Potato yields in Haiti
Haiti: Potato yields was 12.7 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Potato yields in Haiti, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
In 2024, potato yields in Haiti stood at 12.7 tonnes per hectare.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potato yields in Haiti peaked at 16.67 tonnes per hectare in 1979 and was at its lowest, 10.93 tonnes per hectare, in 1990.
That places Haiti 123rd out of 158 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.52 tonnes per hectare | 15 tonnes per hectare | 16.44 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 14.65 tonnes per hectare | 14 tonnes per hectare | 16.67 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 15.67 tonnes per hectare | 15 tonnes per hectare | 16.67 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.61 tonnes per hectare | 10.93 tonnes per hectare | 15 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.8 tonnes per hectare | 12 tonnes per hectare | 13.18 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.64 tonnes per hectare | 12.11 tonnes per hectare | 12.74 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.7 tonnes per hectare | 12.69 tonnes per hectare | 12.7 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Haiti
More agriculture & rural data for Haiti
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 5.07 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 15.8% (2025)
- Rural population 5.28 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.2% (2025)
- Rural population 44.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.6% (2016)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.2% (2016)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 15.8% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 15.8% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 310,565 hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is potato yields in Haiti?
- Potato yields in Haiti was 12.7 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest potato yields recorded in Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 16.67 tonnes per hectare in 1979.
- What is the lowest potato yields recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.93 tonnes per hectare in 1990.
- How does Haiti rank for potato yields?
- Haiti ranks 123rd out of 158 countries with data for 2024.
- Is potato yields rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is down 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 (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Potato yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yields are measured in tonnes per hectare.