Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. GDP per capita in Haiti
Haiti: Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. GDP per capita was 55 percent in 2021. ▬ Flat
Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. GDP per capita in Haiti, 2001–2021
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in percent.
Analysis
In 2021, share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita in Haiti stood at 55 percent. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita in Haiti peaked at 55 percent in 2004 and was at its lowest, 50 percent, in 2011.
Haiti ranks 44th of 182 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. GDP per capita in Haiti, year by year
| Year | percent | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 54 percent | — |
| 2002 | 54 percent | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 54 percent | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 55 percent | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 55 percent | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 55 percent | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 54 percent | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 53 percent | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 53 percent | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 51 percent | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 50 percent | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 50 percent | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 50 percent | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 51 percent | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 51 percent | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 52 percent | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 52 percent | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 52 percent | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 53 percent | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 54 percent | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 55 percent | +1.9% |
Haiti compared with similar countries
- Haiti's 55 percent is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 56 percent, 98% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Haiti's 55 percent is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 39 percent, 1.4× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 54.11 percent | 53 percent | 55 percent | 9 |
| 2010s | 51.2 percent | 50 percent | 53 percent | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.5 percent | 54 percent | 55 percent | 2 |
Countries ranked near Haiti
More energy & mining data for Haiti
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate -0.4603 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 16.5% (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita in Haiti?
- Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita in Haiti was 55 percent in 2021, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita recorded in Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 55 percent in 2004.
- What is the lowest share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 50 percent in 2011.
- How does Haiti rank for share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita?
- Haiti ranks 44th out of 182 countries with data for 2021.
- Is share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.0%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A high share of calories from cereals, roots and tubers typically represents lower dietary diversity. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.