Drivers of deforestation in Haiti

Haiti: Drivers of deforestation was 11.22 hectares in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
11.22 hectares
Change on year
down 5.5%
World rank
115th
of 166 countries
All-time high
332.31 hectares
in 2016
All-time low
0.04 hectares
in 2009
Years of data
22
2001–2023

Drivers of deforestation in Haiti, 2001–2023

01002003002001201220232001: 125.4 hectares2002: 6.5 hectares2003: 2.8 hectares2004: 6.9 hectares2005: 66.5 hectares2006: 5.1 hectares2007: 0.39 hectares2009: 0.04 hectares2010: 2.3 hectares2011: 6.5 hectares2012: 13.2 hectares2013: 96.5 hectares2014: 222.4 hectares2015: 150.6 hectares2016: 332.3 hectares2017: 189.4 hectares2018: 114.3 hectares2019: 13.2 hectares2020: 11.9 hectares2021: 22.2 hectares2022: 11.9 hectares2023: 11.2 hectares

Source: Singh et al. (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.

Analysis

Haiti recorded 11.22 hectares for drivers of deforestation in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.5% on the previous year and down 88.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, drivers of deforestation in Haiti peaked at 332.31 hectares in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.04 hectares, in 2009.

That places Haiti 115th out of 166 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 26.7 hectares 0.04 hectares 125.38 hectares 8
2010s 114.06 hectares 2.26 hectares 332.31 hectares 10
2020s 14.3 hectares 11.22 hectares 22.24 hectares 4

Countries ranked near Haiti

  1. 112 Eswatini 14.07 hectares compare
  2. 113 Bhutan 12.53 hectares compare
  3. 114 Belgium 11.81 hectares compare
  4. 116 Vanuatu 9.69 hectares compare
  5. 117 Trinidad and Tobago 8.88 hectares compare
  6. 118 Switzerland 7.93 hectares compare

See the full ranking of 166 places →

More environment data for Haiti

All data for Haiti →

Frequently asked questions

What is drivers of deforestation in Haiti?
Drivers of deforestation in Haiti was 11.22 hectares in 2023, according to Singh et al. (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest drivers of deforestation recorded in Haiti?
The highest recorded value was 332.31 hectares in 2016.
What is the lowest drivers of deforestation recorded in Haiti?
The lowest recorded value was 0.04 hectares in 2009.
How does Haiti rank for drivers of deforestation?
Haiti ranks 115th out of 166 countries with data for 2023.
Is drivers of deforestation rising or falling in Haiti?
Over the last ten years it is down 88.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
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 Drivers of deforestation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 22 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).

About this data

Indicator
Drivers of deforestation
Unit
hectares
Source
Singh et al. (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
166 places, 2,829 data points, 2001–2023
Last refreshed

Estimates of commodity-driven deforestation, measured in hectares per year. This includes deforestation caused by the production of agricultural products and forestry, which account for approximately 90% of the world's deforestation.