title: Haitian units of measurement
text: # 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 $m^3.$
  
  