Drinking water service usage in Honduras
Honduras: Drinking water service usage was 65.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Drinking water service usage in Honduras, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for drinking water service usage in Honduras is 65.5%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drinking water service usage in Honduras peaked at 65.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 41.8%, in 2000.
Honduras ranks 107th of 163 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Drinking water service usage in Honduras, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 41.8% | — |
| 2001 | 42.0% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 42.3% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 43.6% | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 45.0% | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 46.4% | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 47.8% | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 49.3% | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 50.8% | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 52.4% | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 53.9% | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 55.5% | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 57.2% | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 58.8% | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 60.5% | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 61.9% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 62.3% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 62.8% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 63.2% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 63.6% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 64.0% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 64.4% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 64.8% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 65.2% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 65.5% | +0.5% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 65.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 42.9%, 1.5× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 65.5% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 69.4%, 94% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 46.1% | 41.8% | 52.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.0% | 53.9% | 63.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.8% | 64.0% | 65.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
- 104 Guyana 67.2% compare
- 105 North Korea 66.6% compare
- 106 Bhutan 65.6% compare
- 108 Tajikistan 65.1% compare
- 109 Tunisia 65.0% compare
- 110 Seychelles 64.7% compare
More environment data for Honduras
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.6894 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.9224 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.224 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.03 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.0307 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is drinking water service usage in Honduras?
- Drinking water service usage in Honduras was 65.5% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest drinking water service usage recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 65.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest drinking water service usage recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.8% in 2000.
- How does Honduras rank for drinking water service usage?
- Honduras ranks 107th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drinking water service usage rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Honduras data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Drinking water service usage. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Proportion of people using an improved drinking water source that is located on premises, available when needed and free from fecal and priority chemical contamination.