Cropland extent over the long-term in Haiti
Haiti: Cropland extent over the long-term was 1.15 million hectares in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
1.15 million hectares
Change on year
down 3.3%
World rank
108th
of 202 countries
All-time high
1.58 million hectares
in 2013
All-time low
0 hectares
in 1000
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Cropland extent over the long-term in Haiti, 1000–2025
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cropland extent over the long-term in Haiti is 1.15 million hectares, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 27.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland extent over the long-term in Haiti peaked at 1.58 million hectares in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0 hectares, in 1000.
That places Haiti 108th out of 202 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 108 years of available data.
Cropland extent over the long-term in Haiti, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 0 hectares | — |
| 1100 | 0 hectares | — |
| 1200 | 0 hectares | — |
| 1300 | 0 hectares | — |
| 1400 | 0 hectares | — |
| 1500 | 138,718 hectares | — |
| 1600 | 25,594 hectares | -81.5% |
| 1700 | 29,072 hectares | +13.6% |
| 1710 | 35,932 hectares | +23.6% |
| 1720 | 44,394 hectares | +23.5% |
| 1730 | 54,825 hectares | +23.5% |
| 1740 | 67,676 hectares | +23.4% |
| 1750 | 83,498 hectares | +23.4% |
| 1760 | 102,965 hectares | +23.3% |
| 1770 | 126,897 hectares | +23.2% |
| 1780 | 156,294 hectares | +23.2% |
| 1790 | 192,369 hectares | +23.1% |
| 1800 | 236,592 hectares | +23.0% |
| 1810 | 290,739 hectares | +22.9% |
| 1820 | 356,951 hectares | +22.8% |
| 1830 | 395,819 hectares | +10.9% |
| 1840 | 415,634 hectares | +5.0% |
| 1850 | 435,875 hectares | +4.9% |
| 1860 | 474,141 hectares | +8.8% |
| 1870 | 509,586 hectares | +7.5% |
| 1880 | 528,845 hectares | +3.8% |
| 1890 | 579,665 hectares | +9.6% |
| 1900 | 633,630 hectares | +9.3% |
| 1910 | 709,545 hectares | +12.0% |
| 1920 | 801,214 hectares | +12.9% |
| 1930 | 874,118 hectares | +9.1% |
| 1940 | 943,513 hectares | +7.9% |
| 1950 | 1.04 million hectares | +10.3% |
| 1951 | 1.05 million hectares | +1.0% |
| 1952 | 1.06 million hectares | +1.0% |
| 1953 | 1.07 million hectares | +1.1% |
| 1954 | 1.08 million hectares | +1.1% |
| 1955 | 1.10 million hectares | +1.1% |
| 1956 | 1.11 million hectares | +1.1% |
| 1957 | 1.12 million hectares | +1.1% |
| 1958 | 1.13 million hectares | +1.1% |
| 1959 | 1.15 million hectares | +1.2% |
| 1960 | 1.16 million hectares | +1.2% |
| 1961 | 1.16 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 1.17 million hectares | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 1.17 million hectares | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 1.18 million hectares | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 1.18 million hectares | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 1.19 million hectares | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 1.19 million hectares | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 1.20 million hectares | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 1.20 million hectares | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 1.21 million hectares | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 1.21 million hectares | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 1.08 million hectares | -10.4% |
| 1973 | 1.08 million hectares | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 1.08 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 1.08 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 1.08 million hectares | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 1.08 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 1.09 million hectares | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 1.09 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 1.10 million hectares | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 1.10 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 1.10 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 1.10 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 1.10 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 1.10 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 1.10 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 1.10 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 1.10 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 1.10 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 1.10 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 1.10 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1.08 million hectares | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 1.08 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1.10 million hectares | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 1.10 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1.10 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1.20 million hectares | +9.1% |
| 1998 | 1.20 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1.20 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1.20 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1.18 million hectares | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 1.18 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.18 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.18 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1.28 million hectares | +8.5% |
| 2006 | 1.28 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.28 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.28 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.33 million hectares | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 1.49 million hectares | +12.6% |
| 2011 | 1.52 million hectares | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 1.53 million hectares | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 1.58 million hectares | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 1.58 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.58 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.58 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.52 million hectares | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 1.50 million hectares | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 1.30 million hectares | -13.6% |
| 2020 | 1.30 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.30 million hectares | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 1.30 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.22 million hectares | -6.2% |
| 2024 | 1.19 million hectares | -3.2% |
| 2025 | 1.15 million hectares | -3.3% |
Haiti compared with similar countries
- Haiti's 1.15 million hectares is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.01 million hectares, 38% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Haiti's 1.15 million hectares is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 661,020 hectares, 1.7× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cropland extent over the long-term 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1600 | -81.5% | 138,718 hectares | 25,594 hectares |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 1 |
| 1100s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 1 |
| 1200s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 1 |
| 1300s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 1 |
| 1400s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 1 |
| 1500s | 138,718 hectares | 138,718 hectares | 138,718 hectares | 1 |
| 1600s | 25,594 hectares | 25,594 hectares | 25,594 hectares | 1 |
| 1700s | 29,072 hectares | 29,072 hectares | 29,072 hectares | 1 |
| 1710s | 35,932 hectares | 35,932 hectares | 35,932 hectares | 1 |
| 1720s | 44,394 hectares | 44,394 hectares | 44,394 hectares | 1 |
| 1730s | 54,825 hectares | 54,825 hectares | 54,825 hectares | 1 |
| 1740s | 67,676 hectares | 67,676 hectares | 67,676 hectares | 1 |
| 1750s | 83,498 hectares | 83,498 hectares | 83,498 hectares | 1 |
| 1760s | 102,965 hectares | 102,965 hectares | 102,965 hectares | 1 |
| 1770s | 126,897 hectares | 126,897 hectares | 126,897 hectares | 1 |
| 1780s | 156,294 hectares | 156,294 hectares | 156,294 hectares | 1 |
| 1790s | 192,369 hectares | 192,369 hectares | 192,369 hectares | 1 |
| 1800s | 236,592 hectares | 236,592 hectares | 236,592 hectares | 1 |
| 1810s | 290,739 hectares | 290,739 hectares | 290,739 hectares | 1 |
| 1820s | 356,951 hectares | 356,951 hectares | 356,951 hectares | 1 |
| 1830s | 395,819 hectares | 395,819 hectares | 395,819 hectares | 1 |
| 1840s | 415,634 hectares | 415,634 hectares | 415,634 hectares | 1 |
| 1850s | 435,875 hectares | 435,875 hectares | 435,875 hectares | 1 |
| 1860s | 474,141 hectares | 474,141 hectares | 474,141 hectares | 1 |
| 1870s | 509,586 hectares | 509,586 hectares | 509,586 hectares | 1 |
| 1880s | 528,845 hectares | 528,845 hectares | 528,845 hectares | 1 |
| 1890s | 579,665 hectares | 579,665 hectares | 579,665 hectares | 1 |
| 1900s | 633,630 hectares | 633,630 hectares | 633,630 hectares | 1 |
| 1910s | 709,545 hectares | 709,545 hectares | 709,545 hectares | 1 |
| 1920s | 801,214 hectares | 801,214 hectares | 801,214 hectares | 1 |
| 1930s | 874,118 hectares | 874,118 hectares | 874,118 hectares | 1 |
| 1940s | 943,513 hectares | 943,513 hectares | 943,513 hectares | 1 |
| 1950s | 1.09 million hectares | 1.04 million hectares | 1.15 million hectares | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.18 million hectares | 1.16 million hectares | 1.20 million hectares | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.11 million hectares | 1.08 million hectares | 1.21 million hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.10 million hectares | 1.10 million hectares | 1.10 million hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.13 million hectares | 1.08 million hectares | 1.20 million hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.24 million hectares | 1.18 million hectares | 1.33 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.52 million hectares | 1.30 million hectares | 1.58 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.24 million hectares | 1.15 million hectares | 1.30 million hectares | 6 |
Countries ranked near Haiti
- 105 Slovakia 1.36 million hectares compare
- 106 Dominican Republic 1.23 million hectares compare
- 107 Papua New Guinea 1.22 million hectares compare
- 109 Somalia 1.13 million hectares compare
- 110 Eritrea 1.11 million hectares compare
- 111 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.11 million hectares compare
More agriculture & rural data for Haiti
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate -3.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.0962 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -2.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.1374 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland extent over the long-term in Haiti?
- Cropland extent over the long-term in Haiti was 1.15 million hectares in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cropland extent over the long-term recorded in Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 1.58 million hectares in 2013.
- What is the lowest cropland extent over the long-term recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 hectares in 1000.
- How does Haiti rank for cropland extent over the long-term?
- Haiti ranks 108th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is cropland extent over the long-term rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Haiti data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cropland extent over the long-term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total cropland area for each separate country over time.