Deforestation embedded in trade in Haiti

Haiti: Deforestation embedded in trade was 1,824 hectares in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
1,824 hectares
Change on year
up 2.2%
World rank
77th
of 178 countries
All-time high
1,824 hectares
in 2023
All-time low
557.48 hectares
in 2005
Years of data
19
2005–2023

Deforestation embedded in trade in Haiti, 2005–2023

5001.0k1.5k2.0k2005201420232005: 557.5 hectares2006: 626.1 hectares2007: 578.2 hectares2008: 786.4 hectares2009: 865 hectares2010: 943.5 hectares2011: 954.9 hectares2012: 1.2k hectares2013: 1.2k hectares2014: 1.3k hectares2015: 1.0k hectares2016: 1.2k hectares2017: 1.1k hectares2018: 1.1k hectares2019: 712.1 hectares2020: 649.5 hectares2021: 792.9 hectares2022: 1.8k hectares2023: 1.8k hectares

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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 74 Mauritania 1,865 hectares compare
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  3. 76 Syria 1,836 hectares compare
  4. 78 Azerbaijan 1,792 hectares compare
  5. 79 Guatemala 1,757 hectares compare
  6. 80 Bahamas 1,742 hectares compare

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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

Indicator
Deforestation embedded in trade
Unit
hectares
Source
Singh et al. (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
178 places, 3,320 data points, 2005–2023
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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.