Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Haiti

Haiti: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures was 17.78 percent in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
17.78 percent
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
93rd
of 209 countries
All-time high
18.14 percent
in 1961
All-time low
17.78 percent
in 1995
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Haiti, 1961–2023

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

Analysis

In 2023, share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Haiti stood at 17.78 percent. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Haiti peaked at 18.14 percent in 1961 and was at its lowest, 17.78 percent, in 1995.

That places Haiti 93rd out of 209 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Haiti, year by year

Annual values for Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Haiti, 1961 to 2023.
Year percent Change
1961 18.14 percent
1962 18.14 percent +0.0%
1963 18.14 percent +0.0%
1964 18.14 percent +0.0%
1965 18.14 percent +0.0%
1966 18.14 percent +0.0%
1967 18.14 percent +0.0%
1968 18.14 percent +0.0%
1969 18.14 percent +0.0%
1970 18.14 percent +0.0%
1971 18.14 percent +0.0%
1972 18.14 percent +0.0%
1973 18.14 percent +0.0%
1974 18.14 percent +0.0%
1975 18.14 percent +0.0%
1976 18.14 percent +0.0%
1977 18.14 percent +0.0%
1978 18.14 percent +0.0%
1979 18.14 percent +0.0%
1980 18.14 percent +0.0%
1981 18.14 percent +0.0%
1982 18.14 percent +0.0%
1983 18.14 percent +0.0%
1984 18.14 percent +0.0%
1985 18.14 percent +0.0%
1986 18.14 percent +0.0%
1987 18.14 percent +0.0%
1988 18.11 percent -0.2%
1989 18.07 percent -0.2%
1990 18.03 percent -0.2%
1991 18 percent -0.2%
1992 17.96 percent -0.2%
1993 17.96 percent +0.0%
1994 17.96 percent +0.0%
1995 17.78 percent -1.0%
1996 17.78 percent +0.0%
1997 17.78 percent +0.0%
1998 17.78 percent +0.0%
1999 17.78 percent +0.0%
2000 17.78 percent +0.0%
2001 17.78 percent +0.0%
2002 17.78 percent +0.0%
2003 17.78 percent +0.0%
2004 17.78 percent +0.0%
2005 17.78 percent +0.0%
2006 17.78 percent +0.0%
2007 17.78 percent +0.0%
2008 17.78 percent +0.0%
2009 17.78 percent +0.0%
2010 17.78 percent +0.0%
2011 17.78 percent +0.0%
2012 17.78 percent +0.0%
2013 17.78 percent +0.0%
2014 17.78 percent +0.0%
2015 17.78 percent +0.0%
2016 17.78 percent +0.0%
2017 17.78 percent +0.0%
2018 17.78 percent +0.0%
2019 17.78 percent +0.0%
2020 17.78 percent +0.0%
2021 17.78 percent +0.0%
2022 17.78 percent +0.0%
2023 17.78 percent +0.0%

Haiti compared with similar countries

  • Haiti's 17.78 percent is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 26.9 percent, 66% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
  • Haiti's 17.78 percent is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 15.19 percent, 1.2× the median. (37 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 18.14 percent 18.14 percent 18.14 percent 9
1970s 18.14 percent 18.14 percent 18.14 percent 10
1980s 18.13 percent 18.07 percent 18.14 percent 10
1990s 17.88 percent 17.78 percent 18.03 percent 10
2000s 17.78 percent 17.78 percent 17.78 percent 10
2010s 17.78 percent 17.78 percent 17.78 percent 10
2020s 17.78 percent 17.78 percent 17.78 percent 4

Countries ranked near Haiti

  1. 90 Gambia 18.48 percent compare
  2. 91 Togo 18.39 percent compare
  3. 92 Iran 18.17 percent compare
  4. 94 Ethiopia 17.72 percent compare
  5. 95 Guatemala 17.5 percent compare
  6. 95 Honduras 17.5 percent compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Haiti?
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Haiti was 17.78 percent 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 land used for permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Haiti?
The highest recorded value was 18.14 percent in 1961.
What is the lowest share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Haiti?
The lowest recorded value was 17.78 percent in 1995.
How does Haiti rank for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?
Haiti ranks 93rd out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
Is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures rising or falling in Haiti?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures
Unit
percent
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
210 places, 12,094 data points, 1961–2023
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Permanent meadows and pastures are areas used permanently (five years or more) for herbaceous forage crops, either cultivated or growing wild (wild prairie or grazing land).