Imported deforestation in Haiti
Haiti: Imported deforestation was 1,829 hectares in 2023. ▲ Rising
Imported deforestation in Haiti, 2005–2023
Source: Singh et al. (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Haiti recorded 1,829 hectares for imported deforestation in 2023. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 48.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, imported deforestation in Haiti peaked at 1,829 hectares in 2023 and was at its lowest, 589.3 hectares, in 2005.
Haiti ranks 109th 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 701.13 hectares | 589.3 hectares | 879.56 hectares | 5 |
| 2010s | 1,121 hectares | 771.52 hectares | 1,330 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,281 hectares | 678.99 hectares | 1,829 hectares | 4 |
Countries ranked near Haiti
- 106 Mauritania 1,865 hectares compare
- 107 Namibia 1,843 hectares compare
- 108 Syria 1,837 hectares compare
- 110 Azerbaijan 1,793 hectares compare
- 111 Equatorial Guinea 1,780 hectares compare
- 112 Bahamas 1,744 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 imported deforestation in Haiti?
- Imported deforestation in Haiti was 1,829 hectares in 2023, according to Singh et al. (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest imported deforestation recorded in Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 1,829 hectares in 2023.
- What is the lowest imported deforestation recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 589.3 hectares in 2005.
- How does Haiti rank for imported deforestation?
- Haiti ranks 109th out of 178 countries with data for 2023.
- Is imported deforestation rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.8%. 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 Imported deforestation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Imported deforestation is the amount of deforestation in other countries that is driven by the production of food and forestry products that are imported. This is measured in hectares.