Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Honduras
Honduras: Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking was 57.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Honduras, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Honduras stood at 57.0%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.6% on the previous year and up 26.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Honduras peaked at 57.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 30.0%, in 2000.
That places Honduras 134th out of 194 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.
Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Honduras, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 30.0% | — |
| 2001 | 32.0% | +6.7% |
| 2002 | 33.0% | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 34.0% | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 36.0% | +5.9% |
| 2005 | 37.0% | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 38.0% | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 39.0% | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 40.0% | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 40.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 41.0% | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 42.0% | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 43.0% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 44.0% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 45.0% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 46.0% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 47.0% | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 48.0% | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 49.0% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 50.0% | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 52.0% | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 53.0% | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 55.0% | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 55.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 57.0% | +3.6% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 57.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 45.5%, 1.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 57.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 95.0%, 60% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.9% | 30.0% | 40.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.5% | 41.0% | 50.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.4% | 52.0% | 57.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
More reference data data for Honduras
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3649 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.7924 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0527 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.22 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.4642 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.287 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Honduras?
- Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Honduras was 57.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 57.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.0% in 2000.
- How does Honduras rank for share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking?
- Honduras ranks 134th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Honduras data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Access to clean fuels or technologies such as natural gas, electricity, and clean cookstoves reduces exposure to indoor air pollutants, a leading cause of death in low-income households.