Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita in Haiti
Haiti: Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita was 1.06 kg per hectare in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita in Haiti, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in kg per hectare.
Analysis
In 2023, cereal yield vs. gdp per capita in Haiti stood at 1.06 kg per hectare.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield vs. gdp per capita in Haiti peaked at 1.6 kg per hectare in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.7099 kg per hectare, in 2018.
That places Haiti 159th out of 180 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita in Haiti, year by year
| Year | kg per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.03 kg per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 1.04 kg per hectare | +1.2% |
| 1963 | 1.06 kg per hectare | +1.2% |
| 1964 | 1.06 kg per hectare | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 1.07 kg per hectare | +1.4% |
| 1966 | 1.08 kg per hectare | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 1.09 kg per hectare | +1.5% |
| 1968 | 1.05 kg per hectare | -3.9% |
| 1969 | 1.11 kg per hectare | +6.0% |
| 1970 | 1.1 kg per hectare | -1.4% |
| 1971 | 1.12 kg per hectare | +1.8% |
| 1972 | 1.15 kg per hectare | +2.8% |
| 1973 | 1.07 kg per hectare | -7.2% |
| 1974 | 1.18 kg per hectare | +10.2% |
| 1975 | 1.12 kg per hectare | -4.9% |
| 1976 | 1.24 kg per hectare | +10.8% |
| 1977 | 0.9188 kg per hectare | -25.8% |
| 1978 | 0.8039 kg per hectare | -12.5% |
| 1979 | 0.9646 kg per hectare | +20.0% |
| 1980 | 1.02 kg per hectare | +5.3% |
| 1981 | 1.05 kg per hectare | +3.0% |
| 1982 | 1.04 kg per hectare | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 1.04 kg per hectare | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 1.04 kg per hectare | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 1.01 kg per hectare | -3.0% |
| 1986 | 0.9912 kg per hectare | -1.8% |
| 1987 | 0.9697 kg per hectare | -2.2% |
| 1988 | 0.9577 kg per hectare | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 0.9723 kg per hectare | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 1.03 kg per hectare | +5.6% |
| 1991 | 0.9877 kg per hectare | -3.8% |
| 1992 | 0.9761 kg per hectare | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.9492 kg per hectare | -2.8% |
| 1994 | 0.9239 kg per hectare | -2.7% |
| 1995 | 0.9258 kg per hectare | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.974 kg per hectare | +5.2% |
| 1997 | 1 kg per hectare | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 0.9136 kg per hectare | -9.0% |
| 1999 | 0.9694 kg per hectare | +6.1% |
| 2000 | 0.9318 kg per hectare | -3.9% |
| 2001 | 0.8265 kg per hectare | -11.3% |
| 2002 | 0.9204 kg per hectare | +11.4% |
| 2003 | 0.9208 kg per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.9338 kg per hectare | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.9568 kg per hectare | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 0.9629 kg per hectare | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.9598 kg per hectare | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.9611 kg per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.9946 kg per hectare | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 0.9774 kg per hectare | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 0.9822 kg per hectare | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 1.08 kg per hectare | +9.7% |
| 2013 | 1.06 kg per hectare | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.895 kg per hectare | -15.6% |
| 2015 | 0.9781 kg per hectare | +9.3% |
| 2016 | 1.01 kg per hectare | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 0.8946 kg per hectare | -11.6% |
| 2018 | 0.7099 kg per hectare | -20.6% |
| 2019 | 1.6 kg per hectare | +125.3% |
| 2020 | 0.9277 kg per hectare | -42.0% |
| 2021 | 1.07 kg per hectare | +15.4% |
| 2022 | 1.06 kg per hectare | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 1.06 kg per hectare | +0.1% |
Haiti compared with similar countries
- Haiti's 1.06 kg per hectare is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.09 kg per hectare, 51% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Haiti's 1.06 kg per hectare is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.86 kg per hectare, 28% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +125.3% | 0.7099 kg per hectare | 1.6 kg per hectare |
| 2020 | -42.0% | 1.6 kg per hectare | 0.9277 kg per hectare |
| 1977 | -25.8% | 1.24 kg per hectare | 0.9188 kg per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.07 kg per hectare | 1.03 kg per hectare | 1.11 kg per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.06 kg per hectare | 0.8039 kg per hectare | 1.24 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.01 kg per hectare | 0.9577 kg per hectare | 1.05 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.965 kg per hectare | 0.9136 kg per hectare | 1.03 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9368 kg per hectare | 0.8265 kg per hectare | 0.9946 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.02 kg per hectare | 0.7099 kg per hectare | 1.6 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.03 kg per hectare | 0.9277 kg per hectare | 1.07 kg per hectare | 4 |
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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 cereal yield vs. gdp per capita in Haiti?
- Cereal yield vs. gdp per capita in Haiti was 1.06 kg per hectare in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereal yield vs. gdp per capita recorded in Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 1.6 kg per hectare in 2019.
- What is the lowest cereal yield vs. gdp per capita recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7099 kg per hectare in 2018.
- How does Haiti rank for cereal yield vs. gdp per capita?
- Haiti ranks 159th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereal yield vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Haiti data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average cereal yield, measured in tonnes per hectare versus gross domestic product (GDP) per capita. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.