Agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals in Haiti
Haiti: Agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals was 83.4% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals in Haiti, 1991–2022
Source: AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, FAO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total freshwater withdrawal.
Analysis
Haiti recorded 83.4% for agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals in Haiti peaked at 94.4% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 83.4%, in 2009.
That places Haiti 41st out of 180 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals in Haiti, year by year
| Year | % of total freshwater withdrawal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 94.4% | — |
| 1992 | 93.3% | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 92.5% | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 91.7% | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 91.0% | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 90.4% | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 89.8% | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 89.2% | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 88.6% | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 88.1% | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 87.5% | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 87.0% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 86.4% | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 85.9% | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 85.4% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 84.9% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 84.4% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 83.9% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 83.4% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 83.4% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 83.4% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 83.4% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 83.4% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 83.4% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 83.4% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 83.4% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 83.4% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 83.4% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 83.4% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 83.4% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 83.4% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 83.4% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 91.2% | 88.6% | 94.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 85.7% | 83.4% | 88.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.4% | 83.4% | 83.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.4% | 83.4% | 83.4% | 3 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Haiti
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 26.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1581 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 425.88 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.1649 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4439 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 15.8% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 15.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.2% (2016)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.6% (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals in Haiti?
- Agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals in Haiti was 83.4% in 2022, according to AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, FAO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals recorded in Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 94.4% in 1991.
- What is the lowest agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.4% in 2009.
- How does Haiti rank for agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals?
- Haiti ranks 41st out of 180 countries with data for 2022.
- Is agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Haiti data come from?
- The figures come from AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, FAO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Agricultural water withdrawals as a percentage of total water withdrawals (which is the sum of water used for agriculture, industry and domestic purposes). Agricultural water is defined as the annual quantity of self-supplied water withdrawn for irrigation, livestock and aquaculture purposes.