Nighttime-lights radiance (VIIRS) fell to 4.38 nW/cm²/sr in July 2026, from 4.39 nW/cm²/sr in June 2026.

Mean nighttime-lights radiance in nine Haitian cities, monthly, in nW/cm²/sr. The value is the average radiance within each city's built-up footprint. The cities are the Port-au-Prince metropolitan area, Cap-Haïtien, Gonaïves, Saint-Marc, Les Cayes, Jacmel, Hinche, Ouanaminthe and Jérémie.

Latest value: 4.38 nW/cm²/sr (2026-07)

Coverage: 2018-01–2026-07 · Frequency: monthly · 103 observations

Source: Nighttime lights, NASA Black Marble (VNP46A3), Haiti

Recent observations

PeriodValue — nW/cm²/sr
2023-084.48
2023-094.48
2023-103.95
2023-114.04
2023-124.39
2024-013.97
2024-023.64
2024-033.20
2024-043.43
2024-053.13
2024-064.15
2024-074.08
2024-084.93
2024-094.89
2024-104.11
2024-114.85
2024-124.60
2025-014.77
2025-024.61
2025-034.44
2025-044.49
2025-054.32
2025-064.48
2025-073.61
2025-083.75
2025-093.65
2025-103.39
2025-113.58
2025-124.03
2026-014.03
2026-023.85
2026-034.17
2026-044.22
2026-054.48
2026-064.39
2026-074.38

Available breakdowns: City (9)

Methodology

Coverage Satellite measurements of the light Haiti emits at night, from the NASA Black Marble product, monthly from 2018. For Haiti as a whole, each department and the main cities, the light across the area is summed each month, with the lit area reported beside it.

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How to cite

Nighttime lights, NASA Black Marble (VNP46A3), Haiti, Nighttime-lights radiance (VIIRS), 2018-01–2026-07, https://blackmarble.gsfc.nasa.gov/

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Nighttime-lights radiance (VIIRS) — Haiti

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