FAOSTAT · 2024

Agricultural production in Haiti

According to FAOSTAT, Haiti produced 323,000 t of cereals, 149,380 t of vegetables, 1.5 million t of fruit, 108,360 t of meat and 100,404 t of milk in 2024. Its largest crops by volume were sugar cane (1.5 million t), cassava (674,210 t) and mangoes and guavas (413,898 t).

Products recorded: 80
World #1: 0; products
World top 10: 3; products
Year: 2024

Among its twelve largest crops, the biggest ten-year change was in avocados (+103%), followed by sweet potatoes (−80%).

Livestock numbers: 1.5 million cattle, 1.0 million pigs, 311,123 sheep and 1.8 million goats.

Totals by group

Group	Tonnes	World rank	Share	10-year change
All sugar crops	1,539,615	64	0.07%	+1.1%
All fruit	1,524,482	74	0.16%	−9.8%
All roots and tubers	896,769	81	0.09%	−47%
All cereals	323,000	125	0.01%	−45%
All vegetables	149,380	126	0.01%	−5.0%
All citrus fruit	144,418	59	0.09%	−18%
All pulses	116,528	70	0.12%	−37%
All meat	108,360	123	0.03%	+3.2%
All milk	100,404	131	0.01%	−4.1%
All eggs	5,219	124	0.01%	0.0%

All products by volume, 2024

Product	Tonnes	World rank	Share	10-year change
Sugar cane	1,539,615	47	0.08%	+1.1%
Cassava	674,210	38	0.2%	+9.6%
Mangoes and guavas	413,898	20	0.67%	−39%
Bananas	264,881	49	0.19%	−4.2%
Plantains	247,654	19	0.56%	+9.4%
Avocados	197,249	10	1.76%	+103%
Maize	175,000	96	0.01%	−45%
Other tropical fruits, n.e.c.	153,476	18	0.64%	+5.5%
Rice (paddy)	135,000	73	0.02%	−6.0%
Other vegetables, fresh n.e.c.	116,335	75	0.04%	−7.3%
Sweet potatoes	104,500	44	0.11%	−80%
Oranges	87,673	48	0.13%	+7.8%
Beans, dry	80,157	46	0.26%	−20%
Other fruits, n.e.c.	66,981	57	0.17%	+9.7%
Other starchy roots and tubers	61,217	16	0.63%	+3.0%
Goat milk	53,172	44	0.26%	−9.5%
Beef (cattle meat)	49,944	93	0.07%	+8.8%
Cow milk	47,232	134	0.01%	+2.8%
Coconuts, in shell	39,180	40	0.06%	+17%
Grapefruit and pomelos	35,615	20	0.36%	+44%
Potatoes	35,011	116	0.01%	+7.4%
Pork (pig meat)	31,506	80	0.03%	−3.7%
Cow peas, dry	29,782	18	0.29%	−1.8%
Papayas	25,261	30	0.17%	+18%
Yams	21,832	31	0.02%	−95%
Tangerines and mandarins	20,327	48	0.04%	+0.7%
Beer	19,700	134	0.01%	—
Cabbages	17,667	98	0.02%	+6.3%
Groundnuts (peanuts)	13,156	61	0.02%	−64%
Sorghum	13,000	69	0.02%	−89%
Raw sugar	12,625	103	0.01%	+26%
Sisal	12,118	6	5.18%	−6.8%
Chicken meat	8,928	141	0.01%	+7.8%
Edible offal of cattle, fresh, chilled or frozen	8,890	76	0.09%	+8.8%
Molasses	8,838	95	0.01%	+26%
Onions, dry	8,760	115	0.01%	+1.5%
Raw hides and skins of cattle	7,891	75	0.09%	+8.8%
Pineapples	7,208	55	0.02%	+3.0%
Pigeon peas, dry	6,589	12	0.14%	−88%
Other meat of mammals, fresh or chilled	5,545	18	0.35%	+8.2%
Goat meat	4,981	73	0.06%	−18%
Horse meat, fresh or chilled	4,901	18	0.66%	−9.4%
Hen eggs	4,669	125	0%	+2.7%
Coffee, green	4,371	44	0.04%	+21%
Sesame seed	4,182	48	0.06%	+1.1%
Melons	3,455	69	0.01%	+5.7%
Fat of pigs	3,198	46	0.03%	−3.7%
Cocoa beans	3,000	29	0.06%	−80%
Tomatoes	2,298	140	0%	−3.6%
Sheep meat	2,011	107	0.02%	+91%
Castor oil seeds	1,606	17	0.09%	+5.9%
Cattle fat, unrendered	1,598	76	0.05%	+8.8%
Edible offal of pigs, fresh, chilled or frozen	1,575	62	0.02%	−3.7%
Pig fat, rendered	1,279	60	0.02%	−11%
Green garlic	1,027	81	0%	+6.4%
Spinach	1,019	45	0%	+7.2%
Seed cotton	929	68	0%	−6.2%
Eggplants	866	80	0%	+2.1%
Lemons and limes	804	89	0%	−98%
Lettuce and chicory	750	82	0%	+5.0%
Pumpkins and squash	658	114	0%	+5.4%
Edible offals of horses and other equines, fresh, chilled or frozen	618	15	0.65%	−9.4%
Raw hides and skins of goats or kids	598	76	0.04%	−18%
Tobacco, unmanufactured	558	91	0.01%	−0.7%
Eggs from other birds in shell, fresh, n.e.c.	550	26	0.01%	−19%
Edible offal of goat, fresh, chilled or frozen	528	80	0.04%	−18%
Edible offal of sheep, fresh, chilled or frozen	523	84	0.03%	+91%
Cotton seed	516	72	0%	−14%
Raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs	442	85	0.02%	+91%
Honey	298	100	0.01%	−27%
Cotton lint	284	71	0%	−14%
Turkey meat	262	48	0.01%	−0.4%
Duck meat	243	51	0%	+55%
Chicory roots	200	7	0.82%	0.0%
Cottonseed oil	80	70	0%	−10%
Beeswax	72	34	0.11%	+4.3%
Goat fat, unrendered	70	82	0.02%	−18%
Sheep fat, unrendered	68	92	0.01%	+89%
Goose meat	39	26	0%	0.0%
Buttermilk, dry	18	116	0%	—

Live animals, 2024

Product	Head	World rank	Share	10-year change
Chickens	5,977,000	120	0.02%	+4.9%
Goats	1,846,861	64	0.16%	−11%
Cattle	1,524,965	96	0.1%	+3.7%
Pigs	1,024,619	66	0.11%	+2.1%
Horses	504,950	21	0.9%	+1.0%
Ducks	342,000	42	0.03%	+46%
Sheep	311,123	114	0.02%	+68%
Turkeys	194,000	39	0.08%	−0.5%
Asses	160,213	28	0.3%	−21%
Mules and hinnies	150,015	10	1.94%	+77%
Geese	40,000	30	0.01%	0.0%
Bees	27,470	77	0.03%	+1.7%

Haiti among the world’s producers, 2024

Share of world production by country for the largest crops of Haiti, which is outlined on the map.

Product

under 0.1%0.1–1%1–5%5–15%15% or moreno data
Small island states are not drawn at this scale.

Production per person, 2024

Haiti had 11.8 million inhabitants in 2024 (FAOSTAT estimate). Production of its largest products per inhabitant, compared with the world average:

Product	kg per person	World, kg per person	Ratio
Sugar cane	131	238	0.6×
Cassava	57.3	41.9	1.4×
Mangoes and guavas	35.2	7.62	4.6×
Bananas	22.5	17.1	1.3×
Plantains	21.0	5.46	3.9×
Avocados	16.8	1.38	12.2×
Maize	14.9	149	0.1×
Other tropical fruits, n.e.c.	13.0	2.93	4.4×
Rice (paddy)	11.5	100	0.1×
Other vegetables, fresh n.e.c.	9.88	34.5	0.3×
Sweet potatoes	8.88	11.1	0.8×
Oranges	7.45	8.24	0.9×

Production divided by population; it is not consumption, because crops are traded and used for feed, processing and industry.

Trade in agricultural products, 2024

Haiti reported exports of 24 and imports of 63 of the products covered here.

Largest exports by value

Product	Tonnes	Value	USD/kg	World rank
Cocoa beans	2,698	USD 13.5 m	5.00	31 of 93
Coffee, green	161	USD 1.4 m	8.50	89 of 131
Margarine and shortening	167	USD 281,000	1.68	80 of 117
Oranges	17	USD 64,000	3.76	95 of 115
Pumpkins, squash and gourds	38	USD 29,000	0.76	95 of 122
Tea leaves	3	USD 28,000	9.33	129 of 143
Unmanufactured tobacco	8	USD 25,000	3.13	95 of 101
Beer of barley, malted	23	USD 18,000	0.78	137 of 149
Other fibre crops, raw, n.e.c.	15	USD 16,000	1.07	47 of 67
Millet	19	USD 15,000	0.79	62 of 87

Largest imports by value

Product	Tonnes	Value	USD/kg	World rank
Palm oil	123,825	USD 139 m	1.12	48 of 191
Raw cane or beet sugar (centrifugal only)	186,668	USD 117 m	0.63	32 of 183
Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled	83,998	USD 96.9 m	1.15	43 of 189
Wheat	289,769	USD 93.4 m	0.32	78 of 176
Soya bean oil	18,182	USD 37.4 m	2.06	57 of 184
Green garlic	11,646	USD 18.7 m	1.60	35 of 182
Beans, dry	12,244	USD 17.3 m	1.41	57 of 185
Wine	4,788	USD 11.2 m	2.33	90 of 192
Edible offal of pigs, fresh, chilled or frozen	10,462	USD 9.0 m	0.86	31 of 136
Whole milk powder	1,376	USD 8.5 m	6.17	89 of 190

FAOSTAT detailed trade data, release of 23 July 2026: quantities in tonnes and values in current US dollars as reported; exports include re-exports. Only the FAO trade items that match Husfarm production pages are included: meat covers fresh or chilled meat only (frozen meat is a separate item), and processed goods such as milled rice or flour are not listed.

Questions and answers

What are the main crops produced in Haiti?

By volume, the largest products of Haiti in 2024 were sugar cane (1.5 million t), cassava (674,210 t), mangoes and guavas (413,898 t), according to FAOSTAT.

Is Haiti the world’s largest producer of anything?

Not in 2024. Its highest world rank was 6th, for sisal.

How much sugar cane does Haiti produce per person?

About 131 kg per inhabitant in 2024, compared with a world average of 238 kg (production divided by population, FAOSTAT).

What does Haiti export most?

By value, its largest agricultural exports in 2024 among the products covered here were cocoa beans (USD 13.5 m), coffee, green (USD 1.4 m), margarine and shortening (USD 281,000), according to FAOSTAT.

What does Haiti import most?

By value, its largest agricultural imports in 2024 among the products covered here were palm oil (USD 139 m), raw cane or beet sugar (centrifugal only) (USD 117 m), meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (USD 96.9 m).

Where does this data come from?

Production, trade and population figures are from FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Rankings, shares and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.

Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. fao.org/faostat. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.