People using improved drinking water sources in Honduras
Honduras: People using improved drinking water sources was 343,792 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
People using improved drinking water sources 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
In 2024, people using improved drinking water sources in Honduras stood at 343,792 people. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.4% on the previous year and down 41.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using improved drinking water sources in Honduras peaked at 803,459 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 343,792 people, in 2024.
That places Honduras 67th out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
People using improved drinking water sources in Honduras, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 803,459 people | — |
| 2001 | 797,714 people | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 789,283 people | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 779,419 people | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 768,230 people | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 755,816 people | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 742,114 people | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 727,217 people | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 711,170 people | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 694,007 people | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 675,653 people | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 656,184 people | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 635,681 people | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 614,208 people | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 591,750 people | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 568,432 people | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 544,278 people | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 519,302 people | -4.6% |
| 2018 | 493,556 people | -5.0% |
| 2019 | 467,048 people | -5.4% |
| 2020 | 439,619 people | -5.9% |
| 2021 | 411,190 people | -6.5% |
| 2022 | 382,896 people | -6.9% |
| 2023 | 363,447 people | -5.1% |
| 2024 | 343,792 people | -5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 756,843 people | 694,007 people | 803,459 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 576,609 people | 467,048 people | 675,653 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 388,189 people | 343,792 people | 439,619 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)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Production, annual growth rate -66.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Production, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Production, per capita 0.0002 m3 per person (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Import quantity, annual growth rate -86.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using improved drinking water sources in Honduras?
- People using improved drinking water sources in Honduras was 343,792 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 people using improved drinking water sources recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 803,459 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest people using improved drinking water sources recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 343,792 people in 2024.
- How does Honduras rank for people using improved drinking water sources?
- Honduras ranks 67th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 People using improved drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people using only unimproved drinking water sources.