 1.6 square meters is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 7.72 square meters, 21% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Consumption-based deforestation per person 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +103.7% | 0.7826 square meters | 1.59 square meters |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8987 square meters | 0.781 square meters | 1.06 square meters | 5 |
| 2010s | 1.22 square meters | 0.8061 square meters | 1.44 square meters | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.17 square meters | 0.7235 square meters | 1.6 square meters | 4 |
Countries ranked near Haiti
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 consumption-based deforestation per person in Haiti?
- Consumption-based deforestation per person in Haiti was 1.6 square meters in 2023, according to Singh et al. (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest consumption-based deforestation per person recorded in Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 1.6 square meters in 2023.
- What is the lowest consumption-based deforestation per person recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7235 square meters in 2020.
- How does Haiti rank for consumption-based deforestation per person?
- Haiti ranks 130th out of 178 countries with data for 2023.
- Is consumption-based deforestation per person rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Haiti data come from?
- The figures come from Singh et al. (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Consumption-based deforestation per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Estimated average deforestation for agricultural and forestry products, per person. This is adjusted for trade, so it reflects deforestation caused by consumption, not domestic production.