Breakdown of habitable land area in Haiti

Haiti: Breakdown of habitable land area was 23,220 hectares in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
23,220 hectares
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
134th
of 235 countries
All-time high
24,170 hectares
in 2015
All-time low
23,220 hectares
in 2019
Years of data
5
2015–2019

Breakdown of habitable land area in Haiti, 2015–2019

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k25.0k2015201720192015: 24.2k hectares2016: 24.1k hectares2017: 23.9k hectares2018: 23.5k hectares2019: 23.2k hectares

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

Analysis

Haiti recorded 23,220 hectares for breakdown of habitable land area in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and down 3.9% over five years.

Haiti ranks 134th of 235 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Countries ranked near Haiti

  1. 131 Slovakia 24,740 hectares compare
  2. 132 Montenegro 24,670 hectares compare
  3. 133 El Salvador 24,340 hectares compare
  4. 135 Namibia 20,810 hectares compare
  5. 136 Mauritania 19,930 hectares compare
  6. 137 Palestine 18,030 hectares compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is breakdown of habitable land area in Haiti?
Breakdown of habitable land area in Haiti was 23,220 hectares in 2019, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest breakdown of habitable land area recorded in Haiti?
The highest recorded value was 24,170 hectares in 2015.
What is the lowest breakdown of habitable land area recorded in Haiti?
The lowest recorded value was 23,220 hectares in 2019.
How does Haiti rank for breakdown of habitable land area?
Haiti ranks 134th out of 235 countries with data for 2019.
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 Breakdown of habitable land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Breakdown of habitable land area
Unit
hectares
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
235 places, 1,175 data points, 2015–2019
Last refreshed

Habitable land is defined as ice- and barren-free land. Agricultural land is the sum of croplands and pasture for grazing.