Share of cereals allocated to human food in Haiti
Haiti: Share of cereals allocated to human food was 97.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of cereals allocated to human food in Haiti, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of cereals allocated to human food in Haiti stood at 97.8%.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of cereals allocated to human food in Haiti peaked at 98.9% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 80.7%, in 1970.
Haiti ranks 19th of 192 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Share of cereals allocated to human food in Haiti, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 84.8% | — |
| 1962 | 85.2% | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 85.4% | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 84.4% | -1.2% |
| 1965 | 85.6% | +1.5% |
| 1966 | 85.5% | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 85.0% | -0.5% |
| 1968 | 85.4% | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 80.8% | -5.5% |
| 1970 | 80.7% | -0.1% |
| 1971 | 81.0% | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 86.8% | +7.2% |
| 1973 | 94.1% | +8.3% |
| 1974 | 94.5% | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 95.1% | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 95.0% | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 95.8% | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 95.8% | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 95.5% | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 95.8% | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 96.4% | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 92.9% | -3.7% |
| 1983 | 96.6% | +4.1% |
| 1984 | 96.4% | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 96.4% | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 96.5% | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 97.3% | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 97.4% | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 97.7% | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 97.9% | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 98.3% | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 97.1% | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 98.9% | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 95.9% | -3.0% |
| 1995 | 91.4% | -4.7% |
| 1996 | 94.0% | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 93.0% | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 94.0% | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 93.5% | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 93.1% | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 93.7% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 92.7% | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 93.0% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 92.8% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 93.0% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 92.1% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 90.1% | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 92.1% | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 90.1% | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 93.0% | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 94.4% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 94.5% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 94.6% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 85.3% | -9.8% |
| 2015 | 87.7% | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 86.5% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 87.9% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 90.2% | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 87.1% | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 96.0% | +10.2% |
| 2021 | 97.3% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 95.7% | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 97.8% | +2.1% |
Haiti compared with similar countries
- Haiti's 97.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 75.2%, 1.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Haiti's 97.8% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 55.5%, 1.8× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 84.7% | 80.8% | 85.6% | 9 |
| 1970s | 91.4% | 80.7% | 95.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 96.3% | 92.9% | 97.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 95.4% | 91.4% | 98.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 92.3% | 90.1% | 93.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.1% | 85.3% | 94.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.7% | 95.7% | 97.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Haiti
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 share of cereals allocated to human food in Haiti?
- Share of cereals allocated to human food in Haiti was 97.8% in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of cereals allocated to human food recorded in Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 98.9% in 1993.
- What is the lowest share of cereals allocated to human food recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.7% in 1970.
- How does Haiti rank for share of cereals allocated to human food?
- Haiti ranks 19th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of cereals allocated to human food rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Haiti data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of cereals allocated to human food. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of cereals available for domestic use – after accounting for trade – that is allocated to direct human consumption, relative to the total used for human food, animal feed, and industrial purposes. This excludes cereals used for seed, processing, and losses.