People without basic handwashing facilities in Honduras
Honduras: People without basic handwashing facilities was 1.63 million people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People without basic handwashing facilities in Honduras, 2006–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Honduras recorded 1.63 million people for people without basic handwashing facilities in 2024. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people without basic handwashing facilities in Honduras peaked at 1.63 million people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.27 million people, in 2006.
Honduras ranks 65th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.30 million people | 1.27 million people | 1.34 million people | 4 |
| 2010s | 1.44 million people | 1.37 million people | 1.51 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.58 million people | 1.53 million people | 1.63 million people | 5 |
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More reference data data for Honduras
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- Summer temperature anomalies 1.4 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.1582 °C (2026)
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- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.8369 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 1.21 °C (2025)
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- Competitive elections 1 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people without basic handwashing facilities in Honduras?
- People without basic handwashing facilities in Honduras was 1.63 million 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 without basic handwashing facilities recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 1.63 million people in 2024.
- What is the lowest people without basic handwashing facilities recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.27 million people in 2006.
- How does Honduras rank for people without basic handwashing facilities?
- Honduras ranks 65th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people without basic handwashing facilities rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.0%. 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 People without basic handwashing facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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People without access to a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home.