Share of forest area within protected areas in Haiti
Haiti: Share of forest area within protected areas was 8.9% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Share of forest area within protected areas in Haiti, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Haiti recorded 8.9% for share of forest area within protected areas in 2025. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of forest area within protected areas in Haiti peaked at 8.9% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 8.6%, in 1990.
Haiti ranks 144th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of forest area within protected areas in Haiti, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 8.6% | — |
| 2000 | 8.6% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 8.6% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 8.6% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 8.7% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 8.8% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 8.8% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 8.8% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 8.7% | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 8.9% | +2.5% |
Haiti compared with similar countries
- Haiti's 8.9% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 17.4%, 51% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Haiti's 8.9% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 19.9%, 45% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.6% | 8.6% | 8.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 8.6% | 8.6% | 8.6% | 1 |
| 2010s | 8.7% | 8.6% | 8.8% | 6 |
| 2020s | 8.8% | 8.7% | 8.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Haiti
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 share of forest area within protected areas in Haiti?
- Share of forest area within protected areas in Haiti was 8.9% in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of forest area within protected areas recorded in Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 8.9% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of forest area within protected areas recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.6% in 1990.
- How does Haiti rank for share of forest area within protected areas?
- Haiti ranks 144th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of forest area within protected areas rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. 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 – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of forest area within protected areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas (%).