People not using safely managed drinking water sources in Honduras
Honduras: People not using safely managed drinking water sources was 3.73 million people in 2024. ▼ Falling
People not using safely managed 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
The most recent figure for people not using safely managed drinking water sources in Honduras is 3.73 million people, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using safely managed drinking water sources in Honduras peaked at 4.02 million people in 2004 and was at its lowest, 3.52 million people, in 2015.
Honduras ranks 51st of 163 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.96 million people | 3.83 million people | 4.02 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.65 million people | 3.52 million people | 3.85 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.68 million people | 3.64 million people | 3.73 million people | 5 |
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More environment data for Honduras
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 24.39 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 2.25 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 5.22 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.4693 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0009 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0071 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 9.4 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0174 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0245 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 3.66 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using safely managed drinking water sources in Honduras?
- People not using safely managed drinking water sources in Honduras was 3.73 million 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 not using safely managed drinking water sources recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 4.02 million people in 2004.
- What is the lowest people not using safely managed drinking water sources recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.52 million people in 2015.
- How does Honduras rank for people not using safely managed drinking water sources?
- Honduras ranks 51st out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using safely managed drinking water sources rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. 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 not using safely managed drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
People not using safely managed drinking water sources either use unimproved drinking water sources or the improved sources they use are not located on their premises, not available when needed, or not free of contamination.