Cereal yields in Haiti
Haiti: Cereal yields was 1.06 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
1.06 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
165th
of 186 countries
All-time high
1.6 tonnes per hectare
in 2019
All-time low
0.7099 tonnes per hectare
in 2018
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Cereal yields 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 per hectare.
Analysis
In 2024, cereal yields in Haiti stood at 1.06 tonnes per hectare.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 18.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yields in Haiti peaked at 1.6 tonnes per hectare in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.7099 tonnes per hectare, in 2018.
Haiti ranks 165th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Cereal yields in Haiti, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | +1.2% |
| 1963 | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | +1.2% |
| 1964 | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | +1.4% |
| 1966 | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | +1.5% |
| 1968 | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | -3.9% |
| 1969 | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | +6.0% |
| 1970 | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | -1.4% |
| 1971 | 1.12 tonnes per hectare | +1.8% |
| 1972 | 1.15 tonnes per hectare | +2.8% |
| 1973 | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | -7.2% |
| 1974 | 1.18 tonnes per hectare | +10.2% |
| 1975 | 1.12 tonnes per hectare | -4.9% |
| 1976 | 1.24 tonnes per hectare | +10.8% |
| 1977 | 0.9188 tonnes per hectare | -25.8% |
| 1978 | 0.8039 tonnes per hectare | -12.5% |
| 1979 | 0.9646 tonnes per hectare | +20.0% |
| 1980 | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | +5.3% |
| 1981 | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | +3.0% |
| 1982 | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | -3.0% |
| 1986 | 0.9912 tonnes per hectare | -1.8% |
| 1987 | 0.9697 tonnes per hectare | -2.2% |
| 1988 | 0.9577 tonnes per hectare | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 0.9723 tonnes per hectare | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | +5.6% |
| 1991 | 0.9877 tonnes per hectare | -3.8% |
| 1992 | 0.9761 tonnes per hectare | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.9492 tonnes per hectare | -2.8% |
| 1994 | 0.9239 tonnes per hectare | -2.7% |
| 1995 | 0.9258 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.974 tonnes per hectare | +5.2% |
| 1997 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 0.9136 tonnes per hectare | -9.0% |
| 1999 | 0.9694 tonnes per hectare | +6.1% |
| 2000 | 0.9318 tonnes per hectare | -3.9% |
| 2001 | 0.8265 tonnes per hectare | -11.3% |
| 2002 | 0.9204 tonnes per hectare | +11.4% |
| 2003 | 0.9208 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.9338 tonnes per hectare | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.9568 tonnes per hectare | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 0.9629 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.9598 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.9611 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.9946 tonnes per hectare | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 0.9774 tonnes per hectare | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 0.9822 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | +9.7% |
| 2013 | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.895 tonnes per hectare | -15.6% |
| 2015 | 0.9781 tonnes per hectare | +9.3% |
| 2016 | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 0.8946 tonnes per hectare | -11.6% |
| 2018 | 0.7099 tonnes per hectare | -20.6% |
| 2019 | 1.6 tonnes per hectare | +125.3% |
| 2020 | 0.9277 tonnes per hectare | -42.0% |
| 2021 | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | +13.7% |
| 2022 | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
Haiti compared with similar countries
- Haiti's 1.06 tonnes per hectare is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.02 tonnes per hectare, 53% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Haiti's 1.06 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.75 tonnes per hectare, 28% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereal yields 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 tonnes per hectare | 1.6 tonnes per hectare |
| 2020 | -42.0% | 1.6 tonnes per hectare | 0.9277 tonnes per hectare |
| 1977 | -25.8% | 1.24 tonnes per hectare | 0.9188 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | 0.8039 tonnes per hectare | 1.24 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | 0.9577 tonnes per hectare | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.965 tonnes per hectare | 0.9136 tonnes per hectare | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9368 tonnes per hectare | 0.8265 tonnes per hectare | 0.9946 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | 0.7099 tonnes per hectare | 1.6 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | 0.9277 tonnes per hectare | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | 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 cereal yields in Haiti?
- Cereal yields in Haiti was 1.06 tonnes per hectare 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 cereal yields recorded in Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 1.6 tonnes per hectare in 2019.
- What is the lowest cereal yields recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7099 tonnes per hectare in 2018.
- How does Haiti rank for cereal yields?
- Haiti ranks 165th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal yields rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.9%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cereal yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in tonnes per hectare.