Corn yields in Haiti
Haiti: Corn yields was 0.7694 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.7694 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
160th
of 171 countries
All-time high
1.12 tonnes per hectare
in 1972
All-time low
0.5581 tonnes per hectare
in 2020
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Corn yields in Haiti, 1961–2024
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
Haiti recorded 0.7694 tonnes per hectare for corn yields in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, corn yields in Haiti peaked at 1.12 tonnes per hectare in 1972 and was at its lowest, 0.5581 tonnes per hectare, in 2020.
Haiti ranks 160th of 171 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Corn yields in Haiti, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | -1.4% |
| 1965 | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | +0.9% |
| 1966 | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | +3.0% |
| 1968 | 0.9778 tonnes per hectare | -8.6% |
| 1969 | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | +7.6% |
| 1970 | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | -0.8% |
| 1971 | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | +3.2% |
| 1972 | 1.12 tonnes per hectare | +3.8% |
| 1973 | 0.887 tonnes per hectare | -20.6% |
| 1974 | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | +15.0% |
| 1975 | 0.9231 tonnes per hectare | -9.5% |
| 1976 | 0.9474 tonnes per hectare | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 0.7999 tonnes per hectare | -15.6% |
| 1978 | 0.65 tonnes per hectare | -18.7% |
| 1979 | 0.7843 tonnes per hectare | +20.7% |
| 1980 | 0.8959 tonnes per hectare | +14.2% |
| 1981 | 0.9446 tonnes per hectare | +5.4% |
| 1982 | 0.9994 tonnes per hectare | +5.8% |
| 1983 | 0.93 tonnes per hectare | -6.9% |
| 1984 | 0.9323 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 0.8 tonnes per hectare | -14.2% |
| 1986 | 0.8027 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 0.8 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.8 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.8 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.7951 tonnes per hectare | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 0.8085 tonnes per hectare | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 0.7948 tonnes per hectare | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 0.8077 tonnes per hectare | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 0.8014 tonnes per hectare | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 0.8 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.794 tonnes per hectare | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 0.7986 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.79 tonnes per hectare | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 0.8333 tonnes per hectare | +5.5% |
| 2000 | 0.75 tonnes per hectare | -10.0% |
| 2001 | 0.6923 tonnes per hectare | -7.7% |
| 2002 | 0.7475 tonnes per hectare | +8.0% |
| 2003 | 0.7429 tonnes per hectare | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.7615 tonnes per hectare | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 0.7802 tonnes per hectare | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 0.7795 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.7803 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.7807 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.8013 tonnes per hectare | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 0.8035 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.8093 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.816 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.8545 tonnes per hectare | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 0.7309 tonnes per hectare | -14.5% |
| 2015 | 0.7975 tonnes per hectare | +9.1% |
| 2016 | 0.7917 tonnes per hectare | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.7858 tonnes per hectare | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.5787 tonnes per hectare | -26.4% |
| 2019 | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | +91.4% |
| 2020 | 0.5581 tonnes per hectare | -49.6% |
| 2021 | 0.7618 tonnes per hectare | +36.5% |
| 2022 | 0.7693 tonnes per hectare | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.7699 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.7694 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
Haiti compared with similar countries
- Haiti's 0.7694 tonnes per hectare is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.04 tonnes per hectare, 38% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Haiti's 0.7694 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.08 tonnes per hectare, 25% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Corn 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 | +91.4% | 0.5787 tonnes per hectare | 1.11 tonnes per hectare |
| 2020 | -49.6% | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | 0.5581 tonnes per hectare |
| 2021 | +36.5% | 0.5581 tonnes per hectare | 0.7618 tonnes per hectare |
| 2018 | -26.4% | 0.7858 tonnes per hectare | 0.5787 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | 0.9778 tonnes per hectare | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.9249 tonnes per hectare | 0.65 tonnes per hectare | 1.12 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8705 tonnes per hectare | 0.8 tonnes per hectare | 0.9994 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8023 tonnes per hectare | 0.79 tonnes per hectare | 0.8333 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7616 tonnes per hectare | 0.6923 tonnes per hectare | 0.8013 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8076 tonnes per hectare | 0.5787 tonnes per hectare | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7257 tonnes per hectare | 0.5581 tonnes per hectare | 0.7699 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Haiti
- 157 Namibia 0.933 tonnes per hectare compare
- 158 Gambia 0.9324 tonnes per hectare compare
- 159 Mozambique 0.81 tonnes per hectare compare
- 161 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.769 tonnes per hectare compare
- 162 Central African Republic 0.7407 tonnes per hectare compare
- 163 Zimbabwe 0.7299 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 corn yields in Haiti?
- Corn yields in Haiti was 0.7694 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest corn yields recorded in Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 1.12 tonnes per hectare in 1972.
- What is the lowest corn yields recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5581 tonnes per hectare in 2020.
- How does Haiti rank for corn yields?
- Haiti ranks 160th out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is corn yields rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Haiti data come from?
- The figures come from USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Corn yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average corn yields measured in tonnes per hectare.