Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total in Haiti
Haiti: Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total was 80.2 % in 2023. ▬ Flat
Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total in Haiti, 2018–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total in Haiti stood at 80.2 %.
That represents a change of down 0.4% over ten years.
Haiti ranks 4th of 120 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total in Haiti, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 80.5 % | — |
| 2019 | 78.1 % | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 77.9 % | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 77.7 % | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 80.2 % | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 80.2 % | +0.0% |
Haiti compared with similar countries
- Haiti's 80.2 % is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 41.55 %, 1.9× the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Haiti's 80.2 % is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 27.4 %, 2.9× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 79.3 % | 78.1 % | 80.5 % | 2 |
| 2020s | 79 % | 77.7 % | 80.2 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Haiti
- 1 Democratic Republic of the Congo 79.9 % compare
- 1 South Sudan 87.2 % compare
- 2 Sierra Leone 85.1 % compare
- 3 Malawi 80.3 % compare
- 4 United Republic of Tanzania 54.9 % compare
- 5 Liberia 76.8 % compare
- 5 Melanesia 52.3 % compare
- 6 Angola 74.8 % compare
- 7 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 34.9 % compare
- 7 Nigeria 74.5 % 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 total in Haiti?
- Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total in Haiti was 80.2 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total recorded in Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 80.5 % in 2018.
- What is the lowest prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.7 % in 2021.
- How does Haiti rank for prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total?
- Haiti ranks 4th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Haiti data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total population (percent) (3-year average) — Confidence interval: Lower bound. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Suite of Food Security Indicators presents the core set of food security indicators. Following the recommendation of experts gathered in the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) Round Table on hunger measurement, hosted at FAO headquarters in September 2011, an initial set of indicators aiming to capture various aspects of food insecurity is presented here. The choice of the indicators has been informed by expert judgement and the availability of data with sufficient coverage to enable comparisons across regions and over time. Many of these indicators are produced and published elsewhere by FAO and other international organizations. They are reported here in a single database with the aim of building a wide food security information system. More indicators will be added to this set as more data will become available. Indicators are classified along the four dimensions of food security -- availability, access, utilization and stability.