Urban area over the long-term in Haiti
Haiti: Urban area over the long-term was 738.22 km² per grid cell in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
738.22 km² per grid cell
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
107th
of 202 countries
All-time high
738.22 km² per grid cell
in 2025
All-time low
0 km² per grid cell
in 1000
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Urban area over the long-term in Haiti, 1000–2025
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in km² per grid cell.
Analysis
The most recent figure for urban area over the long-term in Haiti is 738.22 km² per grid cell, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 108 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 37.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban area over the long-term in Haiti peaked at 738.22 km² per grid cell in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0 km² per grid cell, in 1000.
That places Haiti 107th out of 202 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Urban area over the long-term in Haiti, year by year
| Year | km² per grid cell | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 0 km² per grid cell | — |
| 1100 | 0.0002 km² per grid cell | +350.0% |
| 1200 | 0.0008 km² per grid cell | +350.0% |
| 1300 | 0.0037 km² per grid cell | +350.0% |
| 1400 | 0.0168 km² per grid cell | +350.0% |
| 1500 | 0.0756 km² per grid cell | +350.0% |
| 1600 | 0.045 km² per grid cell | -40.4% |
| 1700 | 0.1689 km² per grid cell | +275.0% |
| 1710 | 0.2379 km² per grid cell | +40.8% |
| 1720 | 0.3257 km² per grid cell | +36.9% |
| 1730 | 0.4459 km² per grid cell | +36.9% |
| 1740 | 0.6104 km² per grid cell | +36.9% |
| 1750 | 0.8357 km² per grid cell | +36.9% |
| 1760 | 1.14 km² per grid cell | +36.9% |
| 1770 | 1.57 km² per grid cell | +36.9% |
| 1780 | 2.14 km² per grid cell | +36.9% |
| 1790 | 2.94 km² per grid cell | +36.9% |
| 1800 | 4.02 km² per grid cell | +36.9% |
| 1810 | 5.5 km² per grid cell | +36.9% |
| 1820 | 7.53 km² per grid cell | +36.9% |
| 1830 | 9.32 km² per grid cell | +23.8% |
| 1840 | 10.94 km² per grid cell | +17.3% |
| 1850 | 12.84 km² per grid cell | +17.3% |
| 1860 | 15.65 km² per grid cell | +21.9% |
| 1870 | 18.88 km² per grid cell | +20.6% |
| 1880 | 22.04 km² per grid cell | +16.7% |
| 1890 | 27.2 km² per grid cell | +23.4% |
| 1900 | 33.4 km² per grid cell | +22.8% |
| 1910 | 41.34 km² per grid cell | +23.8% |
| 1920 | 49.04 km² per grid cell | +18.6% |
| 1930 | 51.06 km² per grid cell | +4.1% |
| 1940 | 51.06 km² per grid cell | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 51.06 km² per grid cell | +0.0% |
| 1951 | 51.06 km² per grid cell | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 51.06 km² per grid cell | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 51.06 km² per grid cell | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 51.06 km² per grid cell | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 51.06 km² per grid cell | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 51.06 km² per grid cell | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 51.55 km² per grid cell | +1.0% |
| 1958 | 52.78 km² per grid cell | +2.4% |
| 1959 | 54.12 km² per grid cell | +2.5% |
| 1960 | 55.57 km² per grid cell | +2.7% |
| 1961 | 57.15 km² per grid cell | +2.8% |
| 1962 | 58.85 km² per grid cell | +3.0% |
| 1963 | 60.69 km² per grid cell | +3.1% |
| 1964 | 62.68 km² per grid cell | +3.3% |
| 1965 | 64.82 km² per grid cell | +3.4% |
| 1966 | 67.13 km² per grid cell | +3.6% |
| 1967 | 69.61 km² per grid cell | +3.7% |
| 1968 | 72.28 km² per grid cell | +3.8% |
| 1969 | 75.12 km² per grid cell | +3.9% |
| 1970 | 78.13 km² per grid cell | +4.0% |
| 1971 | 81.28 km² per grid cell | +4.0% |
| 1972 | 83.06 km² per grid cell | +2.2% |
| 1973 | 84.6 km² per grid cell | +1.9% |
| 1974 | 86.28 km² per grid cell | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 88.17 km² per grid cell | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 89.89 km² per grid cell | +2.0% |
| 1977 | 91.83 km² per grid cell | +2.2% |
| 1978 | 94.01 km² per grid cell | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 96.46 km² per grid cell | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 99.2 km² per grid cell | +2.8% |
| 1981 | 101.66 km² per grid cell | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 104.42 km² per grid cell | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 111.23 km² per grid cell | +6.5% |
| 1984 | 119.32 km² per grid cell | +7.3% |
| 1985 | 127.89 km² per grid cell | +7.2% |
| 1986 | 136.86 km² per grid cell | +7.0% |
| 1987 | 146.34 km² per grid cell | +6.9% |
| 1988 | 156.36 km² per grid cell | +6.9% |
| 1989 | 166.95 km² per grid cell | +6.8% |
| 1990 | 178.17 km² per grid cell | +6.7% |
| 1991 | 189.9 km² per grid cell | +6.6% |
| 1992 | 202.28 km² per grid cell | +6.5% |
| 1993 | 211.33 km² per grid cell | +4.5% |
| 1994 | 220.77 km² per grid cell | +4.5% |
| 1995 | 230.63 km² per grid cell | +4.5% |
| 1996 | 240.84 km² per grid cell | +4.4% |
| 1997 | 251.32 km² per grid cell | +4.4% |
| 1998 | 262.2 km² per grid cell | +4.3% |
| 1999 | 273.39 km² per grid cell | +4.3% |
| 2000 | 284.76 km² per grid cell | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 304.9 km² per grid cell | +7.1% |
| 2002 | 325.7 km² per grid cell | +6.8% |
| 2003 | 347.22 km² per grid cell | +6.6% |
| 2004 | 369.5 km² per grid cell | +6.4% |
| 2005 | 392.59 km² per grid cell | +6.2% |
| 2006 | 412.04 km² per grid cell | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 428.04 km² per grid cell | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 444.57 km² per grid cell | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 461.6 km² per grid cell | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 479.11 km² per grid cell | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 490.52 km² per grid cell | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 502.17 km² per grid cell | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 514.05 km² per grid cell | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 526.15 km² per grid cell | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 538.49 km² per grid cell | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 551.04 km² per grid cell | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 563.81 km² per grid cell | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 576.8 km² per grid cell | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 589.99 km² per grid cell | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 682.95 km² per grid cell | +15.8% |
| 2021 | 693.79 km² per grid cell | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 704.74 km² per grid cell | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 715.8 km² per grid cell | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 726.96 km² per grid cell | +1.6% |
| 2025 | 738.22 km² per grid cell | +1.5% |
Haiti compared with similar countries
- Haiti's 738.22 km² per grid cell is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 837.49 km² per grid cell, 88% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Haiti's 738.22 km² per grid cell is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 613.64 km² per grid cell, 1.2× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Urban area over the long-term in Haiti changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1100 | +350.0% | 0 km² per grid cell | 0.0002 km² per grid cell |
| 1200 | +350.0% | 0.0002 km² per grid cell | 0.0008 km² per grid cell |
| 1300 | +350.0% | 0.0008 km² per grid cell | 0.0037 km² per grid cell |
| 1400 | +350.0% | 0.0037 km² per grid cell | 0.0168 km² per grid cell |
| 1500 | +350.0% | 0.0168 km² per grid cell | 0.0756 km² per grid cell |
| 1700 | +275.0% | 0.045 km² per grid cell | 0.1689 km² per grid cell |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1100s | 0.0002 km² per grid cell | 0.0002 km² per grid cell | 0.0002 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1200s | 0.0008 km² per grid cell | 0.0008 km² per grid cell | 0.0008 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1300s | 0.0037 km² per grid cell | 0.0037 km² per grid cell | 0.0037 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1400s | 0.0168 km² per grid cell | 0.0168 km² per grid cell | 0.0168 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1500s | 0.0756 km² per grid cell | 0.0756 km² per grid cell | 0.0756 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1600s | 0.045 km² per grid cell | 0.045 km² per grid cell | 0.045 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1700s | 0.1689 km² per grid cell | 0.1689 km² per grid cell | 0.1689 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1710s | 0.2379 km² per grid cell | 0.2379 km² per grid cell | 0.2379 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1720s | 0.3257 km² per grid cell | 0.3257 km² per grid cell | 0.3257 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1730s | 0.4459 km² per grid cell | 0.4459 km² per grid cell | 0.4459 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1740s | 0.6104 km² per grid cell | 0.6104 km² per grid cell | 0.6104 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1750s | 0.8357 km² per grid cell | 0.8357 km² per grid cell | 0.8357 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1760s | 1.14 km² per grid cell | 1.14 km² per grid cell | 1.14 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1770s | 1.57 km² per grid cell | 1.57 km² per grid cell | 1.57 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1780s | 2.14 km² per grid cell | 2.14 km² per grid cell | 2.14 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1790s | 2.94 km² per grid cell | 2.94 km² per grid cell | 2.94 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1800s | 4.02 km² per grid cell | 4.02 km² per grid cell | 4.02 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1810s | 5.5 km² per grid cell | 5.5 km² per grid cell | 5.5 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1820s | 7.53 km² per grid cell | 7.53 km² per grid cell | 7.53 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1830s | 9.32 km² per grid cell | 9.32 km² per grid cell | 9.32 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1840s | 10.94 km² per grid cell | 10.94 km² per grid cell | 10.94 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1850s | 12.84 km² per grid cell | 12.84 km² per grid cell | 12.84 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1860s | 15.65 km² per grid cell | 15.65 km² per grid cell | 15.65 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1870s | 18.88 km² per grid cell | 18.88 km² per grid cell | 18.88 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1880s | 22.04 km² per grid cell | 22.04 km² per grid cell | 22.04 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1890s | 27.2 km² per grid cell | 27.2 km² per grid cell | 27.2 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1900s | 33.4 km² per grid cell | 33.4 km² per grid cell | 33.4 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1910s | 41.34 km² per grid cell | 41.34 km² per grid cell | 41.34 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1920s | 49.04 km² per grid cell | 49.04 km² per grid cell | 49.04 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1930s | 51.06 km² per grid cell | 51.06 km² per grid cell | 51.06 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1940s | 51.06 km² per grid cell | 51.06 km² per grid cell | 51.06 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1950s | 51.58 km² per grid cell | 51.06 km² per grid cell | 54.12 km² per grid cell | 10 |
| 1960s | 64.39 km² per grid cell | 55.57 km² per grid cell | 75.12 km² per grid cell | 10 |
| 1970s | 87.37 km² per grid cell | 78.13 km² per grid cell | 96.46 km² per grid cell | 10 |
| 1980s | 127.02 km² per grid cell | 99.2 km² per grid cell | 166.95 km² per grid cell | 10 |
| 1990s | 226.08 km² per grid cell | 178.17 km² per grid cell | 273.39 km² per grid cell | 10 |
| 2000s | 377.09 km² per grid cell | 284.76 km² per grid cell | 461.6 km² per grid cell | 10 |
| 2010s | 533.21 km² per grid cell | 479.11 km² per grid cell | 589.99 km² per grid cell | 10 |
| 2020s | 710.41 km² per grid cell | 682.95 km² per grid cell | 738.22 km² per grid cell | 6 |
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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 urban area over the long-term in Haiti?
- Urban area over the long-term in Haiti was 738.22 km² per grid cell in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest urban area over the long-term recorded in Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 738.22 km² per grid cell in 2025.
- What is the lowest urban area over the long-term recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 km² per grid cell in 1000.
- How does Haiti rank for urban area over the long-term?
- Haiti ranks 107th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban area over the long-term rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Haiti data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Urban area over the long-term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total built-up area of a country over time.