Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Honduras
Honduras: Lakes and rivers seasonal water area was 0.5% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Honduras, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Honduras is 0.5%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 48.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Honduras peaked at 0.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2008.
That places Honduras 80th out of 221 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Honduras, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.5% | — |
| 2001 | 0.5% | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 0.5% | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 0.4% | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 0.4% | -12.9% |
| 2005 | 0.3% | -12.5% |
| 2006 | 0.3% | -8.2% |
| 2007 | 0.3% | -4.5% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 0.3% | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | +7.1% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | +5.4% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | +6.3% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 0.5% | +10.6% |
| 2022 | 0.5% | +2.6% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 0.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3%, 1.6× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 0.5% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.5%, 95% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
- 77 Sierra Leone 0.5% compare
- 78 Peru 0.5% compare
- 79 Brazil 0.5% compare
- 81 Faroe Islands 0.5% compare
- 82 United Republic of Tanzania 0.5% compare
- 83 Tajikistan 0.5% compare
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)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity, gaps filled 19,113 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled 106,830 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, annual growth rate 2.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled 44,917 t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, annual growth rate 13.98 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Honduras?
- Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Honduras was 0.5% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers seasonal water area recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers seasonal water area recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2008.
- How does Honduras rank for lakes and rivers seasonal water area?
- Honduras ranks 80th out of 221 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers seasonal water area rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 seasonal water area (% of total land area). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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