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Haiti

Location

  • Geographical region: Latin America and the Caribbean, Americas
  • SDG region: SDG Latin America and the Caribbean
  • Least Developed Countries, Small Island Developing States

Land

  • Total area: --- km2
  • Land area: 27,560 km(2020)
  • Land use by sector: 67% agriculture, 13% forest and 20% other (2018 - 2020)

People

  • Total population: 11,584,996 people (2022)
  • Population density: 414 people per km2 (2020)  
  • Urbanisation: 56% lives in urban areas and 42% lives in rural areas (2020)  

Economy

  • Total GDP: 33,457,835,490 USD per year (2020)
  • GDP per capita: 2,888 USD per year (2020)
  • Value added by sector: 21% from agriculture, 54% from services and 29% from industry (2020 - 2022)
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SDG 6 snapshot in Haiti

  • Drinking water

    --- % of the population in Haiti uses a safely managed drinking water service (SDG indicator 6.1.1, 2022)
  • Sanitation

    --- % of the population in Haiti uses a safely managed sanitation service (SDG indicator 6.2.1a, 2022)
  • Hygiene

    23 % of the population in Haiti has a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home (SDG indicator 6.2.1b, 2022)
  • Wastewater

    --- % of domestic wastewater in Haiti is safely treated (SDG indicator 6.3.1, 2022)
  • Water quality

    --- % of monitored water bodies in Haiti has good ambient water quality (SDG indicator 6.3.2, 2023)
  • Efficiency

    8 $/m<sup>3</sup> is the value added from the use of water by people and the economy in Haiti (SDG indicator 6.4.1, 2021)
  • Water stress

    13 % of the renewable water resources in Haiti is being withdrawn, after taking into account environmental flow requirements (SDG indicator 6.4.2, 2021)
  • Water management

    30 % is the degree of implementation of integrated water resources management in Haiti (SDG indicator 6.5.1, 2020) 
  • Transboundary

    --- % of transboundary basin area has an operational arrangement for water cooperation (SDG indicator 6.5.2, 2023)
  • Ecosystems

    0 % of the water basins in Haiti is experiencing rapid changes in the area covered by surface waters (SDG 6 indicator 6.6.1, 2020)
  • Cooperation

    52 m$ is the amount of water- and sanitation-related official development assistance received by Haiti in 2022 (SDG indicator 6.a.1)
  • Participation

    + is the number of sub-sectors (out of 6) with a high level of participation by communities in Haiti (SDG indicator 6.b.1, 2021)

Drinking water

6.1.1 Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water services in Haiti, progress over time

6.1.1 Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water services in Haiti, by service level and location (2022)

Sanitation and hygiene

6.2.1a Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services in Haiti, progress over time

6.2.1a Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services in Haiti, by service level and location (2022)

6.2.1b Proportion of population with a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home in Haiti, by service level and location (2022)

Water quality and wastewater

6.3.1 Proportion of wastewater flow (safely) treated > Domestic in Haiti (2022), compared to other countries (and areas) in the region

6.3.1 Proportion of wastewater flow (safely) treated in Haiti, by source (2022)

6.3.2 Level 1 Proportion of bodies of water with good ambient water quality in Haiti (2023), compared to other countries (and areas) in the region

Water use and scarcity

Water resources and withdrawal in Haiti, total and per capita

Long-term average annual precipitation in depth: 1,440 (mm/year) (2020)

Renewable water resources: 1,278 m3 per capita (2017)

Water withdrawal: 141 m3 per capita (2009)

Environmental flow requirements: % of the renewable water resources ()

6.4.2 Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of available freshwater resources in Haiti, change over time, compared to other countries (and areas) in the region

6.4.1 Change in water-use efficiency over time in Haiti, by sector (2020)

Water-use efficiency for ‘Agriculture, forestry and fishing’ only takes into account the proportion of gross value added that comes from irrigated agriculture, since that activity is associated with water withdrawal (other activities are rain-fed).

6.4.1 Change in water-use efficiency over time in Haiti, progress over time, compared to other countries (and areas) in the region

Water resources management

6.5.1 Degree of integrated water resources management implementation (0-100) in Haiti, progress over time, by dimension

Very low (0-10) – Low (11-30) – Medium-low (31-50) – Medium-high (51-70) – High (71-90) – Very high (91-100)

6.5.2 Proportion of transboundary basin area with an operational arrangement for water cooperation in Haiti, progress over time, by component

Very low (0-10) – Low (11-30) – Medium-low (31-50) – Medium-high (51-70) – High (71-90) – Very high (91-100)

International cooperation and capacity-building

6.a.1 Amount of water- and sanitation-related official development assistance received by Haiti, over time

6.a.1 Amount of water- and sanitation-related official development assistance received by Haiti in 2022, by sub-sector

Water and sanitation-related official development assistance includes water sector policy and governance, water supply, sanitation, water sector policy, water resources conservation, river basins development, waste management/disposal, education and training, agricultural water resources and hydroelectric power.

Annual expenditure for drinking water, sanitation and hygiene in Haiti, by funding source

Community participation

6.b.1 Procedures in law or policy for participation by users/communities and level of participation in Haiti (2021)

6.b.1 Level of participation by users/communities in Haiti, progress over time, by sub-sector