Cropland — Share in Agricultural land in Haiti
Haiti: Cropland — Share in Agricultural land was 72.71 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cropland — Share in Agricultural land in Haiti, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cropland — share in agricultural land in Haiti is 72.71 %, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — share in agricultural land in Haiti peaked at 76.11 % in 2016 and was at its lowest, 68.41 %, in 1973.
Haiti ranks 86th of 252 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Cropland — Share in Agricultural land in Haiti, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 69.88 % | — |
| 1962 | 69.97 % | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 70.06 % | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 70.15 % | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 70.24 % | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 70.33 % | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 70.41 % | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 70.5 % | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 70.59 % | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 70.67 % | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 70.76 % | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 68.43 % | -3.3% |
| 1973 | 68.41 % | -0.0% |
| 1974 | 68.41 % | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 68.41 % | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 68.45 % | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 68.45 % | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 68.65 % | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 68.65 % | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 68.75 % | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 68.75 % | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 68.75 % | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 68.75 % | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 68.75 % | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 68.75 % | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 68.75 % | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 68.75 % | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 68.79 % | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 68.84 % | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 68.88 % | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 68.92 % | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 68.57 % | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 68.57 % | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 68.97 % | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 69.18 % | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 69.18 % | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 71.01 % | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 71.01 % | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 71.01 % | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 71.01 % | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 70.66 % | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 70.66 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 70.66 % | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 70.66 % | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 72.32 % | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 72.32 % | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 72.32 % | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 72.32 % | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 73.02 % | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 75.3 % | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 75.61 % | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 75.79 % | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 75.53 % | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 75.68 % | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 75.92 % | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 76.11 % | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 75.62 % | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 75.44 % | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 72.63 % | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 72.63 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 72.7 % | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 72.7 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 72.7 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 72.71 % | +0.0% |
Haiti compared with similar countries
- Haiti's 72.71 % is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 51.38 %, 1.4× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Haiti's 72.71 % is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 54.11 %, 1.3× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 70.24 % | 69.88 % | 70.59 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 68.93 % | 68.41 % | 70.76 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 68.76 % | 68.75 % | 68.84 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 69.53 % | 68.57 % | 71.01 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 71.59 % | 70.66 % | 73.02 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.36 % | 72.63 % | 76.11 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.69 % | 72.63 % | 72.71 % | 5 |
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 cropland — share in agricultural land in Haiti?
- Cropland — share in agricultural land in Haiti was 72.71 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — share in agricultural land recorded in Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 76.11 % in 2016.
- What is the lowest cropland — share in agricultural land recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.41 % in 1973.
- How does Haiti rank for cropland — share in agricultural land?
- Haiti ranks 86th out of 252 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Haiti data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cropland — Share in Agricultural land. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.