People in rural areas not using an improved water source in Honduras
Honduras: People in rural areas not using an improved water source was 348,812 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
People in rural areas not using an improved water source 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 in rural areas not using an improved water source in Honduras is 348,812 people, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.8% on the previous year and down 41.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people in rural areas not using an improved water source in Honduras peaked at 824,028 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 348,812 people, in 2024.
Honduras ranks 66th of 178 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.
People in rural areas not using an improved water source in Honduras, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 824,028 people | — |
| 2001 | 816,315 people | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 805,382 people | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 793,082 people | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 779,581 people | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 765,022 people | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 749,349 people | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 732,682 people | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 715,086 people | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 696,624 people | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 677,233 people | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 657,020 people | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 636,076 people | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 614,496 people | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 592,278 people | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 569,577 people | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 546,432 people | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 522,872 people | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 498,973 people | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 474,759 people | -4.9% |
| 2020 | 450,083 people | -5.2% |
| 2021 | 424,876 people | -5.6% |
| 2022 | 399,579 people | -6.0% |
| 2023 | 374,311 people | -6.3% |
| 2024 | 348,812 people | -6.8% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 348,812 people is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 796,634 people, 44% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 348,812 people is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 48,260 people, 7.2× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 767,715 people | 696,624 people | 824,028 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 578,972 people | 474,759 people | 677,233 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 399,532 people | 348,812 people | 450,083 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)
- 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people in rural areas not using an improved water source in Honduras?
- People in rural areas not using an improved water source in Honduras was 348,812 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 in rural areas not using an improved water source recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 824,028 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest people in rural areas not using an improved water source recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 348,812 people in 2024.
- How does Honduras rank for people in rural areas not using an improved water source?
- Honduras ranks 66th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people in rural areas not using an improved water source rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.1%. 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 in rural areas not using an improved water source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people not using improved drinking water sources. These people might use surface water sources or unprotected springs or wells, as no safe and reliable improved drinking water source is available to them.