Arable land in Haiti
Haiti: Arable land was 0.0864 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Arable land in Haiti, 1961–2023
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arable land in Haiti is 0.0864 hectares per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 25.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land in Haiti peaked at 0.2291 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0864 hectares per person, in 2023.
Haiti ranks 122nd of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2132 hectares per person | 0.1978 hectares per person | 0.2291 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1584 hectares per person | 0.1416 hectares per person | 0.1942 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1274 hectares per person | 0.1162 hectares per person | 0.1389 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1097 hectares per person | 0.1038 hectares per person | 0.1146 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.106 hectares per person | 0.101 hectares per person | 0.1104 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1115 hectares per person | 0.09 hectares per person | 0.1204 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0878 hectares per person | 0.0864 hectares per person | 0.0889 hectares per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Haiti
- 119 United Kingdom 0.0882 hectares per person compare
- 120 Portugal 0.0877 hectares per person compare
- 121 North Korea 0.0869 hectares per person compare
- 123 Dominican Republic 0.0861 hectares per person compare
- 124 Guatemala 0.0857 hectares per person compare
- 125 Slovenia 0.0844 hectares per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for Haiti
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.2% (2016)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.6% (2016)
- Rural population 44.4% (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.2% (2025)
- Rural population 5.28 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 15.8% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 5.07 billion current US$ (2025)
- Land under cereal production 310,565 hectares (2023)
- Cereal yield 1,063 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal production 330,000 metric tons (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land in Haiti?
- Arable land in Haiti was 0.0864 hectares per person in 2023, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest arable land recorded in Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2291 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest arable land recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0864 hectares per person in 2023.
- How does Haiti rank for arable land?
- Haiti ranks 122nd out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Haiti data come from?
- The figures come from FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Arable land (hectares per person). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Arable land (hectares per person) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.