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.
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 |
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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 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.