Deforestation embedded in trade in Haiti
Haiti: Deforestation embedded in trade was 1,824 hectares in 2023. ▲ Rising
Deforestation embedded in trade in Haiti, 2005–2023
Source: Singh et al. (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Haiti recorded 1,824 hectares for deforestation embedded in trade in 2023. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 55.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, deforestation embedded in trade in Haiti peaked at 1,824 hectares in 2023 and was at its lowest, 557.48 hectares, in 2005.
Haiti ranks 77th 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.
Deforestation embedded in trade in Haiti, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 557.48 hectares | — |
| 2006 | 626.14 hectares | +12.3% |
| 2007 | 578.19 hectares | -7.7% |
| 2008 | 786.44 hectares | +36.0% |
| 2009 | 865.02 hectares | +10.0% |
| 2010 | 943.49 hectares | +9.1% |
| 2011 | 954.91 hectares | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 1,229 hectares | +28.7% |
| 2013 | 1,171 hectares | -4.8% |
| 2014 | 1,264 hectares | +8.0% |
| 2015 | 1,027 hectares | -18.8% |
| 2016 | 1,150 hectares | +12.0% |
| 2017 | 1,084 hectares | -5.7% |
| 2018 | 1,057 hectares | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 712.13 hectares | -32.6% |
| 2020 | 649.47 hectares | -8.8% |
| 2021 | 792.87 hectares | +22.1% |
| 2022 | 1,784 hectares | +125.1% |
| 2023 | 1,824 hectares | +2.2% |
Haiti compared with similar countries
- Haiti's 1,824 hectares is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 966.34 hectares, 1.9× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Haiti's 1,824 hectares is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is -0.12 hectares. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Deforestation embedded in trade 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 | +125.1% | 792.87 hectares | 1,784 hectares |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 682.65 hectares | 557.48 hectares | 865.02 hectares | 5 |
| 2010s | 1,059 hectares | 712.13 hectares | 1,264 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,263 hectares | 649.47 hectares | 1,824 hectares | 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 deforestation embedded in trade in Haiti?
- Deforestation embedded in trade in Haiti was 1,824 hectares in 2023, according to Singh et al. (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest deforestation embedded in trade recorded in Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 1,824 hectares in 2023.
- What is the lowest deforestation embedded in trade recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 557.48 hectares in 2005.
- How does Haiti rank for deforestation embedded in trade?
- Haiti ranks 77th out of 178 countries with data for 2023.
- Is deforestation embedded in trade rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.7%. 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 Deforestation embedded in trade. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Deforestation driven by imported goods minus exported goods from agriculture and forest plantations. Net importers of deforestation are countries who contribute to net deforestation in other countries – the deforestation that they cause in other countries is given as a positive value.