Using safely managed drinking water in urban vs. rural areas in Honduras
Honduras: Using safely managed drinking water in urban vs. rural areas was 78.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Using safely managed drinking water in urban vs. rural areas 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 %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for using safely managed drinking water in urban vs. rural areas in Honduras is 78.4%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, using safely managed drinking water in urban vs. rural areas in Honduras peaked at 78.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 46.1%, in 2000.
That places Honduras 46th out of 105 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Using safely managed drinking water in urban vs. rural areas in Honduras, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 46.1% | — |
| 2001 | 46.2% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 46.3% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 48.7% | +5.2% |
| 2004 | 51.1% | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 53.5% | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 55.9% | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 58.4% | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 60.8% | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 63.3% | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 65.7% | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 68.2% | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 70.7% | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 73.2% | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 75.7% | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 77.5% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 77.6% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 77.8% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 77.9% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 78.0% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 78.1% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 78.3% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 78.4% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 78.4% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 78.4% | +0.0% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 78.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 55.4%, 1.4× the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 78.4% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 76.0%, 1.0× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 53.0% | 46.1% | 63.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.2% | 65.7% | 78.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.3% | 78.1% | 78.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
- 43 Kyrgyzstan 81.0% compare
- 44 Costa Rica 80.4% compare
- 45 Sri Lanka 80.1% compare
- 47 North Korea 77.0% compare
- 48 Eswatini 76.9% compare
- 49 Azerbaijan 76.5% 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)
- 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 using safely managed drinking water in urban vs. rural areas in Honduras?
- Using safely managed drinking water in urban vs. rural areas in Honduras was 78.4% 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 using safely managed drinking water in urban vs. rural areas recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 78.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest using safely managed drinking water in urban vs. rural areas recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.1% in 2000.
- How does Honduras rank for using safely managed drinking water in urban vs. rural areas?
- Honduras ranks 46th out of 105 countries with data for 2024.
- Is using safely managed drinking water in urban vs. rural areas rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Using safely managed drinking water in urban vs. rural areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Proportion of people using an improved drinking water source that is located on premises, available when needed and free from fecal and priority chemical contamination.