Forest land — Share in Land area in Haiti
Haiti: Forest land — Share in Land area was 13.45 % in 2024. ▬ Flat
Forest land — Share in Land area in Haiti, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest land — share in land area in Haiti is 13.45 %, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — share in land area in Haiti peaked at 13.94 % in 2000 and was at its lowest, 13.22 %, in 2015.
Haiti ranks 179th of 249 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Forest land — Share in Land area in Haiti, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 13.4 % | — |
| 1991 | 13.45 % | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 13.51 % | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 13.56 % | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 13.61 % | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 13.67 % | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 13.72 % | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 13.78 % | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 13.83 % | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 13.89 % | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 13.94 % | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 13.93 % | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 13.91 % | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 13.9 % | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 13.88 % | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 13.87 % | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 13.85 % | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 13.84 % | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 13.82 % | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 13.81 % | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 13.8 % | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 13.68 % | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 13.56 % | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 13.45 % | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 13.33 % | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 13.22 % | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 13.22 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 13.23 % | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 13.24 % | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 13.24 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 13.25 % | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 13.3 % | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 13.35 % | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 13.4 % | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 13.45 % | +0.4% |
Haiti compared with similar countries
- Haiti's 13.45 % is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 23.45 %, 57% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Haiti's 13.45 % is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 48.2 %, 28% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.64 % | 13.4 % | 13.89 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.88 % | 13.81 % | 13.94 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.4 % | 13.22 % | 13.8 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.35 % | 13.25 % | 13.45 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Haiti
- 176 Norfolk Island 13.61 % compare
- 177 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 13.5 % compare
- 177 United Kingdom 13.5 % compare
- 180 Sudan (former) 13.28 % compare
- 181 Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba 13.07 % compare
- 182 Morocco 12.76 % compare
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 forest land — share in land area in Haiti?
- Forest land — share in land area in Haiti was 13.45 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — share in land area recorded in Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 13.94 % in 2000.
- What is the lowest forest land — share in land area recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.22 % in 2015.
- How does Haiti rank for forest land — share in land area?
- Haiti ranks 179th out of 249 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest land — share in land area rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Haiti data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forest land — Share in Land area. 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.