Significant earthquakes in Haiti
Haiti: Significant earthquakes was 1 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
1
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
21st
of 97 countries
All-time high
2
in 1751
All-time low
1
in 1701
Years of data
18
1701–2023
Significant earthquakes in Haiti, 1701–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Haiti recorded 1 for significant earthquakes in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, significant earthquakes in Haiti peaked at 2 in 1751 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1701.
That places Haiti 21st out of 97 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Significant earthquakes in Haiti, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1701 | 1 | — |
| 1751 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 1770 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 1775 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 1784 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 1793 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1842 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1860 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 1864 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 1887 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1 | +0.0% |
Haiti compared with similar countries
- Haiti's 1 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Haiti's 1 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1, 1.0× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1700s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1750s | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 1770s | 1.5 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 1780s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1790s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1840s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1860s | 1.5 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 1880s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1950s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
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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 significant earthquakes in Haiti?
- Significant earthquakes in Haiti was 1 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest significant earthquakes recorded in Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 2 in 1751.
- What is the lowest significant earthquakes recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1701.
- How does Haiti rank for significant earthquakes?
- Haiti ranks 21st out of 97 countries with data for 2023.
- Is significant earthquakes rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Haiti data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Significant earthquakes. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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