Drinking water services in Honduras

Honduras: Drinking water services was 5,020 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
5,020 people
Change on year
down 53.8%
World rank
97th
of 231 countries
All-time high
128,184 people
in 2000
All-time low
5,020 people
in 2024
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Drinking water services in Honduras, 2000–2024

025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k125.0k2000201220242000: 128.2k people2001: 125.4k people2002: 122.1k people2003: 118.5k people2004: 114.7k people2005: 110.7k people2006: 106.5k people2007: 102.2k people2008: 97.6k people2009: 92.9k people2010: 88.0k people2011: 82.9k people2012: 77.8k people2013: 72.5k people2014: 67.1k people2015: 61.6k people2016: 56.0k people2017: 50.3k people2018: 44.6k people2019: 38.8k people2020: 33.0k people2021: 27.1k people2022: 21.1k people2023: 10.9k people2024: 5.0k people

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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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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

Indicator
Drinking water services
Unit
people
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
231 places, 5,429 data points, 2000–2024
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Number of people using drinking water directly collected from surface waters.