The Republic of Haiti: Critical levels of acute food insecurity likely to worsen amid heightened insecurity
Summary — Haiti faces a critical food security crisis, with 5.7 million people experiencing high levels of acute food insecurity between March and June 2025. Widespread gang violence disrupts livelihoods and hinders agricultural production, exacerbating the situation. A decline in cereal production is expected to continue in 2025, further reducing food supplies and increasing prices.
Key Findings
- 7 million people in Haiti face high levels of acute food insecurity between March and June 2025.
- Gang violence disrupts livelihoods and hinders agricultural production.
- Cereal production is expected to decline further in 2025, reducing food supplies and increasing prices.
- Approximately 1.04 million people were internally displaced as of December 2024.
- Emergency food aid and resilience projects were suspended in early 2025 due to reduced funding.
Full Description
Haiti is experiencing a severe food security crisis, with acute food insecurity conditions deteriorating steadily since 2018. Between March and June 2025, an estimated 5.7 million people face high levels of acute food insecurity (IPC Phase 3 or above), the highest number in recent years. This is driven by high food prices, limited market access, and low agricultural production, exacerbated by widespread gang violence that disrupts livelihoods and hinders humanitarian assistance. Over 2.1 million people are in IPC Phase 4 (Emergency), mainly in the Port-au-Prince metropolitan area and parts of Artibonite, Ouest, Nord-Ouest, Sud, Sud-Est, Nippes, and Grand-Anse departments. The decline in domestic cereal production is expected to continue in 2025, further straining local food supplies and undermining agricultural livelihoods.