Drinking water services in Honduras
Honduras: Drinking water services was 5,020 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Drinking water services 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 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for drinking water services in Honduras is 5,020 people, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 53.8% on the previous year and down 92.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drinking water services in Honduras peaked at 128,184 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 5,020 people, in 2024.
Honduras ranks 97th of 231 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 111,883 people | 92,860 people | 128,184 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 63,954 people | 38,839 people | 87,967 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 19,411 people | 5,020 people | 32,987 people | 5 |
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More environment data for Honduras
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 24.39 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 2.25 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 5.22 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.4693 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0009 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0071 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 9.4 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0174 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0245 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 3.66 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is drinking water services in Honduras?
- Drinking water services in Honduras was 5,020 people 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 services recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 128,184 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest drinking water services recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,020 people in 2024.
- How does Honduras rank for drinking water services?
- Honduras ranks 97th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drinking water services rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is down 92.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 services. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of people using drinking water directly collected from surface waters.