Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Honduras
Honduras: Lakes and rivers permanent water area change was 10.9% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Honduras, 2005–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2022, lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Honduras stood at 10.9%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 17.5% on the previous year and up 460.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Honduras peaked at 10.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, -3.3%, in 2014.
That places Honduras 129th out of 251 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Honduras, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | -0.5% | — |
| 2006 | 0.4% | -173.8% |
| 2007 | 1.6% | +335.9% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | -89.8% |
| 2009 | 0.5% | +235.5% |
| 2010 | -0.3% | -146.0% |
| 2011 | -1.7% | +563.3% |
| 2012 | -3.0% | +82.4% |
| 2013 | -2.3% | -23.0% |
| 2014 | -3.3% | +42.6% |
| 2015 | -2.3% | -32.0% |
| 2016 | -0.3% | -88.8% |
| 2017 | 1.8% | -789.3% |
| 2018 | 4.5% | +158.4% |
| 2019 | 6.6% | +45.6% |
| 2020 | 8.6% | +30.8% |
| 2021 | 9.3% | +8.1% |
| 2022 | 10.9% | +17.5% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 10.9% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 8.6%, 1.3× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 10.9% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 9.2%, 1.2× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4% | -0.5% | 1.6% | 5 |
| 2010s | -0.0% | -3.3% | 6.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.6% | 8.6% | 10.9% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Honduras?
- Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Honduras was 10.9% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers permanent water area change recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 10.9% in 2022.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers permanent water area change recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.3% in 2014.
- How does Honduras rank for lakes and rivers permanent water area change?
- Honduras ranks 129th out of 251 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers permanent water area change rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is up 460.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Honduras data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Lakes and rivers permanent water area change (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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