Annual number of people affected by all natural disasters in Honduras
Honduras: Annual number of people affected by all natural disasters was 10,300 people in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Annual number of people affected by all natural disasters in Honduras, 1965–2023
Source: EM-DAT, CRED / UCLouvain (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
In 2023, annual number of people affected by all natural disasters in Honduras stood at 10,300 people.
That represents a change of down 91.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual number of people affected by all natural disasters in Honduras peaked at 1.14 million people in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0 people, in 1994.
Honduras ranks 58th of 78 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual number of people affected by all natural disasters in Honduras, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 100,000 people | — |
| 1972 | 150,205 people | +50.2% |
| 1973 | 149,795 people | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 0 people | -100.0% |
| 1997 | 0 people | — |
| 1998 | 0 people | — |
| 2000 | 1,125 people | — |
| 2001 | 28,031 people | +2391.6% |
| 2002 | 275,605 people | +883.2% |
| 2003 | 55,605 people | -79.8% |
| 2004 | 193,259 people | +247.6% |
| 2009 | 5,659 people | -97.1% |
| 2010 | 33,865 people | +498.4% |
| 2011 | 5,476 people | -83.8% |
| 2012 | 125,000 people | +2182.7% |
| 2014 | 1.14 million people | +813.9% |
| 2015 | 880,649 people | -22.9% |
| 2018 | 253,421 people | -71.2% |
| 2019 | 106,579 people | -57.9% |
| 2023 | 10,300 people | -90.3% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 10,300 people is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 933,054 people, 1% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 10,300 people is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 11,700 people, 88% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual number of people affected by all natural disasters in Honduras changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +2391.6% | 1,125 people | 28,031 people |
| 2012 | +2182.7% | 5,476 people | 125,000 people |
| 2002 | +883.2% | 28,031 people | 275,605 people |
| 2014 | +813.9% | 125,000 people | 1.14 million people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 100,000 people | 100,000 people | 100,000 people | 1 |
| 1970s | 150,000 people | 149,795 people | 150,205 people | 2 |
| 1990s | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 3 |
| 2000s | 93,214 people | 1,125 people | 275,605 people | 6 |
| 2010s | 363,906 people | 5,476 people | 1.14 million people | 7 |
| 2020s | 10,300 people | 10,300 people | 10,300 people | 1 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
- 55 Philippines 16,000 people compare
- 56 Marshall Islands 13,924 people compare
- 57 Argentina 11,700 people compare
- 59 Spain 3,671 people compare
- 60 Ecuador 3,165 people compare
- 61 Anguilla 0 people
- 61 Australia 0 people compare
- 61 Bangladesh 0 people compare
- 61 Brazil 0 people compare
- 61 Burundi 0 people compare
- 61 Canada 0 people compare
- 61 Chile 0 people compare
- 61 China 0 people compare
- 61 Costa Rica 0 people
- 61 Hong Kong 0 people
- 61 Italy 0 people
- 61 Laos 0 people compare
- 61 Panama 0 people compare
- 61 Paraguay 0 people compare
- 61 Peru 0 people compare
- 61 Portugal 0 people
- 61 Thailand 0 people compare
- 61 United States 0 people
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 annual number of people affected by all natural disasters in Honduras?
- Annual number of people affected by all natural disasters in Honduras was 10,300 people in 2023, according to EM-DAT, CRED / UCLouvain (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual number of people affected by all natural disasters recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 1.14 million people in 2014.
- What is the lowest annual number of people affected by all natural disasters recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 people in 1994.
- How does Honduras rank for annual number of people affected by all natural disasters?
- Honduras ranks 58th out of 78 countries with data for 2023.
- Is annual number of people affected by all natural disasters rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is down 91.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Honduras data come from?
- The figures come from EM-DAT, CRED / UCLouvain (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual number of people affected by all natural disasters. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of people affected by a natural disaster.