Beef production in Haiti
Haiti: Beef production was 49,944 tonnes in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
49,944 tonnes
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
98th
of 198 countries
All-time high
49,944 tonnes
in 2024
All-time low
13,500 tonnes
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Beef production in Haiti, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Haiti recorded 49,944 tonnes for beef production in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beef production in Haiti peaked at 49,944 tonnes in 2024 and was at its lowest, 13,500 tonnes, in 1961.
Haiti ranks 98th of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Beef production in Haiti, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 13,500 tonnes | — |
| 1962 | 14,000 tonnes | +3.7% |
| 1963 | 14,500 tonnes | +3.6% |
| 1964 | 15,000 tonnes | +3.4% |
| 1965 | 15,966 tonnes | +6.4% |
| 1966 | 16,388 tonnes | +2.6% |
| 1967 | 17,500 tonnes | +6.8% |
| 1968 | 17,600 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 18,100 tonnes | +2.8% |
| 1970 | 18,500 tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1971 | 19,100 tonnes | +3.2% |
| 1972 | 20,200 tonnes | +5.8% |
| 1973 | 20,300 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 20,800 tonnes | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 21,000 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 21,700 tonnes | +3.3% |
| 1977 | 21,600 tonnes | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 23,200 tonnes | +7.4% |
| 1979 | 22,500 tonnes | -3.0% |
| 1980 | 24,400 tonnes | +8.4% |
| 1981 | 27,000 tonnes | +10.7% |
| 1982 | 29,700 tonnes | +10.0% |
| 1983 | 30,600 tonnes | +3.0% |
| 1984 | 31,500 tonnes | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 31,500 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 30,400 tonnes | -3.5% |
| 1987 | 29,000 tonnes | -4.6% |
| 1988 | 28,000 tonnes | -3.4% |
| 1989 | 27,000 tonnes | -3.6% |
| 1990 | 24,000 tonnes | -11.1% |
| 1991 | 25,000 tonnes | +4.2% |
| 1992 | 27,000 tonnes | +8.0% |
| 1993 | 28,800 tonnes | +6.7% |
| 1994 | 27,840 tonnes | -3.3% |
| 1995 | 23,940 tonnes | -14.0% |
| 1996 | 28,000 tonnes | +17.0% |
| 1997 | 28,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 30,800 tonnes | +10.0% |
| 1999 | 31,000 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 40,300 tonnes | +30.0% |
| 2001 | 40,500 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 42,000 tonnes | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 42,500 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 42,730 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 43,500 tonnes | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 43,500 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 43,500 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 43,500 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 43,500 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 45,000 tonnes | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 45,500 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 46,500 tonnes | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 46,500 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 45,906 tonnes | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 46,588 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 46,457 tonnes | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 47,555 tonnes | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 48,280 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 48,967 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 48,980 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 49,235 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 49,173 tonnes | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 49,558 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 49,944 tonnes | +0.8% |
Haiti compared with similar countries
- Haiti's 49,944 tonnes is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 67,309 tonnes, 74% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Haiti's 49,944 tonnes is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 62,604 tonnes, 80% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Beef production 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +30.0% | 31,000 tonnes | 40,300 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15,839 tonnes | 13,500 tonnes | 18,100 tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 20,890 tonnes | 18,500 tonnes | 23,200 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 28,910 tonnes | 24,400 tonnes | 31,500 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 27,438 tonnes | 23,940 tonnes | 31,000 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 42,553 tonnes | 40,300 tonnes | 43,500 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 46,725 tonnes | 45,000 tonnes | 48,967 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 49,378 tonnes | 48,980 tonnes | 49,944 tonnes | 5 |
Countries ranked near Haiti
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 beef production in Haiti?
- Beef production in Haiti was 49,944 tonnes in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest beef production recorded in Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 49,944 tonnes in 2024.
- What is the lowest beef production recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 13,500 tonnes in 1961.
- How does Haiti rank for beef production?
- Haiti ranks 98th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is beef production rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Haiti data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Beef production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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