Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population in Haiti
Haiti: Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population was 83.5% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
83.5%
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
3rd
of 139 countries
All-time high
83.5%
in 2024
All-time low
82.5%
in 2020
Years of data
6
2019–2024
Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population in Haiti, 2019–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Haiti recorded 83.5% for prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population in 2024. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Haiti ranks 3rd of 139 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population in Haiti, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 82.7% | — |
| 2020 | 82.5% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 82.6% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 82.8% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 83.4% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 83.5% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 82.7% | 82.7% | 82.7% | 1 |
| 2020s | 83.0% | 82.5% | 83.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Haiti
- 1 South Sudan 88.8% compare
- 2 Sierra Leone 88.1% compare
- 4 Democratic Republic of the Congo 81.7% compare
- 5 Malawi 81.6% compare
- 6 Liberia 79.0% 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 prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population in Haiti?
- Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population in Haiti was 83.5% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population recorded in Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 83.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.5% in 2020.
- How does Haiti rank for prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population?
- Haiti ranks 3rd out of 139 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Haiti data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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