Human caused air pollution exposure in Honduras
Honduras: Human caused air pollution exposure was 28.77 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
28.77
Change on year
up 9.6%
World rank
27th
of 240 countries
All-time high
28.77
in 2024
All-time low
14.86
in 1999
Years of data
27
1998–2024
Human caused air pollution exposure in Honduras, 1998–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, human caused air pollution exposure in Honduras stood at 28.77. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.6% on the previous year and up 37.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human caused air pollution exposure in Honduras peaked at 28.77 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 14.86, in 1999.
Honduras ranks 27th of 240 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Human caused air pollution exposure in Honduras, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 24.68 | — |
| 1999 | 14.86 | -39.8% |
| 2000 | 21.38 | +43.9% |
| 2001 | 19.72 | -7.8% |
| 2002 | 18.44 | -6.5% |
| 2003 | 23.61 | +28.0% |
| 2004 | 17.95 | -24.0% |
| 2005 | 23.7 | +32.0% |
| 2006 | 20.52 | -13.4% |
| 2007 | 21.49 | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 21.59 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 22.12 | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 21.61 | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 25.03 | +15.8% |
| 2012 | 21.04 | -15.9% |
| 2013 | 24.59 | +16.9% |
| 2014 | 21 | -14.6% |
| 2015 | 19.97 | -4.9% |
| 2016 | 20.98 | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 21.31 | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 20.55 | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 21.8 | +6.1% |
| 2020 | 27.25 | +25.0% |
| 2021 | 22.61 | -17.0% |
| 2022 | 22.71 | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 26.25 | +15.6% |
| 2024 | 28.77 | +9.6% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 28.77 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 20.17, 1.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 28.77 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 9.09, 3.2× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.77 | 14.86 | 24.68 | 2 |
| 2000s | 21.05 | 17.95 | 23.7 | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.79 | 19.97 | 25.03 | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.52 | 22.61 | 28.77 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
More environment data for Honduras
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.6484 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.182 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 17.78 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate -26.17 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human caused air pollution exposure in Honduras?
- Human caused air pollution exposure in Honduras was 28.77 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human caused air pollution exposure recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 28.77 in 2024.
- What is the lowest human caused air pollution exposure recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.86 in 1999.
- How does Honduras rank for human caused air pollution exposure?
- Honduras ranks 27th out of 240 countries with data for 2024.
- Is human caused air pollution exposure rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Honduras data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Human caused air pollution exposure. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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