Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Haiti

Haiti: Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops was 0.722 in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.722
Change on year
down 2.7%
World rank
38th
of 163 countries
All-time high
1.02
in 1962
All-time low
0.6062
in 1985
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Haiti, 1961–2023

00.250.50.751196119922023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Haiti is 0.722, measured in 2023.

The figure is down 2.7% on the previous year and up 10.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Haiti peaked at 1.02 in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.6062, in 1985.

That places Haiti 38th out of 163 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.9544 0.9008 1.02 9
1970s 0.7154 0.6341 0.8681 10
1980s 0.6223 0.6062 0.6367 10
1990s 0.777 0.6675 0.8828 10
2000s 0.8091 0.6964 0.8671 10
2010s 0.6953 0.6409 0.7477 10
2020s 0.7307 0.722 0.742 4

Countries ranked near Haiti

  1. 35 Panama 0.736 compare
  2. 36 Taiwan 0.7349 compare
  3. 37 Poland 0.7275 compare
  4. 39 Jamaica 0.7152 compare
  5. 40 Bahrain 0.702 compare
  6. 41 Suriname 0.7008 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Haiti?
Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Haiti was 0.722 in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops recorded in Haiti?
The highest recorded value was 1.02 in 1962.
What is the lowest arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops recorded in Haiti?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6062 in 1985.
How does Haiti rank for arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops?
Haiti ranks 38th out of 163 countries with data for 2023.
Is arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops rising or falling in Haiti?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.1%. 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); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
163 places, 10,097 data points, 1961–2023
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Index of arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops (where values in 1961 are equal to 1.0).