Per capita greenhouse gas emissions by sector in Haiti
Haiti: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions by sector was 0.8593 kilograms per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.8593 kilograms per person
Change on year
down 50.6%
World rank
182nd
of 191 countries
All-time high
13.01 kilograms per person
in 2001
All-time low
0 kilograms per person
in 1994
Years of data
34
1990–2023
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions by sector in Haiti, 1990–2023
Source: Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per person.
Analysis
In 2023, per capita greenhouse gas emissions by sector in Haiti stood at 0.8593 kilograms per person.
The figure is down 50.6% on the previous year and down 90.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita greenhouse gas emissions by sector in Haiti peaked at 13.01 kilograms per person in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0 kilograms per person, in 1994.
Haiti ranks 182nd of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions by sector in Haiti, year by year
| Year | kilograms per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 10.21 kilograms per person | — |
| 1991 | 8.58 kilograms per person | -16.0% |
| 1992 | 5.6 kilograms per person | -34.7% |
| 1993 | 5.5 kilograms per person | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 0 kilograms per person | -100.0% |
| 1995 | 9.26 kilograms per person | — |
| 1996 | 7.78 kilograms per person | -15.9% |
| 1997 | 7.64 kilograms per person | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 8.75 kilograms per person | +14.5% |
| 1999 | 11.04 kilograms per person | +26.2% |
| 2000 | 10.84 kilograms per person | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 13.01 kilograms per person | +20.0% |
| 2002 | 12.78 kilograms per person | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 6.85 kilograms per person | -46.4% |
| 2004 | 7.86 kilograms per person | +14.7% |
| 2005 | 7.73 kilograms per person | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 8.68 kilograms per person | +12.4% |
| 2007 | 6.4 kilograms per person | -26.3% |
| 2008 | 6.3 kilograms per person | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 5.16 kilograms per person | -18.0% |
| 2010 | 6.12 kilograms per person | +18.6% |
| 2011 | 5.04 kilograms per person | -17.6% |
| 2012 | 4.97 kilograms per person | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 8.8 kilograms per person | +77.3% |
| 2014 | 3.86 kilograms per person | -56.2% |
| 2015 | 6.65 kilograms per person | +72.5% |
| 2016 | 6.56 kilograms per person | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 5.55 kilograms per person | -15.4% |
| 2018 | 5.47 kilograms per person | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 4.5 kilograms per person | -17.7% |
| 2020 | 3.56 kilograms per person | -21.0% |
| 2021 | 3.52 kilograms per person | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 1.74 kilograms per person | -50.6% |
| 2023 | 0.8593 kilograms per person | -50.6% |
Haiti compared with similar countries
- Haiti's 0.8593 kilograms per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 12.86 kilograms per person, 7% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Haiti's 0.8593 kilograms per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 134.17 kilograms per person, 1% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.44 kilograms per person | 0 kilograms per person | 11.04 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.56 kilograms per person | 5.16 kilograms per person | 13.01 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.75 kilograms per person | 3.86 kilograms per person | 8.8 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.42 kilograms per person | 0.8593 kilograms per person | 3.56 kilograms per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Haiti
- 179 Burundi 1.46 kilograms per person compare
- 180 Malawi 1.42 kilograms per person compare
- 181 Sierra Leone 1.18 kilograms per person compare
- 183 Afghanistan 0.7237 kilograms per person compare
- 184 Guinea-Bissau 0 kilograms per person
- 184 Kiribati 0 kilograms per person compare
- 184 Lesotho 0 kilograms per person
- 184 Niue 0 kilograms per person
- 184 North Korea 0 kilograms per person
- 184 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 kilograms per person
- 184 Tonga 0 kilograms per person compare
- 184 Tuvalu 0 kilograms per person
More climate change data for Haiti
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 7.86 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 6,129 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,687 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 4,441 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 6.37 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 158.62 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 428.44 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 119.67 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 308.76 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.4516 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita greenhouse gas emissions by sector in Haiti?
- Per capita greenhouse gas emissions by sector in Haiti was 0.8593 kilograms per person in 2023, according to Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita greenhouse gas emissions by sector recorded in Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 13.01 kilograms per person in 2001.
- What is the lowest per capita greenhouse gas emissions by sector recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kilograms per person in 1994.
- How does Haiti rank for per capita greenhouse gas emissions by sector?
- Haiti ranks 182nd out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is per capita greenhouse gas emissions by sector rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is down 90.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Haiti data come from?
- The figures come from Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita greenhouse gas emissions by sector. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Emissions are measured in kilograms of carbon dioxide-equivalents per person.