Prevalence of undernourishment in Haiti
An estimated 51.4% of people in Haiti were undernourished in 2024.
Haiti, 2024
51.4%
Change from 2023
−1.2percentage points
World, 2024
8.1%
Position in 2024
2nd of 165
Prevalence of undernourishment in Haiti over time
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% of population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Haiti | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 51.4% | 8.1% |
| 2023 | 52.6% | 8.5% |
| 2022 | 50.4% | 8.6% |
| 2021 | 47.5% | 8.6% |
| 2020 | 43.5% | 8.4% |
| 2019 | 42.6% | 7.5% |
| 2018 | 41.2% | 7.4% |
| 2017 | 40.2% | 7.2% |
| 2016 | 38.6% | 7.6% |
| 2015 | 37.8% | 8.0% |
| 2014 | 37.7% | 7.4% |
| 2013 | 39.0% | 7.7% |
| 2012 | 39.8% | 8.2% |
| 2011 | 39.7% | 8.2% |
| 2010 | 39.5% | 8.7% |
| 2009 | 40.4% | 9.0% |
| 2008 | 42.1% | 9.3% |
| 2007 | 44.0% | 10.0% |
| 2006 | 45.9% | 11.0% |
| 2005 | 47.7% | 12.1% |
| 2004 | 49.7% | 12.7% |
| 2003 | 50.2% | 12.9% |
| 2002 | 50.1% | 13.2% |
| 2001 | 48.0% | 13.0% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −1.2 percentage points from 52.6% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 37.7%, the figure has changed by +13.7 percentage points.
- Among the 165 countries with data for 2024, Haiti has the 2nd highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 8.1%.
More for Haiti
All statistics for Haiti
Extreme poverty rate
40.4%
2012 · World Bank
Cereal yield
1,064 kg per hectare
2024 · World Bank
Cost of a healthy diet
Int$6.51e (Estimate) per person per day
2025 · FAOSTAT
Healthy diet unaffordable
88.9%e (Estimate)
2025 · FAOSTAT
Pesticide use
1.18e (Estimate) kg/ha
2024 · FAOSTAT
Nitrogen fertiliser use
2.4e (Estimate) kg/ha
2024 · FAOSTAT