Forest area in Haiti
Haiti: Forest area was 3,380 sq. km in 2023. ▼ Falling
Forest area in Haiti, 1990–2023
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in sq. km.
Analysis
Haiti recorded 3,380 sq. km for forest area in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in Haiti peaked at 3,829 sq. km in 1990 and was at its lowest, 3,380 sq. km, in 2023.
Haiti ranks 147th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,819 sq. km | 3,809 sq. km | 3,829 sq. km | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,796 sq. km | 3,786 sq. km | 3,806 sq. km | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,644 sq. km | 3,504 sq. km | 3,784 sq. km | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,426 sq. km | 3,380 sq. km | 3,473 sq. km | 4 |
Countries ranked near Haiti
- 144 Moldova 3,865 sq. km compare
- 145 Brunei 3,800 sq. km compare
- 146 Netherlands 3,723 sq. km compare
- 148 Armenia 3,276 sq. km compare
- 149 United Arab Emirates 3,173 sq. km compare
- 150 Mauritania 2,964 sq. km 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 forest area in Haiti?
- Forest area in Haiti was 3,380 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest forest area recorded in Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 3,829 sq. km in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,380 sq. km in 2023.
- How does Haiti rank for forest area?
- Haiti ranks 147th out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forest area rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Haiti data come from?
- The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Forest area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.