Sorghum yields in Haiti
Haiti: Sorghum yields was 0.5314 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.5314 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 3.1%
World rank
104th
of 115 countries
All-time high
1.04 tonnes per hectare
in 1976
All-time low
0.3168 tonnes per hectare
in 2016
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Sorghum yields in Haiti, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
In 2024, sorghum yields in Haiti stood at 0.5314 tonnes per hectare.
The figure is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 28.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sorghum yields in Haiti peaked at 1.04 tonnes per hectare in 1976 and was at its lowest, 0.3168 tonnes per hectare, in 2016.
That places Haiti 104th out of 115 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.
Sorghum yields in Haiti, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.915 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.9175 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 0.92 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 0.925 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 1965 | 0.935 tonnes per hectare | +1.1% |
| 1966 | 0.9365 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 0.94 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 0.945 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 0.9858 tonnes per hectare | +4.3% |
| 1970 | 0.9767 tonnes per hectare | -0.9% |
| 1971 | 0.9814 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 0.9817 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.8438 tonnes per hectare | -14.0% |
| 1974 | 0.931 tonnes per hectare | +10.3% |
| 1975 | 0.9643 tonnes per hectare | +3.6% |
| 1976 | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | +7.7% |
| 1977 | 0.73 tonnes per hectare | -29.7% |
| 1978 | 0.6 tonnes per hectare | -17.8% |
| 1979 | 0.7867 tonnes per hectare | +31.1% |
| 1980 | 0.741 tonnes per hectare | -5.8% |
| 1981 | 0.7597 tonnes per hectare | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 0.6877 tonnes per hectare | -9.5% |
| 1983 | 0.739 tonnes per hectare | +7.5% |
| 1984 | 0.7588 tonnes per hectare | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 0.8512 tonnes per hectare | +12.2% |
| 1986 | 0.8 tonnes per hectare | -6.0% |
| 1987 | 0.8 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.7997 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.8073 tonnes per hectare | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 0.8 tonnes per hectare | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 0.8182 tonnes per hectare | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 0.8333 tonnes per hectare | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 0.7875 tonnes per hectare | -5.5% |
| 1994 | 0.75 tonnes per hectare | -4.8% |
| 1995 | 0.7675 tonnes per hectare | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 0.7469 tonnes per hectare | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 0.7692 tonnes per hectare | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 0.74 tonnes per hectare | -3.8% |
| 1999 | 0.7692 tonnes per hectare | +3.9% |
| 2000 | 0.7 tonnes per hectare | -9.0% |
| 2001 | 0.625 tonnes per hectare | -10.7% |
| 2002 | 0.7791 tonnes per hectare | +24.7% |
| 2003 | 0.7913 tonnes per hectare | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 0.8261 tonnes per hectare | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 0.8696 tonnes per hectare | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 0.8696 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.8696 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.8696 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | +16.4% |
| 2010 | 0.9262 tonnes per hectare | -8.5% |
| 2011 | 0.9086 tonnes per hectare | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 0.8978 tonnes per hectare | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.8529 tonnes per hectare | -5.0% |
| 2014 | 0.7453 tonnes per hectare | -12.6% |
| 2015 | 0.5396 tonnes per hectare | -27.6% |
| 2016 | 0.3168 tonnes per hectare | -41.3% |
| 2017 | 0.4136 tonnes per hectare | +30.6% |
| 2018 | 0.5203 tonnes per hectare | +25.8% |
| 2019 | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | +97.4% |
| 2020 | 0.3338 tonnes per hectare | -67.5% |
| 2021 | 0.5681 tonnes per hectare | +70.2% |
| 2022 | 0.576 tonnes per hectare | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.5486 tonnes per hectare | -4.8% |
| 2024 | 0.5314 tonnes per hectare | -3.1% |
Haiti compared with similar countries
- Haiti's 0.5314 tonnes per hectare is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.09 tonnes per hectare, 49% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Haiti's 0.5314 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.31 tonnes per hectare, 23% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sorghum yields in Haiti changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +97.4% | 0.5203 tonnes per hectare | 1.03 tonnes per hectare |
| 2021 | +70.2% | 0.3338 tonnes per hectare | 0.5681 tonnes per hectare |
| 2020 | -67.5% | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | 0.3338 tonnes per hectare |
| 2016 | -41.3% | 0.5396 tonnes per hectare | 0.3168 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9355 tonnes per hectare | 0.915 tonnes per hectare | 0.9858 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.8834 tonnes per hectare | 0.6 tonnes per hectare | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7744 tonnes per hectare | 0.6877 tonnes per hectare | 0.8512 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7782 tonnes per hectare | 0.74 tonnes per hectare | 0.8333 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8212 tonnes per hectare | 0.625 tonnes per hectare | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7148 tonnes per hectare | 0.3168 tonnes per hectare | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5116 tonnes per hectare | 0.3338 tonnes per hectare | 0.576 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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 sorghum yields in Haiti?
- Sorghum yields in Haiti was 0.5314 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sorghum yields recorded in Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 1.04 tonnes per hectare in 1976.
- What is the lowest sorghum yields recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3168 tonnes per hectare in 2016.
- How does Haiti rank for sorghum yields?
- Haiti ranks 104th out of 115 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sorghum yields rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.7%. 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Sorghum yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.