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.
Imported deforestation in Haiti, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 589.3 hectares | — |
| 2006 | 637.19 hectares | +8.1% |
| 2007 | 595.63 hectares | -6.5% |
| 2008 | 803.96 hectares | +35.0% |
| 2009 | 879.56 hectares | +9.4% |
| 2010 | 957.68 hectares | +8.9% |
| 2011 | 1,000 hectares | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 1,278 hectares | +27.7% |
| 2013 | 1,229 hectares | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 1,330 hectares | +8.2% |
| 2015 | 1,096 hectares | -17.7% |
| 2016 | 1,247 hectares | +13.8% |
| 2017 | 1,168 hectares | -6.3% |
| 2018 | 1,134 hectares | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 771.52 hectares | -31.9% |
| 2020 | 678.99 hectares | -12.0% |
| 2021 | 810.85 hectares | +19.4% |
| 2022 | 1,806 hectares | +122.7% |
| 2023 | 1,829 hectares | +1.3% |
Haiti compared with similar countries
- Haiti's 1,829 hectares is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2,331 hectares, 78% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Haiti's 1,829 hectares is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3,121 hectares, 59% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Imported deforestation in Haiti changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +122.7% | 810.85 hectares | 1,806 hectares |
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
- 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 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.