Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total in Haiti
Haiti: Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total was 83.5 % 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
Haiti recorded 83.5 % for prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total in 2023. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
That places Haiti 3rd out of 121 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total in Haiti, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 82.7 % | — |
| 2019 | 82.5 % | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 82.6 % | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 82.8 % | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 83.4 % | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 83.5 % | +0.1% |
Haiti compared with similar countries
- Haiti's 83.5 % is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 44.1 %, 1.9× the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Haiti's 83.5 % is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 29.55 %, 2.8× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 82.6 % | 82.5 % | 82.7 % | 2 |
| 2020s | 83.08 % | 82.6 % | 83.5 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Haiti
- 1 Democratic Republic of the Congo 81.7 % compare
- 1 South Sudan 88.8 % compare
- 2 Sierra Leone 88.1 % compare
- 3 United Republic of Tanzania 57 % compare
- 4 Malawi 81.6 % compare
- 5 Liberia 79 % compare
- 5 Melanesia 54.1 % compare
- 6 Afghanistan 77.8 % 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 83.5 % 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 83.5 % in 2023.
- What is the lowest prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.5 % in 2019.
- How does Haiti rank for prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total?
- Haiti ranks 3rd out of 121 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 up 1.0%. 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) — Value. 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.