Environment
Haiti
Climate
tropical; semiarid in regions where eastern mountains obstruct trade winds
Land use
other
21.5% (2023 est.)
forest
13.4% (2023 est.)
agricultural land
65.1% (2023 est.)
agricultural land: arable land
arable land: 36.5% (2023 est.)
agricultural land: permanent crops
permanent crops: 10.9% (2023 est.)
agricultural land: permanent pasture
permanent pasture: 17.8% (2023 est.)
Urbanization
urban population
59.7% of total population (2023)
rate of urbanization
2.47% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Waste and recycling
municipal solid waste generated annually
2.31 million tons (2024 est.)
percent of municipal solid waste recycled
9.1% (2022 est.)
Environmental issues
deforestation (vegetation removed for farming and utilized as fuel); soil degradation; insufficient drinking water and poor sanitation; natural calamities
Total water withdrawal
municipal
190 million cubic meters (2022 est.)
industrial
51 million cubic meters (2022 est.)
agricultural
1.209 billion cubic meters (2022 est.)
Carbon dioxide emissions
total emissions
2.854 million metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)
from consumed natural gas
6,000 metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)
from petroleum and other liquids
2.848 million metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)
Particulate matter emissions
9.8 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
Total renewable water resources
14.022 billion cubic meters (2022 est.)
International environmental agreements
party to
Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Climate Change-Paris Agreement, Desertification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping-London Convention, Marine Life Conservation, Ozone Layer Protection
signed, but not ratified
Nuclear Test Ban