Using at least basic drinking water sources in urban vs. rural areas in Honduras
Honduras: Using at least basic drinking water sources in urban vs. rural areas was 99.2% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Using at least basic drinking water sources 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 at least basic drinking water sources in urban vs. rural areas in Honduras is 99.2%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, using at least basic drinking water sources in urban vs. rural areas in Honduras peaked at 99.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 96.3%, in 2000.
That places Honduras 71st out of 188 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 96.9% | 96.3% | 97.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.2% | 97.6% | 98.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.1% | 98.9% | 99.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
- 68 Jordan 99.4% compare
- 69 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 99.3% compare
- 70 Turks and Caicos Islands 99.2% compare
- 72 Bolivia 99.2% compare
- 73 Montenegro 99.2% compare
- 74 Vietnam 99.2% compare
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 using at least basic drinking water sources in urban vs. rural areas in Honduras?
- Using at least basic drinking water sources in urban vs. rural areas in Honduras was 99.2% 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 at least basic drinking water sources in urban vs. rural areas recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 99.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest using at least basic drinking water sources in urban vs. rural areas recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 96.3% in 2000.
- How does Honduras rank for using at least basic drinking water sources in urban vs. rural areas?
- Honduras ranks 71st out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is using at least basic drinking water sources in urban vs. rural areas rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 at least basic drinking water sources in urban vs. rural areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Proportion of people who use an improved drinking water source, which is either located on their premises, or at a collection point, which takes no more than 30 minutes for a roundtrip.