Sugar cane yields in Haiti
Haiti: Sugar cane yields was 66.39 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
66.39 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
43rd
of 110 countries
All-time high
69 tonnes per hectare
in 2021
All-time low
35.25 tonnes per hectare
in 1969
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Sugar cane 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
Haiti recorded 66.39 tonnes per hectare for sugar cane yields in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sugar cane yields in Haiti peaked at 69 tonnes per hectare in 2021 and was at its lowest, 35.25 tonnes per hectare, in 1969.
Haiti ranks 43rd of 110 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Sugar cane yields in Haiti, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 38 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 37.81 tonnes per hectare | -0.5% |
| 1963 | 38.29 tonnes per hectare | +1.3% |
| 1964 | 37.97 tonnes per hectare | -0.8% |
| 1965 | 37 tonnes per hectare | -2.6% |
| 1966 | 35.75 tonnes per hectare | -3.4% |
| 1967 | 35.33 tonnes per hectare | -1.2% |
| 1968 | 35.62 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 35.25 tonnes per hectare | -1.1% |
| 1970 | 36.07 tonnes per hectare | +2.3% |
| 1971 | 37.23 tonnes per hectare | +3.2% |
| 1972 | 37.44 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 38.13 tonnes per hectare | +1.9% |
| 1974 | 38.13 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 37.36 tonnes per hectare | -2.0% |
| 1976 | 37.05 tonnes per hectare | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 37.35 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 37.92 tonnes per hectare | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 38.13 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 37.5 tonnes per hectare | -1.7% |
| 1981 | 37.5 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 37.5 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 35.9 tonnes per hectare | -4.3% |
| 1984 | 36.23 tonnes per hectare | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 35.94 tonnes per hectare | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 36.36 tonnes per hectare | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 36 tonnes per hectare | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 36.17 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 36.36 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 35.71 tonnes per hectare | -1.8% |
| 1991 | 35.71 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 36 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 40 tonnes per hectare | +11.1% |
| 1994 | 40.62 tonnes per hectare | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 40 tonnes per hectare | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 40 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 40 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 60 tonnes per hectare | +50.0% |
| 1999 | 58.82 tonnes per hectare | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 47.06 tonnes per hectare | -20.0% |
| 2001 | 60.01 tonnes per hectare | +27.5% |
| 2002 | 36.06 tonnes per hectare | -39.9% |
| 2003 | 36.36 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 60 tonnes per hectare | +65.0% |
| 2005 | 60 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 59.72 tonnes per hectare | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 59.78 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 60 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 60 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 59.77 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 60.77 tonnes per hectare | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 60.19 tonnes per hectare | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 60.79 tonnes per hectare | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 62.74 tonnes per hectare | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 64.32 tonnes per hectare | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 65.22 tonnes per hectare | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 65.87 tonnes per hectare | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 66.57 tonnes per hectare | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 67.35 tonnes per hectare | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 67.87 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 69 tonnes per hectare | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 66.4 tonnes per hectare | -3.8% |
| 2023 | 66.48 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 66.39 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
Haiti compared with similar countries
- Haiti's 66.39 tonnes per hectare is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 59.24 tonnes per hectare, 1.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Haiti's 66.39 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 61.27 tonnes per hectare, 1.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sugar cane 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +65.0% | 36.36 tonnes per hectare | 60 tonnes per hectare |
| 1998 | +50.0% | 40 tonnes per hectare | 60 tonnes per hectare |
| 2002 | -39.9% | 60.01 tonnes per hectare | 36.06 tonnes per hectare |
| 2001 | +27.5% | 47.06 tonnes per hectare | 60.01 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 36.78 tonnes per hectare | 35.25 tonnes per hectare | 38.29 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 37.48 tonnes per hectare | 36.07 tonnes per hectare | 38.13 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 36.55 tonnes per hectare | 35.9 tonnes per hectare | 37.5 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 42.69 tonnes per hectare | 35.71 tonnes per hectare | 60 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 53.9 tonnes per hectare | 36.06 tonnes per hectare | 60.01 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.36 tonnes per hectare | 59.77 tonnes per hectare | 67.35 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.23 tonnes per hectare | 66.39 tonnes per hectare | 69 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 sugar cane yields in Haiti?
- Sugar cane yields in Haiti was 66.39 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 sugar cane yields recorded in Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 69 tonnes per hectare in 2021.
- What is the lowest sugar cane yields recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.25 tonnes per hectare in 1969.
- How does Haiti rank for sugar cane yields?
- Haiti ranks 43rd out of 110 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sugar cane yields rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. 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 Sugar cane yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.