Cropland — Area per capita in Haiti
Haiti: Cropland — Area per capita was 0.11 ha/cap in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cropland — Area per capita in Haiti, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha/cap.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cropland — area per capita in Haiti is 0.11 ha/cap, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 26.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area per capita in Haiti peaked at 0.3 ha/cap in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.11 ha/cap, in 2021.
That places Haiti 156th out of 250 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Cropland — Area per capita in Haiti, year by year
| Year | ha/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3 ha/cap | — |
| 1962 | 0.29 ha/cap | -3.3% |
| 1963 | 0.29 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.28 ha/cap | -3.4% |
| 1965 | 0.28 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.28 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.27 ha/cap | -3.6% |
| 1968 | 0.27 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.26 ha/cap | -3.7% |
| 1970 | 0.26 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.26 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.23 ha/cap | -11.5% |
| 1973 | 0.22 ha/cap | -4.3% |
| 1974 | 0.22 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.21 ha/cap | -4.5% |
| 1976 | 0.21 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.2 ha/cap | -4.8% |
| 1978 | 0.2 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.2 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.2 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.19 ha/cap | -5.0% |
| 1982 | 0.19 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.18 ha/cap | -5.3% |
| 1984 | 0.18 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.18 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.17 ha/cap | -5.6% |
| 1987 | 0.17 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.17 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.16 ha/cap | -5.9% |
| 1990 | 0.16 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.16 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.15 ha/cap | -6.3% |
| 1993 | 0.15 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.15 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.15 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.14 ha/cap | -6.7% |
| 1997 | 0.15 ha/cap | +7.1% |
| 1998 | 0.15 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.15 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.14 ha/cap | -6.7% |
| 2001 | 0.14 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.14 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.13 ha/cap | -7.1% |
| 2004 | 0.13 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.14 ha/cap | +7.7% |
| 2006 | 0.14 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.14 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.13 ha/cap | -7.1% |
| 2009 | 0.14 ha/cap | +7.7% |
| 2010 | 0.15 ha/cap | +7.1% |
| 2011 | 0.15 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.15 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.15 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.15 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.15 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.15 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.14 ha/cap | -6.7% |
| 2018 | 0.14 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.12 ha/cap | -14.3% |
| 2020 | 0.12 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.11 ha/cap | -8.3% |
| 2022 | 0.11 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.11 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.11 ha/cap | +0.0% |
Haiti compared with similar countries
- Haiti's 0.11 ha/cap is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.17 ha/cap, 65% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Haiti's 0.11 ha/cap is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.11 ha/cap, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.28 ha/cap | 0.26 ha/cap | 0.3 ha/cap | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.221 ha/cap | 0.2 ha/cap | 0.26 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.179 ha/cap | 0.16 ha/cap | 0.2 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.151 ha/cap | 0.14 ha/cap | 0.16 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.137 ha/cap | 0.13 ha/cap | 0.14 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.145 ha/cap | 0.12 ha/cap | 0.15 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.112 ha/cap | 0.11 ha/cap | 0.12 ha/cap | 5 |
Countries ranked near Haiti
- 156 Costa Rica 0.11 ha/cap compare
- 156 Georgia 0.11 ha/cap compare
- 156 Madagascar 0.11 ha/cap compare
- 156 New Zealand 0.11 ha/cap compare
- 156 Papua New Guinea 0.11 ha/cap compare
- 156 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.11 ha/cap compare
- 156 Slovenia 0.11 ha/cap compare
- 156 Sri Lanka 0.11 ha/cap 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 cropland — area per capita in Haiti?
- Cropland — area per capita in Haiti was 0.11 ha/cap in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — area per capita recorded in Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3 ha/cap in 1961.
- What is the lowest cropland — area per capita recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.11 ha/cap in 2021.
- How does Haiti rank for cropland — area per capita?
- Haiti ranks 156th out of 250 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — area per capita rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Haiti data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cropland — Area per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.