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 208 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 208 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

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 208 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

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
Last refreshed

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).