Drinking water services in rural areas in Honduras
Honduras: Drinking water services in rural areas was 5,020 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Drinking water services in rural areas 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 rural areas 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 91.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drinking water services in rural areas in Honduras peaked at 123,195 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 5,020 people, in 2024.
That places Honduras 88th out of 178 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Drinking water services in rural areas in Honduras, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 123,195 people | — |
| 2001 | 120,352 people | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 116,977 people | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 113,355 people | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 109,512 people | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 105,473 people | -3.7% |
| 2006 | 101,236 people | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 96,820 people | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 92,238 people | -4.7% |
| 2009 | 87,504 people | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 82,614 people | -5.6% |
| 2011 | 77,587 people | -6.1% |
| 2012 | 72,438 people | -6.6% |
| 2013 | 67,184 people | -7.3% |
| 2014 | 61,829 people | -8.0% |
| 2015 | 56,394 people | -8.8% |
| 2016 | 50,887 people | -9.8% |
| 2017 | 45,314 people | -11.0% |
| 2018 | 39,686 people | -12.4% |
| 2019 | 34,007 people | -14.3% |
| 2020 | 28,272 people | -16.9% |
| 2021 | 22,487 people | -20.5% |
| 2022 | 16,683 people | -25.8% |
| 2023 | 10,863 people | -34.9% |
| 2024 | 5,020 people | -53.8% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 5,020 people is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 222,289 people, 2% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 5,020 people is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 10,977 people, 46% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Drinking water services in rural areas in Honduras changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -53.8% | 10,863 people | 5,020 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 106,666 people | 87,504 people | 123,195 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 58,794 people | 34,007 people | 82,614 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 16,665 people | 5,020 people | 28,272 people | 5 |
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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 services in rural areas in Honduras?
- Drinking water services in rural areas 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 in rural areas recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 123,195 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest drinking water services in rural areas recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,020 people in 2024.
- How does Honduras rank for drinking water services in rural areas?
- Honduras ranks 88th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drinking water services in rural areas rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is down 91.9%. 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 in rural areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people using drinking water directly collected from surface waters.