Cotton yields in Haiti
Haiti: Cotton yields was 0.4813 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.4813 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
88th
of 101 countries
All-time high
0.5 tonnes per hectare
in 2010
All-time low
0.25 tonnes per hectare
in 1968
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Cotton 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, cotton yields in Haiti stood at 0.4813 tonnes per hectare.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cotton yields in Haiti peaked at 0.5 tonnes per hectare in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.25 tonnes per hectare, in 1968.
Haiti ranks 88th of 101 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Cotton yields in Haiti, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.4182 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.36 tonnes per hectare | -13.9% |
| 1963 | 0.3875 tonnes per hectare | +7.6% |
| 1964 | 0.4 tonnes per hectare | +3.2% |
| 1965 | 0.4375 tonnes per hectare | +9.4% |
| 1966 | 0.4 tonnes per hectare | -8.6% |
| 1967 | 0.4091 tonnes per hectare | +2.3% |
| 1968 | 0.25 tonnes per hectare | -38.9% |
| 1969 | 0.3125 tonnes per hectare | +25.0% |
| 1970 | 0.3889 tonnes per hectare | +24.4% |
| 1971 | 0.4 tonnes per hectare | +2.9% |
| 1972 | 0.4 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.4 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.4 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.4 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.4 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.4 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.3996 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 0.4102 tonnes per hectare | +2.7% |
| 1980 | 0.4 tonnes per hectare | -2.5% |
| 1981 | 0.4552 tonnes per hectare | +13.8% |
| 1982 | 0.432 tonnes per hectare | -5.1% |
| 1983 | 0.4615 tonnes per hectare | +6.8% |
| 1984 | 0.4653 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 0.4615 tonnes per hectare | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 0.4598 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 0.463 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 0.463 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.463 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.4069 tonnes per hectare | -12.1% |
| 1991 | 0.4203 tonnes per hectare | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 0.46 tonnes per hectare | +9.4% |
| 1993 | 0.4082 tonnes per hectare | -11.3% |
| 1994 | 0.4 tonnes per hectare | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 0.4 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.4086 tonnes per hectare | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 0.4079 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.4122 tonnes per hectare | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 0.4231 tonnes per hectare | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 0.4286 tonnes per hectare | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 0.3429 tonnes per hectare | -20.0% |
| 2002 | 0.3889 tonnes per hectare | +13.4% |
| 2003 | 0.3836 tonnes per hectare | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.3784 tonnes per hectare | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.3982 tonnes per hectare | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 0.3952 tonnes per hectare | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.3967 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.3429 tonnes per hectare | -13.6% |
| 2009 | 0.429 tonnes per hectare | +25.1% |
| 2010 | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | +16.6% |
| 2011 | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.485 tonnes per hectare | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 0.4868 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.4906 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.4934 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.4908 tonnes per hectare | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.4944 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.4674 tonnes per hectare | -5.5% |
| 2021 | 0.4841 tonnes per hectare | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 0.4819 tonnes per hectare | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.4778 tonnes per hectare | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 0.4813 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
Haiti compared with similar countries
- Haiti's 0.4813 tonnes per hectare is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.31 tonnes per hectare, 37% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Haiti's 0.4813 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.48 tonnes per hectare, 33% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cotton 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | -38.9% | 0.4091 tonnes per hectare | 0.25 tonnes per hectare |
| 1969 | +25.0% | 0.25 tonnes per hectare | 0.3125 tonnes per hectare |
| 2009 | +25.1% | 0.3429 tonnes per hectare | 0.429 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.375 tonnes per hectare | 0.25 tonnes per hectare | 0.4375 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3999 tonnes per hectare | 0.3889 tonnes per hectare | 0.4102 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4524 tonnes per hectare | 0.4 tonnes per hectare | 0.4653 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4147 tonnes per hectare | 0.4 tonnes per hectare | 0.46 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3884 tonnes per hectare | 0.3429 tonnes per hectare | 0.429 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4941 tonnes per hectare | 0.485 tonnes per hectare | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4785 tonnes per hectare | 0.4674 tonnes per hectare | 0.4841 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Haiti
- 85 Angola 0.5655 tonnes per hectare compare
- 86 Eswatini 0.5647 tonnes per hectare compare
- 87 Rwanda 0.5489 tonnes per hectare compare
- 89 Vietnam 0.4524 tonnes per hectare compare
- 90 Central African Republic 0.4349 tonnes per hectare compare
- 91 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.4221 tonnes per hectare compare
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 cotton yields in Haiti?
- Cotton yields in Haiti was 0.4813 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 cotton yields recorded in Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5 tonnes per hectare in 2010.
- What is the lowest cotton yields recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.25 tonnes per hectare in 1968.
- How does Haiti rank for cotton yields?
- Haiti ranks 88th out of 101 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cotton yields rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. 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 Cotton yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.