Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population (%) in Haiti
Haiti: Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population (%) was 83.5% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population in Haiti, 2019–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population in Haiti stood at 83.5%. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
That places Haiti 3rd out of 130 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population (%) in Haiti, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 82.7% | — |
| 2020 | 82.5% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 82.6% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 82.8% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 83.4% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 83.5% | +0.1% |
Haiti compared with similar countries
- Haiti's 83.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 43.7%, 1.9× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Haiti's 83.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 29.6%, 2.8× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 82.7% | 82.7% | 82.7% | 1 |
| 2020s | 83.0% | 82.5% | 83.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Haiti
- 1 South Sudan 88.8% compare
- 2 Sierra Leone 88.1% compare
- 4 Democratic Republic of Congo 81.7% compare
- 5 Malawi 81.6% compare
- 6 Liberia 79.0% compare
More health data for Haiti
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.21 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.418 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 1,902 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 16 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.3629 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.051 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.4861 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0519 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population in Haiti?
- Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population in Haiti was 83.5% in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population recorded in Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 83.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.5% in 2020.
- How does Haiti rank for prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population?
- Haiti ranks 3rd out of 130 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. 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 (FAO), published as part of Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people in the population who live in households classified as moderately or severely food insecure. A household is classified as moderately or severely food insecure when at least one adult in the household has reported to have been exposed, at times during the year, to low quality diets and might have been forced to also reduce the quantity of food they would normally eat because of a lack of money or other resources.