People not using improved sanitation facilities in Honduras
Honduras: People not using improved sanitation facilities was 739,787 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
People not using improved sanitation facilities 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
In 2024, people not using improved sanitation facilities in Honduras stood at 739,787 people. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 8.1% on the previous year and down 44.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved sanitation facilities in Honduras peaked at 1.82 million people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 739,787 people, in 2024.
Honduras ranks 65th of 232 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.71 million people | 1.56 million people | 1.82 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.30 million people | 1.06 million people | 1.52 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 868,548 people | 739,787 people | 995,088 people | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using improved sanitation facilities in Honduras?
- People not using improved sanitation facilities in Honduras was 739,787 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 not using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 1.82 million people in 2000.
- What is the lowest people not using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 739,787 people in 2024.
- How does Honduras rank for people not using improved sanitation facilities?
- Honduras ranks 65th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.4%. 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 not using improved sanitation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
If no improved sanitation facility is available, people might practice open defecation or use unimproved sanitation facilities.