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Haiti · Environment

Forests, air quality, land, water and protected areas.

10 indicators · 8 with data

Land

Forest area (% of land area)

% of land area

151st of 213 · 36th in Latin America
Forest coverHaiti's forest cover fell from 13.9 % in 1990 to 12.3 % in 2023.199019952000200520102015202012%13%13%14%14%12.3 %

Haiti's forest cover fell from 13.9 % in 1990 to 12.3 % in 2023.

Forest area

km²

147th of 213 · 26th in Latin America
Forest areaHaiti's forest area fell from 3,820 km in 1994 to 3,380 km in 2023.1995200020052010201520203,4003,6003,8003,380 km

Haiti's forest area fell from 3,820 km in 1994 to 3,380 km in 2023.

Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area)

% of land area

163rd of 213 · 36th in Latin America
Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area)Haiti's terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) rose from 0.3 % in 2013 to 8.6 % in 2025.2014201620182020202220240%2%4%6%8%10%8.6 %

Haiti's terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) rose from 0.3 % in 2013 to 8.6 % in 2025.

Agricultural land (% of land area)

% of land area

30th of 209 · 2nd in Latin America
Agricultural land (% of land area)Haiti's agricultural land (% of land area) rose from 57.9 % in 1994 to 65.1 % in 2023.19952000200520102015202055%60%65%70%75%80%65.1 %

Haiti's agricultural land (% of land area) rose from 57.9 % in 1994 to 65.1 % in 2023.

Arable land (% of land area)

% of land area

19th of 206 · 1st in Latin America
Arable land (% of land area)Haiti's arable land (% of land area) rose from 29.0 % in 1994 to 36.5 % in 2023.19952000200520102015202025%30%35%40%45%36.5 %

Haiti's arable land (% of land area) rose from 29.0 % in 1994 to 36.5 % in 2023.

Air

Air pollution (PM2.5)

micrograms per m³

90th of 200 · 20th in Latin America
Air pollution (PM2.5)Haiti's air pollution (pm2.5) rose from 14.7 in 1994 to 15.8 in 2023.19952000200520102015202014151615.8

Haiti's air pollution (pm2.5) rose from 14.7 in 1994 to 15.8 in 2023.

Water

Water stress

% of internal resources

95th of 175 · 23rd in Latin America
Water stressHaiti's water stress rose from 8.7 % in 1993 to 11.1 % in 2022.1995200020052010201520209%10%11%11.1 %

Haiti's water stress rose from 8.7 % in 1993 to 11.1 % in 2022.

Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita

cubic metres per person

124th of 181 · 30th in Latin America
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capitaHaiti's renewable internal freshwater resources per capita fell from 1,787 in 1993 to 1,131 in 2022.1995200020052010201520201,0001,2001,4001,6001,8002,0001,131

Haiti's renewable internal freshwater resources per capita fell from 1,787 in 1993 to 1,131 in 2022.

No data available (2)

These indicators exist in the registry but no source reports a value for Haiti.

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