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
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Haiti, 1961–2023
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More reference data data for Haiti
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2934 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.35 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0485 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.35 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9837 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.6522 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.73 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2643 (2050)
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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About this data
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).