Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods in Haiti
Haiti: Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods was 1,400 hectares in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods in Haiti, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods in Haiti is 1,400 hectares, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 144.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods in Haiti peaked at 1,500 hectares in 1991 and was at its lowest, -3,180 hectares, in 2011.
That places Haiti 53rd out of 235 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,500 hectares | 1,500 hectares | 1,500 hectares | 9 |
| 2000s | -210 hectares | -400 hectares | 1,500 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | -1,566 hectares | -3,180 hectares | 160 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,193 hectares | 160 hectares | 1,400 hectares | 6 |
Countries ranked near Haiti
- 50 Switzerland 1,832 hectares compare
- 51 Saudi Arabia 1,500 hectares compare
- 51 South Sudan 1,500 hectares compare
- 54 Croatia 1,320 hectares compare
- 55 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1,040 hectares compare
- 56 Iceland 964 hectares compare
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 change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods in Haiti?
- Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods in Haiti was 1,400 hectares in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods recorded in Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 1,500 hectares in 1991.
- What is the lowest change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was -3,180 hectares in 2011.
- How does Haiti rank for change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods?
- Haiti ranks 53rd out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is up 144.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Haiti data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.