Haitian units of measurement
# Haitian units of measurement

A number of units of measurement were used in Haiti to measure length, area, volume, etc. Since 1921, Metric system has been compulsory in Haiti.

## Units before the metric system

Older units before the Metric system were British, old French, and Spanish.

### Length

Several units were used in Haiti. One toise was 1.9488 m and one anne was 1.188 m, according to the legal equivalents during the transition period to metric system.

### Area

One carreau was equal to 1292.3 square meters according to the legal equivalents during the transition period to metric system.

### Volume

Several units were used to measure volume. Some units and their equivalents according to the transition period, are given below:

1 baril = 0.1 $m^3$

1 corde = 3.84 $m^3$

1 toise = 8 $m^3.$

