Food insecurity — all countries

Food insecurity — Haiti

Food insecurity in Haiti in 2023 — 83.2%. Ranked 132 in the world out of 134. Since 2019, the indicator has risen by 0.5 pp.

2023 83.2% +0.4 pp vs 2022
World rank 132of 134
Period maximum 83.2%2023
Period minimum 82.5%2020

Trend over time

2019–2023 · % of population

Food insecurity — Haiti, 2019–202382.482.682.88383.2201920202021202220232019: 82.7%2020: 82.5%2021: 82.6%2022: 82.8%2023: 83.2%
Change over the period: +0.5 pp Annual average: 0.13 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Haiti

Haiti 83.2%
World 28.4%
Low-income countries computed 67%
Food insecurity — Haiti, by year Haiti All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 83.2 +0.4 pp
2022 82.8 +0.2 pp
2021 82.6 +0.1 pp
2020 82.5 −0.2 pp
2019 82.7

Caribbean, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The share of the population that experienced moderate or severe food insecurity, on the FIES scale of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. The indicator is built not on calories but on a survey: people are asked whether over the past year they had to eat less, skip meals or go without food for a whole day because of a lack of money. That is why it catches what undernourishment by calories misses — episodic shortage in countries where the average diet is sufficient.

Important: The moderate and severe forms together, so the values are substantially higher than those of the undernourishment indicator. Based on a survey rather than on a food balance sheet — this is an independent measurement, not a refinement.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.